Director Of Apia
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Pwd Heard
By Commission
IN a period of rapid political and economic development, demands on Western Samoa’s Public Works Department had increased fivefold without a corresponding increase being granted in trained and experienced personnel, said the Director of Works (Mr. W. G.
McKay) when giving evidence before the Commission of Inquiry at Apia.
Factors contributing to the seri
pus breakdown In the department in the last 18 months included a low standard of education, lack of specialised training available and a regrettable rapid increase in dis honesty among personnel promoted to positions of trust.