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[?] d Citizen Retires om W. Samoa

E popular General Manager of the New Zealand Reparation Estates in Western Samoa, Mr. i. Eden, OBE, left Apia on re lent leave for Australia at the ining of June.

Eden has been in the service le NZRE for 27 years and has General Manager since 1935, a he succeeded Mr. F. L. A. ;z, now a member of the New and Parliament.

Ting his period of service, Mr. i managed to show good profits, raduaily developing the Estates starting new cultivations, mainly a and rubber, and also by en ng the area of grazing lands cattle on which the Territory ily depends for its supply of i meat. present some 400 acres are be planted in coffee, llowing Mr. Eden’s visit to idad a few years ago, the idad system of propagated root ngs for cocoa was introduced the famous Lafi 7 clone cocoa was discovered which is dis lished by its high yields and unity from the dreaded black disease. is strain is now extensively used he planting of new cocoa areas.

'. Eden was farewelled by the hers of the Planters’ Associa before his departure, by the Turf Club, of which he has judge for long years, and by Apia Rifle Club, of which he President.

P. W. H. Kelly has been inted General Manager of the Zealand Reparation Estates in jssion to Mr. Eden. . Eden was awarded the OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List me.