Samoan Pigeons
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to be Protected
THE Samoan Government has an nounced that the existing re strictions on pigeon shooting*§ introduced because of the indiscrim — inate shooting of the only games: birds in Samoa, should continue too; be enforced for the 1957 season. Thes: pigeon shooting season will besc open in 1957 for three months only,y instead of for four months as inn! 1956: 1958 will be a completely^! closed year.
At present there are stocks ofio some 230,000 rounds of ammunition!c in stock in the Territory. There are-i 1900 licensed firearms.
The restrictions are intended tof prevent the complete extinction oto the indigenous pigeon and the Gov-v ernment intends to review the posi-i; tion from time to time and take;: further steps if considered necessary^' t The engagement was announcebs recently in Sydney of Margaret Ann: Petrie Ragg, eldest daughter of Mm and Mrs. D. P. Ragg, St. Ives, Syd-fa ney, and formerly of Lautoka, Fijiic to James Alfred Dixon, only son oo Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dixon, o:o Randwick, Sydney. Miss Ragg is i granddaughter of Sir Hugh anon lady Ragg, of Tamavua, Suva. Thn wedding is planned for mid-June: in Sydney.