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Retires in W. Samoa
AFTER 29 years of service in Western Samoa, the Resident Commissioner of the island of Savai’i, Mr. Thomas Robson, has re tired and has left Samoa with his wife and two sons on his way to England.
Mr. Robson, a 59-year-old English man, arrived in Western Samoa during the “Mau” rebellion period in 1928 as a member of the New Zealand force sent to Samoa. Later he joined the Samoan Police Force.
He was appointed Resident Com missioner of Savai’i in 1933 and took great interest in the development of the island, acquiring a full knowledge of the Samoan language and Samoan customs.
Mr. Robson was farewelled at a function at Salelologa. He will be missed by his people and will be hard to replace at a time when Savai’i is at a stage of rapid economic development.