lew Assembly

Samoan

[?]Vernment

lew Assembly worn In

Uafatas Ag A Kalapu, 52-

, year-old chief interpreter of the Samoan Government, was elected e first Speaker of the Western moan Assembly of Novemoer 28. rh e Honourable Luafatasaga ilapu can look back on a long and ;tinguished career in the Govern »nt service, which he entered first 1921, and intermittently served io for ten years in the legal firm Klinkmueller and Kronfeldt, at >ia. He rejoined the Government moan Affairs Department in 1947, d since then has on four occasions companied Samoan official legations on trips overseas as cretary-Interpreter.

The appointment has met with neral approval. rhe following Members of the new gislative Assembly were elected as embers of the Executive Council th Ministerial duties: Hon. Faalavaau Galu (Post Office d Radio).

Hon. Fiame Mataafa (Agriculture).

Hon. F. C. F. Nelson (Public orks and Road Transport).

Hon. Eugene F. Paul (Economic welopment—including Marine and rport).

Hon. Tualaulelei Mauri (Lands).

Hon. Tuatagaloa Leutele Telo Iducation and Broadcasting).

Faalavaau Galu was formerly hair m a n of the Fono of ailp u 1 e and Tualaulelei and latagaloa were members of the

our of the five European members of W. noa's new Legislative Council (left to ht)- Mr. E. F. Paul, who becomes Minister Economic Development; Mr. G. F. D. ham, who was re-elected and is the only ependent, the other four members belong to the Progressive League; Mr. H. Kenl, Mr F C. F. Nelson, who becomes Mm er of Public Works. Mr. P. Plowman, also member of the Progressive League is not

W n. Photos: Fosgren's Studio.

revious Executive Council. Mr. E. F. aul, well known Apia businessman, as a member of two previous As jmblies.

The appointment of a Leader of rovernment Business, for which osition a secret ballot was con noted by the Legislative Assembly, as been postponed.

The official Ministers will be the inancial Secretary, the Attorney reneral and the Secretary to the rovernment (as long as the latter i responsible for Internal Affairs nd Health).

A new Ministry of Internal Affairs ill be constituted to include District ffairs, Local Government, Co peratives and Police and Prisons, nternal Affairs and Health will be dministered by the Secretary to le Government.

The new Minister of Economic levelopment will be responsible for reducing and carrying out of plans i that connection in conjuction r ith other Ministers. The new Min iters were sworn in on December 2.

E. F. Paul, Fia m e Mataafa, Ualaulelei and the Financial Secre iry, L. M. Cook, together with the vo Fautua, High Chiefs Tamasese nd Malietoa, were appointed to the 'inance Commitee of the Executive louncil.