W. Samoa Gets
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Its First Mace
The new Legislative As sembly of Western Samoa was officially presented with its Mace in March.
The presentation was made by a special New Zealand Parliamentary delegation headed by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. R. M. MacFarlane. It was the first time that NZ had presented a Mace to another Parliament.
A representative gathering of Europeans, Samoans and local schoolchildren saw the colourful presentation cere mony.
Mr. E. F. Paul, Minister of Economic Development and Leader of Government Busi ness, in moving a motion gratefully acknowledging the gift, said the Assembly recog nised its responsibility to see that traditions had to be established that would endure traditions of wise and honest law making.