Samoa'S Government

Getting Down to Cases Problems For The New Samoa'S Government

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There were fonQ discussions in April between the UN Mission nnct members of the present Samoan Government on a series ut which Samoa must make up its mind before it drafts a Consti on and a plan for transfer of sovereignty for submission tn hnfh rt™rwde' atiOUS aUd N6W Zealand * The following is a summary of

OANS were being urged to welop and increase their mana production. But what happen to them if, after self iment, their only banana ;t (in New Zealand) were to them? increased production, the ms needed increased tech help in getting more and crops from limited land; and needed loans. The new agri al college at Avele supplied the r, in some degree, and NZ paid the cost. Would that help ue? Fijian producers had just sd a loan of £1 million from a—but to whom should Samoa or similar help? re would be a great surplus odstuifs like breadfruit and as. Could means be devised of icessing these foodstuffs that wild be preserved? id experts be provided to help amoans in developing bigger es—both salt-water and fresh fish? d arrangements be made under NZ would buy from Samoa products as coffee and paw- Could an export market for •pies be developed?

Public Service

hole series of problems aris it of Samoa’s future public ! were discussed with the n, and both Mr. Lall and Sir v Cohen gave the Samoans valuable advice.

'e was not only the problems viding trained administrative 3, and the supervision and I of a public service, prefer amoan, but also those involv he appointment of school rs and of members of an in lent judiciary. as apparent that answers to problems would not be found ear or two.

New Zealand's Fault? ral speakers blamed New d for the lack, at this stage, ined key personnel. They UNO for help in providing ists in various fields.

Secondary education had been established in Samoa by the Gov ernment and by the Christian Missions. But now it was not clear whether the NZ-supported scholar ship scheme would be continued.

Free, compulsory education for Samoans could not go on unless the financial problem was solved.

While the present education

system had produced Samoans with medical degrees there were no Qualified Samoans in other pro fessons—law, surveying, auditing.

Samoa now was looking for key men to fill specialist posts; and Samoa blamed NZ for the fact that such men were not available.

Other speakers praised the achievements of NZ in the educa tion field in Samoa, and said it was certain that NZ would help Samoa with education, after the change-over.

Members of the Mission were of opinion that Samoa could expect considerable help from UN special ised sections in general education.

Speakers whose advice and re commendations apparently were accepted by the Mission, for inclusion in their report to the Trusteeship Council, were Messrs.

Tufuga Fatu, Tumata Lilomaiava (Minister for Lands), Amoa Tausilia, Fiame Mulinuu (Minister for Agri culture), Eugene Paul (Leader of Government Business), Tamasese, CBE, Tualauleilei Mauri, and Asiata Lagolago.