Guarantee Capital'

Nz Island Minister Speaks To Samoa

[?]est Samoa Will ' Need To Guarantee Capital'

From an Apia Correspondent The New Zealand Minister for Island Territories, Mr. F. . A. Gotz, in his first visit to West Samoa since his appoint ed as Minister, did some plain speaking in Apia in June on e problems of independent Samoa.

L. GOTZ was last in Samoa five /ears ago, for a short period, n earlier years he was in charge e Crown Estates (now the Wes- Samoa Trust Estates), a broadcast over station 2AP Mr. Gotz said that as the first endent territory in the Pacific, a would need to become more y involved in the problems of ’acific as a whole, rough such organisations as the i Pacific Commission, it should ually try to help other countries ds self government, t in the meantime, West Samoa 1 have to rely on herself to a num, if she was to build herself would have to be realistic des in West Samoa to public :e, to international loans, econo levelopment, and to the neces -3 provide new capital. ~w capital coming into the ry will have to be guaranteed o be dispossessed of what it ,” said Mr. Gotz. . Gotz said there was crying for agricultural research, be agriculture had to be Samoa’s tay.

NZ Troubles would make available her own servants to train Samoans, and continue, without doubt, to e the airport and observatory. would also give short term n particular fields, such as the )ffice and communications, Samoa should remember, said rotz, that while NZ was anxious p wherever possible, NZ herself a shortage of skilled men. id NZ is in some financial diffi . There has been a fall in the of our exports, similar to there has been in Samoa, and :e problems of our own.”

Minister stressed that Samoa not be deserted by NZ. reiterated that NZ would be ed to enter into a formal ', pledging the two Sovereign ries to consult together on

major matters. It would provide a permanent link between West Samoa and NZ. “In today’s world, no nation can live by itself, and in this vast Pacific area our independence is mag nified,” he said.

Mr. Gotz said any treaty would provide for the continuation of the (Over)

Technical Training

Week in Fiji

It was “open house” for visitors at the Cable and Wireless offices in Suva for one week in June. C & W was one of the Fiji firms which showed visitors around during Commonwealth Technical Training Week.

The top photo shows visitors at the C & W offices.

In the lower photo, work of trainees at the Air Communica tor’s School at Lami, Fiji, operated by the South Pacific Air Transport Council, is watched by visitors at its official opening during Technical Training Week. Some New Guinea photos are on p. 131.

Photos: Rob Wright

present schemes of assistance, such as education assistance.

Mr. Gotz said that while West Samoa would take over the respon sibility for its own international re lations, the NZ diplomatic service would be available for Samoa’s use when it was needed. It would arrange representation at conferences at which representatives of Samoa could not go and it would arrange for con sular services and information.

He added, “In the beginning, it may be worthwhile to limit Samoa’s external activities and concentrate on the internal development, leaving to NZ the important part in its external affairs. But here I want to emphasise the importance of regional responsi bilities. After all, Samoa is the only independent state in the Western Pacific.”

Republic Of Indonesia

Indonesian Geography

According to a booklet being issued to the public by those on board the 847-ton Indonesian cadet training barquentine “Dewarutji”, the Republic of Indonesia includes Netherlands New Guinea. The “Dewarutji”, with a complement of 145, is currently visiting Australian ports, and in late July will visit Port Moresby. The map reproduced here from the booklet clearly identifies NNG as part of the Republic, and the accompanying text lists the five principal islands of the Republic as being “Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and West Irian”. West Irian is the Indonesian name for the Dutch terri tory which the Netherlands has promised will be given its independence.