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In future, Western Samoa’s mem bers of Parliament will be able to in iulge in extra-marital sexual activities inly at the risk of losing their seats n Parliament.

PRIME Minister Fiame Mataafa successfully put through a notion to this effect in November.

He incorporated in the Electoral Bill dauses providing for the vacating of i seat by any member who has ;exual intercourse with any person )ther than his spouse by a valid mar iage; or if, while he is a member, he s guilty of “conduct unbecoming a nember of Parliament”.

The debate to the motion provided he most entertaining listening at tfulinuu for a long time.

One member said that from now m he, for one, would be “a changed nan”.

Another, Pila’e, took the typical dewpoint when he said he didn’t mow of any country where there vas a law against adultery for mem >ers of Parliament and none against lepartmental heads, public servants md the public generally. He added: Let he among you who is without in cast the first stone.”

New Cooks Appointment: Mr. M. L.

Hegan (above) in November was ap pointed Secretary to the Government of the Cook Islands and Deputy Resident Commissioner, in succession to Mr. L. K.

Pitt. He is at present Acting Assistant Secretary for Island Territories in Welling ton. Mr. Hegan joined the Department in 1939. He was seven years with the Western Samoa Government, and then Chief Clerk in the Cooks from 1952-59.

He is married with three children. See also p. 35.