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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1965Vol. 36, No. 12

Western Samoa

p. 75 · Read in the full issue

John Milne Leaves Western Samoa

WITH the departure from Apia at the end of October of Mr.

John Milne, 50 years of New Zealand control of world-renowned, Apia observatory ended.

Mr. Milne was the last observer-in charge to come under the control of the NZ Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Local man Philip Muller now takes over, and the observatory is incharge of the independent Samoan Government.

Next year Mr. Milne will visit Pacific seismological stations on a fellowship.