Campaigning

At The Bar

The new parliament in Western Samoa could be one of the most active the country has had if the vigour some candidates for election showed is a guide. Some of them travelled far and wide to woo the voters with promises, and it was even suggested that some broke the law by offering strong drink to the voters! There must have been some thing in it, for the Chief Returning Officer, Mr Feesago S. Fepuleai, warned of heavy penalties provided

by law for candidates who indulged in illegal practices.

But a number of candidates were apparently not sanguine about their chances of election. Twenty-one of them withdrew from the race early in February. It was then left to 165 candidates to fight for 43 seats; four seats were already filled as the can didates were elected unopposed.

Polling was scheduled for late in February. • The Western Samoa Govern ment has accepted an offer by a West German consortium to open a brewery in Apia. The West German interests are the firms of Brahasse.

Breckwoldt and DEG.