SAMOAN MAU
TALKS WITH ADMINISTRATION LEADERS REPEAT REQUEST (British Official Wireless.) (By Radio). APIA, August 22. A meeting between the Administrator and the Mad leaders has been held practically every week since early in June, until August 18. At each meeting, the . Mau requested that Mr Nelson be allowed to; attend which the Administrator refused.
At the meeting on August 12, the Administrator told them it was useless to make this request each time. Unless they were prepared to meet him without Mr Nelson, the meeting set for August 18, would be the last. The same request was made , on August 18, and further meetings were discontinued by the Administrator when he said that they would revert to the original position, and that the law must be observed.,.; '
A report had been; circulated that the Administrator threatened to make use of the naval men on the Veronica to enforce the ' law.- .Such a report was incorrect. ' The i Mau secretary subsequently saw < the Administrator and admitted +hait;!^V;rumour to) that effect, circulated after; the 'meeting,was incorrect, and that no such statement was made by the Administrator.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1933, Page 5
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