AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3431, 10 March 1920, Page 3

AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.

}’ARLIAI\II:.'NT.-\RY PARTY ’S

INVESTIGATIONS.

.-XPIA , March (3.

Um Satu:'d:ly nlorning' the party toured thv State and various mission schools. The result of the missionaries’ efforts is Hint all the Samoans read and wl‘i'-1‘ ‘fh<=il' own izmguage, and [u'ugiish is now goxwl’a,':'|y taught.

;\‘alivl~ 1:11.11-fs \\‘el'e g,,tm.mim.d at lllllCheoll 011 the Mokoiu. In the uftcl-. 1101111 111embe1's visited 'va;l'mm and StovcllSull's tmnl), 111119 “-imless Star rfiun. and the 'g<>ogl~ap]m_..(,l obSm.\.a_tm.\. \\']l(‘l'o the \"lsitill;‘ S('.iL‘:.fi:~'tS \\»Cl,C_ dc: I'l;;h‘rml \\‘illl the .~‘l'(>l_>o and Value of thv work 1111dm't:11<o11.'~. ’l‘o.;]a_V_ which is the‘

.\‘nmC:‘.n .*‘~:ntl!'(‘.:l)'. nu-mbc:-s Ixxutczanl tIJP]“W=II3OIIS_. Visiting an v.<t=.\rv xvhoro Ihol’c is :1 fail"|_y plentiful supply of labour . and lzltor a. pl'opel'l'y On \\‘lli('ll. before the wax’. thol'o wow 2214; in(i(‘nllll*od laboln'el's, um! now only h\'ol\‘o.‘ The 'f'm‘nlvl' mnpl«.»_\j.~' f<>l'ty~(-110 Chinese and s(!\—'(>.u Samoan womon. The '(_‘}limlnl(‘ll wood and pl'lllle cocoa fl‘P(}:~‘ and pick pods. Their pay is about £2 10/ per month. The \\'mnml b7.ro:rk the pods and rvmovv ‘rho sontls Qriux~ to Hw process 01’ drying. 'l_'.he'.y I'o(3§?ive. 3/ per day. The }):lz'f_\' in.~‘po:'.tml the \\'m'km's’ qll:n'tm'S and. tlmmg;}\. an J illlLox'pl'<‘h‘l'. vlusoly qnust'inn9.rl’§ll(lolltllr<‘d men. The Chinusc 11,11-.:I11)f pm'lllilT:‘d. SH far. 20 bl'in§2: \\-ivu_< f'£'()l'll (r7}lill:'z. -‘~'Omo have .*"«:un0:1n A\\‘i\'n;.<. 'J‘h(: svronflt p]anl‘:lt‘inn was :1 j\\'i‘l<!_v"'ll<*.~j.< (‘hA‘(¢p]{(‘t,] with fmpicul un-d:-rgl'o\\'tll.~ The h~olm'.<tozld \.\'=.u.~' dis“x)}ill)l’l(‘4']‘.. 'vl"tl(‘ fun’ 1'(-n1a‘i1IiI1g indom111l'£'u} Incl! pivl-1 (‘smnzl [iodg \\'}H‘l'(* UH‘ ll'(\€‘.S have survived while rubber is pl‘:wliczlll_y unt:lppml. Pl:ln‘rors Stuto ntlmt’ Hm solution is more labour. 'l,‘ho_\' o.~:iixnzltel.llat 1000 :Idditionzll indom‘lur<~t‘: \\'oxl-:m's_'cl:'o nwsdcd inmle(lia’ro]y.

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