THE SAMOAN PAPER.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1920, Page VI

THE SAMOAN PAPER.

NOT CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT. (By Wire.—Parliamentary Reporter.) 1 Wellington, Last Night. The statement the Samoan Times Is controlled financially and otherwise by the Samoan administration, wn aatdo in the House a few days ago. and it WU flatly contradicted by the Mibiittf. Mr. Holland returned to. tbii point today. He began to ask a question of the Minister of External Affairt, whether he had seen a pamphlet Isatied by H. J. Moorse in which thU«t«tement is made— Hon. E. P. Lee; Point of of&ft, Jfif. Speaker. I can answer the Item, number's question at once. I h&vt teen the pamphlet, and he is not in ofder in quoting at length from the pamphlet under cover of a question. Mr. Holland:. The statement I want to read consists of three lines. It says that the local paper is partly owned by the Administration, and its utterances are censored. I want to ask the Minister whether he will enquire from the Administration what interest it hag in the Sainoaii Times. Hon. Lee: I have already informed the House that the Administration has no interest in the Samoan Timet. Mr. r _Holland: AU statements are to the contrary. Hon. Lee: According to the pamphlet, the Administration has acquired W Interest in the paper, but the p&mpUti is not correct.