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47. At the present time there are 71 positions (including 8 vacant) held by full European officers, of whom 7 are recruited from the residents of the Territory. This number is made up as follows: Government House .. .. Administrator; Aide-de-Camp and Farm Manager .. 2 Education Department .. Superintendent of Schools and 14 teachers .. . .15 Health Department .. .. Chief Medical Officer and 3 Medical Officers (2 vacant); Dental Officer (vacant) ; Dispenser ; Hospital Secretary; Matron, Assistant Matron, and 10 Nursing Sisters (2 vacant) 19 Justice Department (including Public Trust and Labour) .. Chief Judge; Legal Officer (vacant) .. .. .. 2 Lands and Survey Department Chief Surveyor ; Surveyor, and 2 Draughtsmen (both vacant) .. 4 Native Affairs Department .. Secretary; Resident Commissioner, Savai'i ; and clerk 3 Police and Prisons Department Inspector; Sub-Inspector; Gaoler ; Clerk ; Constable .. 5 Postal and Radio Department .. Postmaster ; Line Foreman ; Radio Superintendent Mechanic; Radio Operator .. .. 5 Public Works Department .. Officer in Charge ; Engineer; Chief Clerk; Storekeeper; Electrician .. .. 5 Secretariat Department .. Secretary ; Assistant Secretary ; Staff Clerk .. .. 3 Treasury and Customs Department .. .. .. Treasurer ; Assistant Treasurer ; Import Control Officer; Customs Examining Officer; 2 Clerks ; Inspector of Produce; Harbourmaster .. .. 8 It will be seen that for the great majority of the above positions, professional or technical training is a necessary qualification; and until local residents acquire such training the Administration must look to overseas for its professional and technical officers. The combined salaries of the officers of this class, exclusive of travel and other special costs, is £42,593, or an average of about £6OO annually per capita. 48. Local-born Europeans of part-Samoan ancestry employed in the Administration number 102, all of whom are on the established (classified) staff. Their average salary is about £2OO annually per capita, and they are employed in the following Departments : Education. . .. 27 Police and Prisons .. .. 9 Health . . .. 10 Postal and Radio .. .. 14 Justice .. .. .. 8 Public Works .. .. 9 Lands and Survey .. .. 3 Secretariat .. .. 5 Native Affairs .. .. 4 Treasury and Customs .. 13