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Government of Western Samoa Report of the Commission to Inquire into and Report upon the Organization of District and Village Government in Western Samoa
Contents
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Contents
| Page | ||
| I. | Introduction | 3 |
| II. | Historical Survey | 7 |
| III. | Recommendations— | |
| (a) General | 12 | |
| (b) The District and Village Government Board | 13 | |
| (i) The Members of the Board | 14 | |
| (ii) The Work of the Board | 17 | |
| (c) The Preparation of District and Village Government Proposals | 19 | |
| (d) Constitution of Fono and Committees | 20 | |
| (e) The Making of Regulations | 22 | |
| (f) The Carrying-out of Decisions | 25 | |
| (g) The Trial of Offenders | 33 | |
| (h) A Note on the Problem of Maintaining Law and Order in Vaimauga and Faleata | 36 | |
| (i) The Co-ordination of Policy in Departmental Districts | 37 | |
| (j) The Future Need for District Courts | 43 | |
| (k) Government Action on this Report | 47 | |
| IV. | Conclusions | 49 |
| V. | Acknowledgments | 55 |
| Appendices— | ||
| A. | Terms of Reference of the Commission | 57 |
| B. | Form of Questionnaire Used in Meetings with the Ali‘i and Faipule | 63 |
| C. | List of Consultants to the Commission | 66 |
| D. | List of Meetings Held for the Receipt of Evidence | 67 |
| E. | Speech by the Chairman of the Commission in the Legislative Assembly on 26th October, 1950 | 69 |
| F. | Glossary of Samoan Terms Used in the Report | 75 |