Samoa Under the Sailing Gods
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At the Seventh Session of the Permanent Mandates Commission at Geneva, when the Samoa Report for the year ending March 31, 1925, came up for consideration—
"The Chairman stated that 1,036 gallons of whisky had apparently been consumed in the hospitals. This seemed to be a very large proportion per patient.
"Mr. Gray (New Zealand) replied that the issue of liquor was under very strict control and that it was only issued on a medical prescription. The Administration did not interfere with the medical officers.
page break page 201"Sir James Allen was glad that the Chairman had called attention to the amount of whisky consumed."
There were immediate repercussions in Samoa.