W.A.C.

New Zealand administration in Samoa had been a whole series of blunders, claimed O. Tamasese. But these blunders and the bad administration awakened a consciousness that made it possible for Samoa to become an independent nation.

In a talk to World Affairs Council. Mr Tamasese (son of a Samoan Chief of State) gave a critical assessment of this country's record of administration in Samoa. Although there had been some bloodshed, he said, there had been much less trouble than in other colonies.