DECADE: 1962-1971

1962 ULUA’I TUTOATASI O LE MALO O SAMOA I SISIFO

Le Taeao na Agiagia Tasi ai le Fu’a a Samoa i Luga o Samoa
“O le 10 minute i le 11a.m, i le Aso muamua o Ianuari o le 1962, o le minute tonu lava lea na taunuu ai i le tumutumu o le laau o le fu’a i Tiafau, Mulinuu le Fu’a a Samoa i Sisifo, i lona sisiga muamua ua na o ia lava e agiagia ai i luga o lona lava laueleele. O le minute lava lena na alu a’e ai le pati mai o le motu o tagata na aofia ai a ua tumu loto i lagona gae’etia ma sa tutulu ai nisi o lo tatou Atunuu ma sa fetagisi foi nisi o papalagi atonu ona ua muta le faiā ua toetoe atoa le 50 tausaga talu mai le 1914; a’o nisi o Samoa atonu ona ua tumu tele i le olioli, po’o le mafaufau i taumafaiga mai ia tausaga e tele a ua taunuu i lea taimi o le a fa’amauina pea pi plo ptatou ptala pfa’asolopito." "Ao lei oo mai i lea aso muamua o le 1962, sa faia ni talosaga po’o sauniga fai tele i Alalafaga ta’itasi i le po o le vaeluaga o le 1961 ma le 1962. Ma o le aso muamua o Ianuari 1962 i le amataga o sauniga fiafia o le samiga o le tutoatasi na fai ai foi se sauniga puupuu i le amataga ina ua uma ona fa’atautoina lo tatou Ao (Soso’ofaatasi) o le Malo. Ona fai ai lea o le lauga a le Palemia o Niu Sila, saunoa le Afioga Mamalu a Tupua Tamasese Meaole C.B.E., lauga le sui o Malo Aufaatasi, ma le lauga a le sui o Amerika Samoa. Na afifio ane le Ao So’ofaatasi o le Malo o Samoa le Susuga i le Tapaau Faasisina ma le Afioga ia Tupua Tamasese ma sisi toalua i luga le Fua o le Malo fou o Samoa i Sisifo, ao pāpā fana mai Matautu-tai. O le taimi ina ua uma le sisiina o le Fua o le Malo o Samoa i lona sisiga muamua i le laau e foliga mai o se satauro, na gasolo ane ai loa tagata ma fa’afeiloai le Ao o le Malo o Samoa.” (Savali Newspaper, Fepuari 1962, pg1).

Fa’atautoina o le Ao o le Malo
“O le taeao o le Aso Gafua, le aso muamua o Ianuari 1962, na fa’atautoina ai le Afioga Mamalu a Tupua Tamasese, C.B.E., ma le Tapaau Faasisina le Susuga Mamalu a Malietoa Tanumafili II, C.B.E., ua avea nei ma Ao So’ofaatasi o le Malo Samoa i Sisifo. O le sauniga lotu sa taitaia e le Susuga ia Mila Sapolu o le Ekalesia L.M.S. Na mae’a le sauniga ma susu atu loa lea o le Susuga i le Alii Resitara, Su’a Felise Leitupo II ma fa’ailoa i Ao o le Malo, o le Alii Fa’amasino Sili Mr C. C. Marsack o le a faatautoina i laua. Na fa’atumulia le malae i lumafale o le Maota o le Palemene i le au mautofi o le Atunuu, ae maise o Samoa potopoto, e o’o lava i tupulaga ma fanau lalovaoa. Ma amata ai loa ona fa’atino le fa’atautoga i Ao o le Malo, mo ō laua tofiga e p ei o n a fa’amatalaina e le vaega e 28 o le Fa’avae o le Malo Tutoatasi o Samoa i Sisifo.” (Savali N e w s p a p e r , Fepuari 1962, pg4)

First Independent State
“ Western Samoa became the first independent state in the tropical South Pacific, and also the world’s first independent “micro-state.” Malietoa Tanumafili II and Tupua Tamasese Mea’ole were joint Heads of State for life. Mata’afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinuu II was Western Samoa’s first Prime Minister. Note: The Government of Samoa founded in God: Fa’avae i le Atua Samoa.” (1a. Samoa mo Samoa, J.W. Davidson 1967: 408-411)

Ulua’i Palemia ma lana Kapeneta
O le Afioga ia Fiame Mata’afa Faumuina Mulinuu II na avea ma ulua’i Palemia o le Malo Tutoatasi o Samoa i Sisifo. O le Afioga ia Fiame Mata’afa na o la tu’uina ifo i lalo ma le Palemia o Niu Sila Fu’a o le Malo o Samoa ma le Fu’a o le Malo o Niu Sila, a’o lei sisiina tasi le Fu’a o Samoa i Sisifo e le Ao So’ofaatasi. O Sui ia o lana ulua’i Kapeneta sa tofia mo le umi e tolu tausaga.

Tatala aloaia le Ulua’i Palemene o Samoa
O le Susuga i le Tapaau Fa’asisina Malietoa Tanumafili II, na malele i le tatalaga o le Palemene muamua o Samoa i Sisifo, e pei foi ona faia e le Tupu o Peretania pe a tatalaina le Palemene o Peretania, poo Niu Sila foi e tatala e sona sui. Sa fa’atumulia le Maota Fono i Minisita o le Kapeneta, Sui Faipule mai Itumalo eseese o Samoa, fa’atasi ai ma Alii ma Faipule sa tapuai le tatala aloaiaina o le ulua’i Palemene. O ia aso sa filifilia mai lava e Nuu ma Itumalo e ala i Fonotaga a Nuu ma Afioga o latou sui i le Palemene mo le tolu tausaga, ae lei faia ni Palota. I lea saunoaga autu, sa fa’ailoa ai e le Susuga i le Malietoa nisi o vaega ogaoga e ao ina silasila totoa i ai le Afioga i le Palemia ma Minisita o le Kapeneta, i le fa’ataotoga o taiala e aga’i i ai lona Malo. E aofia ai le ofi atu o Samoa i totonu o Malo Aufa’atasi, alamanuia tau tupe mo Samoa, tala maumaututu o le tamaoaiga o Samoa, ma isi. (Savali Newspaper, Fepuari 1962, pg7)

Treaty of Friendship Signed

Members of the Public seated in the grounds of Vailima, listen as NZ High Commissioner Mr J.B Wright speaks prior to the signing of the Treaty of Friendship. O lenei sauniga sa fa’atumulia ai foi le mamalu o le Atunuu, i le molimauina o le sainiga lea o le Feagaiga o Faiga Pa’aga vavalalata a le Malo o Niu Sila ma Samoa. O lea sauniga sa faia i le Maota o le Malo i Vailima.

Oto’otoga o nisi o Ofisa o le Malo:

Pule ma Suetusi Sili:
Before Samoa became an Independent State, the Samoa Audit Office was operating as part of the New Zealand Audit Office, and administered directly from Wellington. The first audit of the Western Samoa administration after New Zealand`s military takeover in August 1914 was conducted in late 1915, with satisfactory results. In 1953, the audit team in Apia consisted of three who controlled the issue of public money and audited the accounts of the New Zealand Reparation Estates. This staffing strength increased to six as Western Samoa was preparing for Independence. As Independence was near, it was decided to establish a Samoan Audit Office and staffed it initially from New Zealand. In 1962. R.J.Campagnolo, who had been the Audit Officer in Apia for some years became the first Controller & Chief Auditor of Western Samoa. In 1962, the empowering Acts governing the work of the Audit Office were the Constitution of the Independent State of Western Samoa 1960, the Public Revenues Ordinance 1959, and the Western Samoa Audit Regulations 1960 (N.Z.). Mr A.D.Burns the Controller & Auditor General of New Zealand had been submitting Audit Reports under Regulation 19 of the Western Samoa Audit Regulations 1960 (N.Z), up to the year ending 31 December 1961 to the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee at the time up to 1961 dealing with the Reports of the Controller & Auditor General of New Zealand before tabling it for discussion by the House was Amoa Tausiiia. His Accounts Committee was comprised of Members as listed Asiata, Papali`I, Peseta, Pilia`e, Betham ma Plowman.

O isi Ofisa o le Malo:
O le Matagaluega o le Department of Land & Land Registration, o le Susuga ia Mr A.E Christian sa avea ma Faatonusili (Director) i le 1959-1962. Na sui tulaga iai Mr F.J Kearns mai le 1962-1966 ma tofia ai Mr A.P Hunter. O lea Ofisa sa nafa ma le fa’atautaia o Land Surveying, Mapping and General draughting, Land Registry, Land Leases (Govt & Customary), Inspections.

I le Ofisa o le Treasury Department, o le Susuga ia Mr Paul P. Heller sa avea ma Financial Secretary & Economic Adviser mai le 1961-1962. O le Susuga ia Mr John Wendt na avea ma Financial Secretary mai le tausaga 1967-1969. Sa toe tofia le Susuga Mr Aumua John Wendt i lea lava tofiga mai le 1969-1971. By the time of the first Independence of Western Samoa in 1962, the Labour Division was under the Legislative Assembly and all other Divisions of the Labour Department. Afioga Feesago George Augustine Fepuleai headed both the Legislative Assembly Office, the Electoral Commission Office and the Labour Department at the time. The Labour Department was under the Prime Ministers portfolio together with several other Government Departments and Offices including the Police & Prisons, Attorney General, etc.The Legislative Office and Labour Department was located at Mulinuu where the Old Land & Titles Court House. The First Labour Department report in 1973 shows that the first Establishment of Labour Rules was in the year 1960 and also the first establishment of Labour Section.

Talu mai le Tutoatasi o le Malo o Samoa i Sisifo, sa eseese Ofisa nei o le Customs ma le Inland Revenue. I le Ofisa o le Inland Revenue sa avea ai le Susuga Mr E.R.Banks o Niu Sila ma Komesina mai le 1962. O le tausaga 1964 na tofia ai Mr Richard Edward Meredith e avea ma Komesina. Ina ua mavae atu le Susuga Richard, ae tofia ai le Susuga Mr J.E Marriage mai Ausetalia e tauaveina lea tofiga. O le Susuga ia Mr Jack J. Maroney na tofia i le tausaga 1968 e avea ma Komesina. O nisi ia o Tax Officers sa faigaluega ai i lea vaitaimi: (Richard Meredith, Tuiletufuga Lafo, Jack Hunter, Puisa Pale, Clementine Krause, Poufitu Fesili). O le Inland Revenue Department sa i le Simaika Building, tua o le fale o Burns Philips (BP) Company lea ua igoa nei o Amau. I le Ofisa o le Customs, o le tausaga 1962 sa tofia ai le Susuga Mr Thomas Laban e avea ma Collector of Customs. O le tausaga 1963 na tofia ai le Susuga Fa’i Vincent F. Brebner ma Collector of Customs, faatasi ai ma nisi nei o le Aufaigaluega (Papalii Alec Stanley, Utumakaiona Falevi Petana, Hans Kruse, Joe Devoe, Fuimaono Poufa Teo, Mose Timoteo, John Chu Ling, Tua Hansell ma Malavai Leausa.). O le Customs Department sa i le Old Customs House i Savalalo.

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1963

Ulua’i Fa’atonusili nei o Ofisa o le Malo, talu ona Tutoatasi

Aperila
Tupua Tamasese Meaole Passed Away
O le masina tonu lava lea na tuumalo ai lana Afioga ia Tupua Tamasese Meaole, C.B.E., le sui o le Ao So’ofaatasi o le Malo o Samoa i Sisifo ona o se gasegase tūga. O se tamalii sa finauina se malo Tutoatasi o le Malo o Samoa i Sisifo, peitai e le’i i ai ni tausaga o lona tofiga ae tu’umalo o ia.

Uluai Lipoti Muamua a le Ofisa o le Pule ma Suetusi Sili
Mr R.J.Campagnolo`s 1st Report to Parliament for the year ending 31 December 1962 was tabled in 1963. The Accounts Committee at the time handling the deliberation of the Controller & Chief Auditor`s report was chaired by Afoafouvale and members of his Committee comprised of member s listed Ulualofaiga, Pilia`e, Tuaopepe, Malotuto`atasi, Keil and Plowman.

New Chief Judge
Paul Loxton Molineaus, Esquire appointed as Chief Justice for a three 3 year term of the Supreme Court of W.Samoa to replace Mr C.C. Marsack. (Samoa Public Service Gazette, 1963)

Government Attorney General:

O le Susuga lea ia Mr.R.S Frapwell, le Loia Sili o le Malo i lea Tausaga. Mr Frapwell is also a member of the Judicial Service Commission, is a member of the Rules Committee and also acted on Commissions of Inquiry notably those on salaries of Members of Parliament. (Samoa Public Service Gazette, 1963)

Iulai
New Building for Land and Titles Court
Ua tusia i le talafa’asolopito o mea atinae o le Malo Samoa Sisifo le Aso 25 Iulai 1963, na faatoa oo ai le Fa’amas inoga o Fanua ma Suafa i le mea e ta’u o le i ai o sona lava fale talu mai le amataga o lea Fa’amsinoga i le Aso 14 o Setema 1903, sa ta’ua muamua ai i ia ona po a’o Kovana Solofa i le Pule a Siamani i Samoa, o le Komisi o Fanua ma Suafa. Na leai lava se fale i ona po o le Pulega a Niu Sila na atoa le 48 Tausaga, ae o’o mai ina ua fai le Malo Tutoatasi o Samoa lava ia ma p ua pMinisita p se p Samoa p i p lea pMatagaluega le Afioga pAnapu p Solofa, p na p ia fa’atuina loa lea mataupu i luma o le Kapeneta ina ia faia se Fale Fa’amasino e tatau ai i le aganuu Fa’a-Samoa. (Newsletter, Prime Ministers Department, 1964)

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1964
Mati
Establishment of the Court of Appeal
O le masina lea na fa’atuina ai le Uluai Fa’amasinoga o Talosaga (Court of
Appeal)

Setema
Atoa appointed PSC Chairman
Sa fa’amaonia ma aloaia ai le tofiga o le Afioga ia Tufuga Samuelu Atoa e avea ma Sui o le Komsi ma Taitaifono o le Komisi o Galuega a le Malo mo le umi e lua ptausaga.. pMr pAtoa pwas pa pgraduate pof pBrigham pYoung pUniversity, Provo, Utah, U.S.A., has worked in the Commissions Office as Senior Clerk, Staff Training Officer, Secretary, and Acting Chairman. (Newsletter, Prime Ministers Department, 1964)

Novema
Ofi atu Samoa i Sisifo i Iuni o Fa’asalalauga a le Atu Asia
The Director of Broadcasting, Mr J Moore signed the agreement in a conference held in Australia for Western Samoa to join the Asian Broadcasting Union with a membership fee of £100 a year.

Tesema
Pasia e le Palemene le Palota na o Matai ua 20 Tausaga
There was a unanimous vote of approval by the Parliament for a provision which insists that a Matai voter must be over the age of 21.

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1965
Ianuari
The PM, Hon. Fiame Mata’afa F.M II announced in Parliament that Cabinet decided to increase Member of parliaments salaries to £500 a year including allowance. Minister of Education, Hon. Papalii Poumau announced the decision to reduce primary school leaving age from 14 to 13 as from the beginning of School year 1965.

Fepuari
Public demonstration against high import duties. O le Aso lea sa faatino ai se savali ptetee pfilemu pa pnisi po ple pAtunuu pi ple pmaualuga po ptiute po poloa pauina pmai fafo.

Mati
Aafia ai Samoa i Sisifo i se Mafui’e e tusa ma le 5.0 lona malosi.
A severe pearthquake phit pW.S pon pTuesday p23 pMarch pat p12:54pm. pIt pwas given an index of 5.0. In the first three months of this year, 10 earthquakes had pbeen pfelt. pCracks pwere pseen pon pthe pwalls pof pthe pObservatory pat pMulinuu, MacDonalds building at Savalalo and Nelson Memorial Public Library at Matafele.

First Samoan Librarian
Miss Mata’ina Teo was the first Samoan to qualify fully as a Librarian, after completing the training course in librarianship and gaining certificate from the NZ Library Association in NZ.

Me
Ulua’i Samoa i le tofiga o le Failautusi o le Fono  

"Mr George Augustine Fepuleai was the first Samoan appointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Western Samoa and Acting Commissioner of Labour and Western Samoa Trustee. Mr Fepuleai appointment has achieved another landmark in the Government’s policy of Samoanising the Western Samoa Public Service." (Newsletter, Prime Ministers Department: 1965)

First Samoan Lawyer
Mr Karanita Enari was the first Samoan Lawyer been conferred an LL.B degree.

PSC Take-over Approved
The Legislative Assembly heard the result of a division which approved the Government’s motion to place the PSC under the Prime Minister’s Department and suspend the relevant provisions of the Constitutions for five years. A general increase f 7.5 per cent for all Public Servants, including members of the pPolice pForce, pwas papproved pby pthe pGovernment pon pTuesday p4 pMay. Cabinet at the same time has instructed a 7.5 reduction in the staff of the Public Service.

P.S.A to seek court ruling
The Public Servant Association seek a Supreme Court ruling over the question of the Public Service Appeal Board’s jurisdiction. The Association believes that any Public Servant has the right to appear before the Appeals Board and receive its decision, rather than submitting cases to Cabinet.

Novema
Last W.S Public Service Exam
The Public Service Exam was introduced in 1950 and over 800 have passed it. All public servants need to sat this examination prepared by the NZ Education Department. However this year, the Govt decided to end this W.S Public Service Examination.

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1966
Faiga Malo ma le Kapeneta

Ianuari
Western Samoa was hit by a Cyclone
O le Aso 29 ma le 30 o le tausaga lea na osofaia ai Samoa i Sisifo ese Afa, e tusa ma le 82-knot lona malosi. Sa tele meatotino a le Atunuu na faatamaia ai, ma sa faamauina ai le toafitu foi o’i latou na maliliu ai. (5 Upolu ae 2 Savaii).

Mati
New Apia Wharf Opens
The WS Prime Minister, Hon. Fiame Mataafa F.M II on behalf of the Government of Western Samoa, accepted from Mr Kopf, Merrit Tecon Fletcher’s representative, the signed document which declared the official transferred of the administration of the new wharf to the Samoan Government. The guests and the public rushed on to the wharf site to witness the M.V Matua being escorted in by two fautasi and a number of crafts, in full colour, tied onto the new wharf.

Aokuso
Tofia Tofa Lauofo Meti ma Failautusi a le Malo
“Afioga Lauofo Meti appointed as Secretary to the Government, and became the first samoan to hold the very important and most influential post. He succeeded Mr.H.A Levestam, Secretary to the Government since 1958.”

Talanoaina o se Maketi i Apia
O le tausaga lea na pasiaina ai le fausiaina o se Maketi i le nofoaga tonu lea ua i ai nei le Flea Maketi, e suia ai nofoaga sa fa'atau ai fa’i i ia aso.

Iuni
Tatala le Uafu i Lelepa
“Lelepa Wharf was officially opened by the berthing there of the pilot boat at 8 o’clock. It was built by voluntary labour from the districts of Gagaemauga and Gagaifomauga and was used mainly for inter-island cargo and passengers. It was connected to the shore by a 400yd stone causeway.”

Iulai
W.S joins S.P.C
The formal accession was signed by the Prime Minsiter, Hon. Fiame Mata’afa Faumuina Mulinuu II.

Shorter Lunch Hour
The Chamber of Commerce proposed to Government a 12 to 1 lunch-hour for business hours, a shorter afternoon’s work, with 5pm closing on Friday and 11.30am closing on Saturday.

Setema
Tete’e Fomai Fiti i le le ta’ua Fa’apolofesa o le Galuega Fa'afomai
Dissatisfied over their status as shown in the recently issued 1965 Public Service Classification List, almost every Fiji-trained doctor at the Apia Hospital refused to work outside of the normal working hours. The Doctors need to change their status from General to Professional in the Classification List. Hon Fiame Mataafa F.M II called a meeting with Doctors and Chairman of PSC to discuss the issue. The Doctors resumed their afterhours duties straight after the meeting.

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1967
Iulai
New Money Launch
“O le masina lea na fa’atoa aloaia ai ni tupe fou Samoa lava ia. Lea na suia ai le fa’aaogaina o tupe pauni, seleni, pene Peretania i tupe Samoa fou, o Tesimale foi na o talā ma sene.”
(ft. Afai o pauni e fia iloa tala o i ai, na ona faatele lava o pauni i le 2 le mea e fai. O le tala Samoa a fai nei 10/- lona tusa, manatua foi o le 10sene i seleni taitasi. Sei tagai ane i le fua lea e fai ma faataitai: 1pene=1sene, 2d=2s, 3d=2s, 4d=3s, 5d=4s, 6d=5s, 7d=6s, 8d=7s, 9d=8s, 10d=8s, 11d=9s, 12d=10sene.
Lena la a 1/- ua 10sene; 10/-=100sene=1 tala. ft. Le £2/14/9,
laasaga muamua: 2*£2/10/-=$5
laasaga lua: 4/-= 40sene
laasaga tolu: 9d=4sene
Tusa la lena £2/14/9 ma le tupe tesimale $5.48s le aofai.)

Police Women Appointed
“The Commissioner of Police & Prisons, Mr A.L Philipp, has announced the appointment of the first Policewomen in this country. They were: Mary Theresa Pavitt, Theresa Tavai, Theresa Shirley Fruean, Annie Elaine Laumea, Anastasia Carolyn Schmidt, Katalina Ieremia ma Mele Fanene Vaeau. They were addressed as constables in the service. No decision has been made on their uniform.”

PSC Introduces “After hour Professional Development
Programme.” for Government Officials The PDP offer different courses, each comprising of 15 weekly sessions of two hours length, starting at 5pm for senior officers in government departments interested in this self-development effort.

Aokuso
New Public Service Commission appointed:
A three member Public Service Commission as recommended by Cabinet was appointed by the Head of State, His Highness Malietoa T. II on Thursday 31 August. They are Afioga Tufuga Samuelu Atoa (Chairman), Susuga Papalii Poumau and Afioga Luamanuvae Lilo. Mr Tufuga was a member of the oneman Commissioner up to the end of July.

Ulua’i Samoa na tofia e fai ma Pule ma Suetusi Sili a le Malo
In 1967 a Dutch New Zealander took over the Audit Office as Acting Controller & Chief Auditor. He was Mr A.R.Overhoff who had married a Samoan and were staying at Sinamoga. Mr Overhoff was the first local Samoan to head the Samoa Audit Office as Acting Controller & Chief Auditor in 1969 after Mr Campagnolo. He was appointed the Controller & Chief Auditor in late 1971. Mr Overhoff was a Dutch New Zealander married to a Samoan Lady Litia Tuilaepa of Sapapali`i ma Sa`anapu.The New Zealand auditors that staffed the Audit Office had returned with Mr Campagnolo and the Samoan Audit Office was looking for staff. This time the staffing strength of the Audit Office was 5 including the Acting Controller & Chief Auditor. The first local staff members included Sam Sa`ili,Taua`a Oli Lelafu, Terence Betham,and Faraimo Vai. By 1971, Oli Taua`a, Sam Sa`ili and Terence Betham left the Audit Office and joined by Peter Tevaga and Aki Tuipe`a, and the problem of staffing starts to be the highest problem for the Audit Office for many years.

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1968
Faiga Malo ma le Kapeneta

Fa’atonusili nei o Ofisa o le Malo i le Tausaga 1968

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1969
Setema
First Samoan Appointed as Director for Agriculture
Na tofia ai se ulua’i Samoa e fai ma Fa’atonusili o Fa’atoaga, le Susuga ia Uili Meredith.

Oketopa
Cabinet declared new Public Holiday
Na soloia ai ele Kapeneta le Aso Malolo i le Aso Gafua o le Penetekoso (Whit Monday), ae avea le Aso Gafua e sosoo ma le Aso Sa o le Lotu a Tamaiti ma Aso malolo mo tagata uma. O lona uiga o le Aso Gafua e sosoo i
ma le Aso Sa lona lua o Oketopa i tausaga taitasi. Ua mafua lea itu ona o le toatele o le atunuu e tau malaga mamao i o latou aiga i tua e pei o Savaii ona o le Aso Sa o Tamaiti.

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1970

Faiga Malo ma le Kapeneta

Ianuari
PAYE Taxation Starts
“The Pay As You Earn system of taxation starts on January 1, 1970. Employers made a substantial contribution to the successful introduction of PAYE.”

Fepuari
Bureau of Statistics in Treasury Dept

"The Bureau of Statistics formerlyp a part of the Prime Ministers Department is now under the direct supervision of the Financial Secretary and under the overall control of the Minister of Finance. It is now called “The Bureau of Statistics - Treasury Department”. Its headquarters still remains in the Upper Floor of the Immigration Office Building." (Newsletter, Prime Ministers Depart ment: 1971)

Tesema
Members of the Commission get re-appointed
Ua toe tofia ma filifilia le Afioga Tufuga Samuelu Atoa, Papalii Poumau ma Luamanuvae Lilo o Sui o le Komisi, mo le isi lua Tausaga o mulimuli mai.

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1971
Fa’atonusili nei o Ofisa o le Malo i le Tausaga 1971

Aperila
PSC Chairman Resigned
Sa fa’amave aloaia ai le Afioga a Tufuga Samuelu Atoa mai lona tofiga o le Taitaifono o le Komisi o Galuega ona o nisi o fuafuaga fa’aletagata. O le Afioga ia Tufuga sa avea ma Komesina o le Komisi i le 1964, sa na o ia foi le Komesina i le 1965 ma tofia ai ma Taitaifono o le Komisi i le 1967 ina ua filifilia isi sui e toalua o le Komisi. (Newsletter, Prime Ministers Department: 1971).

Me
New PSC Chairman
Sa filifilia ai e le Kapeneta le Tofa Lauofo Meti e fai ma Taitaifono o le Komisi o Galuega, e sui tulaga ia Tufuga Samuelu Atoa.

First Samoan Doctor Appointed Medical Superintendent
Dr Taula Anesi was announced by the PSC to be the first Samoan medical officer to succeed as Medical Superintendent. Dr Anesi had been Acting medical Superintendent for the Apia Hospital for the past two years when Dr J. P. Sheils returned to NZ.

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