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MANDATED TERRITORY OF WESTERN SAMOA (EIGHTH REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st MARCH, 1928. Prepared by Direction of the Minister of External Affairs for the Information of the League of Nations, pursuant to Article 6 of the Mandate.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Sir, — Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, N.Z., 10th July, 1928. I have the honour to forward herewith the Eighth Annual Report on the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa, for the year ended 31st March, 1928. This report has been prepared by His Excellency the Administrator of Western Samoa, and adopted by the New Zealand Government as its report for the purposes of Article 6of the Mandate. The Administrator's comments on Native affairs have however been considerably extended in order to set out for the information of the League the actual position of the present political agitation and the point of view of the New Zealand Government, and a statement covering the position is included in this document immediately before the Administrator's report. I have further to transmit a Supplementary Report by the Department of Health covering the same period, which, for the purpose of convenience, has been printed separately. Copies of both reports have been forwarded direct to each member of the Permanent Mandates Commission, and one hundred additional copies have been despatched to you under separate cover. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, J. G. Coates, The Secretary-General, League of Nations, Geneva. Prime Minister.

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