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Training-school. —This is a day school for both sexes, and is functioning well under a Native staff Ifi Ifi School (European). —The roll number has been maintained and good work is being done. Particulars of average attendance and teaching staffs are given in the following table : —

In the New Zealand Proficiency Examinations at the end of 1934 the following results were obtained : —

The policy of the Administration is to encourage the use of the Samoans in their own government and education, and in no direction has this policy been more successful than in education and in medicine. The Samoan teachers and the Samoan medical practitioners are carefully selected from the most promising of the younger Samoans, and their work is in all respects admirable. It is undoubtedly a fact that the Samoans, in some instances, continue their education to an age much greater than is customarily the case in European countries, but this is not considered necessarily a disadvantage nor is the position limited to Western Samoa. No distinction is drawn between Europeans and persons of part Samoan blood in the matter of education. The same syllabus is used for both types of pupils and they receive instruction together in the same class-rooms. XVIII.—LIQUOR AND DRUGS. (Information in the form recommended by the Permanent Mandates Commission in the Report of its Twenty-first Session.) A. There were no changes in legislation or regulations issued during the year. B. The judicial statistics in Chapter X show six persons arrested or summoned during 1934-35 for breaches of the laws and regulations relating to liquor. All were convicted. Figures for preceding years were — Arrested or „ . , , summoned. Con ™ted. 1933-34 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 1932-33 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 1931-32 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 4 The following figures are supplied in reply to Count Garcia's request concerning the eleven offences referred to in last year's report : — Being in possession of opium .. .. .. . . . . . . 5 Smoking and being in possession of opium .. . . .. .. 1 Being found on premises where opium was being smoked .. . . 5 C. Imports of spirits and alcoholic beverages during the year 1934-35 : —

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Date ' (Boys 1 »!!™Girls), Gttfe)!' (Boys' only). Totals ' 31st March, 1934 .. .. 222 423 68 85 798 30th June, 1934 .. .. 230 380 70 75 755 30th September, 1934 .. 232 382 78 75 767 31st December, 1934.. .. 228 526 74 80 908 31st March, 1935 .. .. 253 695 70 92 1,110 Teachers—European. . .. 10 . . .. .. 10 Samoan .. .... 17 4 6 27

School. Candidates presented. | Pass Proficiency. Competency^ Ifi Ifi .. .. .. 16 14 1 Marist Brothers' ...... 17 7 5 Marist Sisters' ...... 7 3 Avele ........ 13 10 2

Quantities issued under Average Approxi- Quantity Medical Permits. mate Percentage of imported, Countries of Origin. Alcohol by Weight.* 1934-35. 1934 _ 35 . 1933-34. Spirituous liquors— Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Whisky .. .. 38-5 to 51-0 210 430 697f United Kingdom. Brandy .. .. 38-5 to 49-3 10 31| 40J France and Australia. Gin .. .. 40-6 100 199J 344f United Kingdom and Holland. Alcoholic beverages — Port and sherry .. 12-0 to 17-8 150 187J 134J \ Claret .. .. 5-5 to 10-0 .. . . 8 Australia. Stout .. .. 5-5 162 62 t 3 2 608 United Kingdom and Australia. Champagne .. 7-5 to 10-6 .. If 1 France. * The approximate percentages of alcohol by weight given above are those accepted by the Customs Department in New Zealand. Analyses have been made of samples of all brands of ale imported, with results showing percentages of alcohol by weight ranging from 1-51 to only 2-39. The ales imported into Western Samoa, therefore, although subject to regulations under the Samoa Act, 1921, do not come within the definition of "intoxicating beverages" as accepted by the Permanent Mandates Commission (minutes of the tenth session, page 182), and have accordingly been omitted from the return.