Vigorous Assertion of Policy by New Zealand Premier Wellington, Jan, 23. vigorous assertion of New Zealand's future policy with regard to Samoa, was made by the Prime Minister, Mr. J. G. Coates, in the course of a lengthy statement on the recent deportations of Europeans, Mr. Coates said that the position was ' serious, Sufficient mischief had already been done to prejudice Gamon's prosperity for many years. He attributed the recent disorders paltly to discontent among the Europeans with the policy of prohibiting liquor. The present jovement, he said, was due to the Administration's experimental us tive copra selling policy, threaten-Ing the business and wealth of traders, of whom the deportee Nelson had been the largest and most influential, The Premier claimed that the Administration and the New Zea-Jand Government during the past six months, had carried toleration to extremes, but now that the inquiry had completely vindicated the Administration, the Government was determined to enforce it authority, preferring the interests the large number of natives to interests of the handful of Meanwhile, Gurr, one of the three deportes from Samoa, has not been allowed to land in American Samoa, Another despatch reports that the Samoan natives have begun a boy-ott of New Zealand goods, Note:—Nelson, Gurr and Smyth, whose nonics were mentioned prominently in connected with the recent inquiry into conditions sin Samon, were deported last month from West Samoa for 5, 5 and 2 years respectively.
Nelson headed a self-constituted citizens' committee that complained against the Administration of Samoa, which led to a Royal Com mission investigating the matter and acquitting the Administrator.
Jan. 24, Prompt action by the League of Nations to: proserve the historic rights of the natives of Samoa, was advocated by Mr, Holland, of the Opposition, in the cours reply to-day to the statement made by the Premier, Mr. J. G. Contes, yesterday, Mr, Holland declared that the recall of Major-General Sir G. 8. Richardson, the Administrator nou, was an immediate necessity.
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