Mr S.J. Collins, head accountant of the Samoan Crown Estates, who is at present in Dunedin, explained in the course of a conversation with a member of our staff, the policy which the Administration proposes to adopt for the disposal of the estates. Among the properties that are to be offered for lease are Mulifamia, Vartele, Baslele and Magia, which are the four largest plantations in Western Samoa. The three first mentioned are copra plantations of 4200 acres, 1400 acres and 1800 acres respectively of fully-bearing coconuts. The…
