7s the term of the lease the leasehold property of course reverts to the lessor. I should also like to remind the distinguished representative that althougn legislative measures of the New Zealand Parliament are still theoretically subject to the refusal of assent by the Crown and, until fairly recently the Parliament was in- competent to legislate on certain reserved subjects and enact- ments, no-one suggested that because of this the New Zealand Parliament has, or had, no legislative powers, Perhaps British Constitutional Law is not so rigid in its definitions on this poin: as are some Continental systems of law. In any case full sovereignty in the Legislztive assembly would surely be logically incompaticole with the Trust status of the Territory. I should like to assure the distinguished representative of the wucsR. that the Administering Authority is at one with him in its desire to see ‘Jestern Samoa a strong self-governing state. This is clear from the Prime Minister's statement. At times I find I cannot agree with the distinguished representative's arbitrary selection and interpretation of fact, refer him, I should like to to save time, to the relevant parts of this statement and of my answers to vericus questicns for details about Samoans in the Public Service and about the powers of the Legislative assembly. I know that he will be pleased to hear that the assembly which he considers "unrepresentative and undemocratic" appears to enjoy the complete confidence of the veople in the Territory and that in the new Legislature the proportion of Samoan to Buropean members is sure to be greatly increased. i agree with the distinguished representative of the Soviet Union that the Administering Authority should avoid consecrating, or bolstering up, the matai system in such a way as to impede future progress. This is the main reason, of course, why it was decided not to recognize the judicial powers of traditional bodies - although in this the Administering Authority appears not to see eye to eye with the distinguished representative of Syria. . The Administering Authority constantly holds before the Samoan people the advantages of new farms of political representation and of economic organization, In fact, various govern- ment officials have incurred at times a certain amount of sus- 9001032 picion from Samoans for the zeal with which they have preached this gospel. But we will persevere, although so many Samoans insist that their form of-society is far more truly democratic in spirit and fact than are other systems which claim that noble Yepichet. ae \'\