<div class="gmail_quote">I'm new, so please ignore this if it's garbage.<div><br></div><div>The most recent comment in the <i>australasia</i> file on Samoa from Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-09-02) gives a link to a Samoan goverment website (<a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html" target="_blank">http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html</a>) and gives the dates of DST switches for September 2011 and April 2012.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The actual database is correct for April 2012 but gives no future rule.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the website "
<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Samoa will be one hour ahead of NZ (+12Hrs, in Daylight Saving +13Hrs)</span> " this is consistent with the 2012 date given on the website:</div>
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<td><b>Year</b></td><td><b>End</b></td><td><b>Time</b></td><td><b>Start</b></td><td><b>Time</b></td></tr><tr align="middle"><td>2011</td><td>- - -</td><td>- - -</td><td>24 September</td><td>3:00am to 4:00am</td></tr><tr align="middle">
<td>2012</td><td>01 April</td><td>4:00am to 3:00am</td><td>- - -</td><td>- - -</td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="ltr">(it's wrong for the 2011 date by one day, but that might be because of the weird one day jump at the end of 2011???)</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I suggest the rule for the future is updated to be similar to New Zealand but changing one hour later. Something like:</div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Rule<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WS<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>2012<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>max<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>-<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Sep<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>lastSun<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>3:00s<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>1:00<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>D</div>
</div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Rule<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WS<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>2012<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>max<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>-<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Apr<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Sun>=1<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>3:00s<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>0<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>S</div>
</div></div></blockquote><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please excuse me if my syntax is wrong.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Samuel</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">--</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Samuel Colvin</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">S@muelColvin.com,</span></div>
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