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APPENDIX n. King Malietoa to Her Majesty. (Translation.) To Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. Youe Majesty,— Mulinuu, 12th November, 1884. This is to make known to your Majesty, the King of Samoa and the Chiefs of these Islands have sent a petition to your Majesty, praying that you would set up your Government in We have sent that petition to the Governor of New Zealand, and have besought him to send a telegram to your Majesty and make known to your Majesty that he has received our petition. _ °We have informed your Majesty that painful anxiety has taken possession of our minds, because we are much afraid of Germany, lest she should take our Islands against our will. Your Majesty, we are in distress on account of the Government of Germany, lest they should take our Islands. Therefore, we have accepted another agreement with Germany. I wish to make it clear to your Majesty that, in consequence of this fear, I have accepted this Agreement against my own will, and likewise against the wish of my Government. I have accepted it on account of my fear, and have thought that, if your Government should be set up m these Islands, then that Agreement will be of no effect. I have entreated the British Consul here to make clear to your Majesty all the reasons ot our fear which have led us to accept this agreement, and to make clear to your Majesty the meaning of that agreement, and to inform your Majesty of the great regard of myself and Government tor your Majesty and the Government of Great Britain, and our great desire to give our Islands to the Government of your Majesty. I respect extremely the Government of your Majesty, and trust that speedily you will receive favourably our petition. I am. &c. Malietoa, King of Samoa.

APPENDIX 111. Agreement between Gebmany and Samoa. In order to secure for the German subjects residing in Samoa the advantages of a good government, and in conformity with Article VII. of the Treaty of Friendship between Germany and Samoa of the 24th January, 1879, the Acting German Consul for the South Sea Islands, and the King and ViceKing and the Government of Samoa, have agreed to the following: — Article I. A Gorman-Samoan State Council is hereby formed. The same is to consist of tho German Consul or his substitute; two Samoans, of whom one shall be appointed by the King and the other by the Vice-King, with the approval of the Taimuu and Faipuli; and two Germans, who shall be appointed by the German Consul. Article 11. The German-Samoan State Council shall discuss all laws and regulations, and decide whether the same are in conformity with the common interest of the Samoan Government and of the German subjects residing in Samoa. It shall espscially pass such laws as refer to the crimes of Samoans where a German subject, or a subject of any other State m German employ, or a coloured labourer in German service, or the property of such persons, have been injured thereby. The same regulation shall apply to crimes committed by coloured labourers in German employ. Article 111. The regulations passed by the German-Samoan State Council shall be published as laws by the King and Vice-King, under their signatures. . In the introductory shall be stated that the law is published after having previously been passed by the German-Samoan State Council. Article IV. Tho Kino- shall, in concert with the Gorman Consul, appoint a German officer in the Samoan Government. 0 The said officer shall be the Secretary and Adviser of the King in all matters concerning German subjects residing in Samoa. He shall exercise the functions of a German Judge, in all cases in which Germans residing in Samoa are interested, when the punishment to be inflicted does not exceed two years' imprisonment with hard labour: in concert with a Samoan Judge in cases where Samoans and coloured labourers have committed an injury against Samoans or Samoan property; alone in cases where coloured labourers have committed crimes among themselves. When more than two years' imprisonment with hard labour can be inflicted, the German Consul shall, in conjunction with a Samoan Judge, take upon himself the functions of Judge, or he may authorize the German official in the Samoan Government, or a third person, to act. Article V. In order to provide for convicts, in cases in which German subjects residing in Samoa are interested, a gaol shall be erected. Those sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour shall be held to proper work, the proceeds of which shall be applied to the defraying of the expense arising from the administration (of the gaol). The German officer in the Samoan Government shall have the supervision of the prison system. 5—A. 4d.