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further demand the continued enforcement of the Convention, especially with regard to the neutral territory of Apia. Dr. Stuebel, Imperial German Consul-Ceneral. Wilfred Powell, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul. B. Greenebaum, Apia, 27th May, 1886. United States Consul.

I Luga ole " Mohican," le Manuao Unaite Setete i le Taulaga i Apia, 8 luni, 1886. 0 i matou nei ua tofia mai le Malo o Malietoa, ma i matou ua tofia mai i a Tamasese ma lana itu 'au. Matou te matua tauto atu ile faamaoni o lenei Feagaiga : (1.) la amata mai ile aso nei, ia oo atu i aso o lumanai, ole a tumau le filemu i Samoa ia oo ile faavavau. (2.) 0 itu 'au foi c lua, Malietoa ma Tamasese ole a nonofo nei lava ile fealofani ma le faaleaiga. (3.) la amata lava ile aso nei c lepetia '010 uma ac maise foi c le toe feaveai o fana ma auupega eseese c uiga i taua c tagata uma o Samoa. Ole faamaoni ma lona man ua tuuina atu ai o matou lima atoa ma o matou faailoga i le aso ma le tausaga ua muarnua ona tusia. Alii a Tamasese. Alii a Malietoa. Uo. Aiono. Leavai. Toomata. Aualiitia. Leituala x faailoga. Hi. Molioo. L. Amitua. Utumapu. Su'a F. Naea. Maiava. Pau x lona faailoga. Selu. 0 i matou o Alii tofia o itu Malo tetele matou te molimau i lenei feagaiga fealofani. U.S. Ship of War " Mohican," Apia Harbour, Bth June, 1886. We, the representatives of Malietoa and his Government, and we, the representatives of Tamasese and his party, do hereby solemnly swear to the following agreement: (1.) That from this day forward there shall be perpetual peace in Samoa. (2.) That the two parties of Malietoa and Tamasese shall live in friendship and cordial relations, (b.) That from this date forward all forts shall be destroyed, and that no firearms of a defensive nature shall be carried by any Samoan. Tamasese's Chiefs. Malietoa's Chiefs. Uo. Aiono. Leavai. Toomata. Aualiitia. Leituala x his mark. Hi. Molioo. L. Amitua. Utumapu. Su'a. Naoa. Maiava. Pau x his mark. Selu. We the representatives of the Great Governments are hereby witnesses to tho signing of this agreement of friendship. Dr. Stuebel, Imperial German Consul-General. B. Greenebaum, United States Consul. Wilfred Powell, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul.

No. 12. The Premier to the Agent-General. g IB) Premier's Office, Wellington, 24th November, 1886. It is some time since I wrote you regarding the island question. 2. Events that have recently happened in the Navigator Group and in the New Hebrides make it necessary that I should bring under your notice—and through you, if you think it expedient, the Colonial Office—some questions concerning these islands. 3. I need not state, what perhaps you will have heard, that there is a strong feeling amongst British people in the Pacific Islands that German interests have been carefully looked after by the German Government, while those of the British people have been somewhat neglected. An instance of what has taken place at Apia fosters such an impression. A Mr. Mabin was elected a Magistrate by the Municipal Council of Apia. He was formerly a settler in this colony, and is a native of Scotland. He had, as all British subjects in the Pacific have, a strong British leaning, but, so far as I have heard, he performed his duties with zeal, ability, and impartiality. Apparently acting from advice from the Home Government, and with the concurrence of the German Consul, if not under his directions, the British Consul at Apia sent a letter to Mr. Mabin requesting his resignation. No charge whatever was made against him. It was known that he was a New Zealander, and that he had been in communication^ with some people in New Zealand, and the German Consul seemed to think that he was not favourable to German domination. I forward herewith copy of correspondence which took place between Mr. Mabin and the British Consul. The Ameri-