THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1889.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 33, 1 June 1889, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1889.

to aJI «Dd more ospeciein* commercial intee* the jfcley <w>eeioned jijJffltjNjiji^jlii4jtjilimi which has *HiHHatg&»i£mto tat tie—mitting the muT steamers running between The jPtU steamer* np and down ImW,:ilr enme time agreed to de-1 ttrtr and take the Seme.iL mails outaide of TautHa if • earns! from ApfeVaAsWl^mlfoetoineet h*lf en four's d*ley. Thiethe mail fcoaia have without any consideration what»?er. the Mrfitfetpal Council of Apia which wei-then in existence made arreogeotenU for the carrying *** Wife l JfrVflW F°* telle. .Wj-filn done ever since. BhvHw eneafoleration allowed to theeehoone? for the work was not aofident, and\"n*r owners sent her,after deHfering her mails a*' Tabula anywhere they, pleaaed .for' * two «f tbtw day*, ieok'the a>aaeenHiiiiit of municipal raaniot • thTSj ll ;#«t.- f rm cf <lMi>»taeaa^mmmMift^m<lt>»to AMsa^u^n^uwHHHHiaea^n.

JhgUib tortJl iissrioii nishhints lor the fmmf*toU**ry of retain mails? But why tbj» wretched system baa bM*eJtew*Lto *atinoe «o long U The on* of * suitable fitting vet**! or steam laaaeh for'the conveyance of the tnaili to TutuUa is nothing in comparison with the losses sustained by our, business people in not being able to answer their communications by return boat Besides, when not 'required by the Postal Department, ah» would repay a considerable amount of her working expenses by carrying' freight in the group We consider that in this nail ser, vice and other public matters, our citizen* have shown a very blamable negligence. > We cannot see that the excuse would be a good one that we must wait until Satnoan i matters are more settled. We

should take the initiatory movement ourselves, and at least show to the world that we are alive to our necessities, and are willing aud capable of relieving ourselves. Our business people here can well afford to subscribe the funds necessary to provide for the proper transmission of their mails; and as this is simply a local matter, we should not wait like children to have it done for us, more especially as we are the sole sufferers ourselves. The system adopted- here of having two poet offices—one German and an- : other English and American —b ; also a great -nuisance. ■We shall refer to this matter some other time.