CORRESPONDENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 43, 27 July 1878, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

Wi' am always wiliia:,- to irtvn lnsorfinn t(i ' ■ •'•■> I' •■xplaniitiou .)■•:■:!., -~,t, hut w « "1 is t > i..' i!i»ti:ii:t!y _ii:i.l...--mi.l thiil lh:r 1 lea, nf [lading events will bo found TO TIIK EDITOR OF Till', SAMOA TIMKS SIR,—" Lex" ami thu British Consul must lio on bail terms, or why should lie attack Mr. Swanston alono ? Wliy not r.Unek tho United States as well ? ' Mr. Swanston'.s iu-1 is the duplicate of the great friend of Samoa : for proof read the following taken from the Alta California of the 10th of Juno last : " The Senate bill passed by the [louso, yesterday, regarding the powers of Consuls, extends to our Consuls at tho Saexercised by American Consuls and diplomatic officers in China and other semicivilised count Ties, for the protection of United States citizens against or trial by the local authorities." Now, sir, if, five months after the signing of tho wonderful Treaty between the United Stales and Samoa, the U. S. ( lovermnent found it necessary from subsequent information gained, to pass a special act of Congress as above, suivlv Mr. Swanston is perfectly justified iii acting as he has done. "I'i's well enough for those who would want to he AttorneyQenoral of thu Samoan Government, and who have been troubling themselves for some time past in teaching the ..'. ideas to shoot, to quote Chitty and Wheaton, and to write about and criticise their superiors, but it won't do. In the Samoa Government the advertisement is no English or German need apply. All the seats taken. I a in, sir, Vours truly, JI'UT.TE, , July 23, 1878. —————— '

When and how American property in Samoa con'.l the figures yon men'tion 1 fail to see. The Polyni dan Land Company or its assigns if Americanhave the largest claim, and theirs really would no! amount to more than tl • value of 30,01)0 acres i f land throughout the whole group, and to find this am mill would cost asm ichasthe lands are worth say 820,000, which I think is a fair valuation. Th" next is Mr. I'. S. Parker a genuine American; —he, 1 have reason to , . would be only too glad to exchange all his interests in Samoa for •>-.'().01)0; ai»l I trim long observation, would fear to offer more than §30,000 for all the combined interests of other Americans residing in Samoa. This shews a very great difference between your estimate and what 1 believe to be the real truth. Such errors are sure to cause many who are now in comfortable circumstances to lose till by coming to Samoa. Much of what was American property in land has become German property by purchase ; the principal reason being that hitherto Americans have owned hmds with no good _ results to themselves, and the fear that former threats, made by American officials against Americans residing in Samoa and their property, might he fulfilled. 1 r.-ad with regret the exaggerated accounts on Samoa, contained in many of the American papers, written by unscrupulous parties who profess to have great interests in this country, and many will leave a comfortable home in the United States to come here and find themselves the dupes of those who care not how they make money ; those who n't having the coinage of n highwayman, would not hesitate to rob the widow and orphan. Apologising for taking up so much of votir valuable space, lam, Sir, I'uiirs&c, VltniT.vs.

i : in- '.i nor. c-i- tilt: soi -i :i i-;.s S;a. —Mamea's onslaught on the win; - | n-sid-nts of Samoa, in his speech of thlotli inst , has caused a deal of bitterness of f.-eling among the different nationalities residin-I i Apia. Probably Maraea was ii it aware tint th- whit-' trash or rubbish of Apia gave tin: Samoan Government lively tie- irivato.-t p lit of th- $1(100 lin- I vied m them hv lie- Sapphire last Vmil Minima's words will be producli\e -f n i 'o.l i-ith -r to th- S.-;m.'a Oos rnm-nt ir • tiimin himself. Mam-a .-',. ii i rem ab r that ' those who live in ghss houses should not throw ston-s." M-rn-i -iiji:' to renn-mb-r from wii-nee !i eim-; thai his father's fath-r's nam--was \'a;i - l.i-i. that he came from Safua. a part of L-10-M-lavaa, and If the story wi. told how Malietoii Moli ... d tons'his faui'lv, li • wo ild not fee! s i import- "¥'•■■ \v we .-;", tn lb I i. .. , . ;l i : . rha.,.; Clnrity for Samoans, M m-a among the o'h-rs. keeps m- silent f-r the present I -h I may be for,:-! to tell Manual's hisV. 11-.r i-c, VitL'tir. '* 1- la-iga a Mam-a i Mulinuu, ile aso o.hiiai I!), nana faaleaga papalagi u-u-i ua n.inol'a i Samoa ne', ua tuna t-'eal lo latoti tig-i. At ,nu ,- 1- il„a ,- Maniea.o n.-i otaota na inatia ai eh- Malo Samoa „ pit,, I >l-o le vaega.o leafeo tala a - sala ole Safaia. I) ana upti -le tuptl ai se lelei ia 1 Malo o Samoa poo ia. L tatau lava ia Mamea ina manatu "'' tagata - iionofo i f.-ie tioata, e le tatau on.i totogi man.'' E tatau ona manatu o Mamea i lonn aiga, ole tam'i o lona fan,'. ~ V.n ,- Lt, a lea, o Safua loua ii'iit. a fai e t:iu atlt le tala 1 mea sa i-i Ala i.jtna >Ti 'i i 1 ma aiga ona tele 1-a loua ma. (> 1- aloi'n ia Si'n i, at -a ma Mamea, ole mea lea ele tail (ino atu ai nei, t lilo foi i seaso, po tail uma atu le a. ia-toa o lona tupuaga. I) an o I'a A Mao.V..