TREATY

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 101, 6 September 1879, Page 2

TREATY

Of Friendship, Ac, between her Majesty the Queue of Great Britain and Ireland, and the King and Government (Malo) of •Samoa. Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the King and Government (Malo) of Samoa being desirous to establish relations of friendship between their respective dominions and subjects, have resolved to conclude a treaty for that purpose and have therefore named as their plenipotentiaries: Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.: The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Her Majesty's High Commissioner and Consul-Gcueral for the Western Pacific, Governorof Fiji; and Allied I'ercival Maudslay, Esq.,one of Her Majesty's Deputy Commissioners for the Western Pacific ;

And the King and Government (Malo) of Sauna : The High Chief Malietoa Laupepa, and The High Chief Saga, Who after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles : Articlk I. There shall !»• perpetual peace and friendship between the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty and those of the, Samoan State. AtITK i.k 11. The King and Government (Malo) of Samoa engage to grant to no other Sovereign or State any rights,privileges, authority or predominance in excess of such as are or may be accorded to Her Britannic Majesty. The subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall alwaysenjoy in Samoa whatever rights, privileges or immunities may be accorded to those of the most favoured nation, ami no rights, privileges or immunities shall be granted to the subjects of any foreign state, that shall not be equally and unconditionally accorded to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty.

Aivrn i.k 111. Full liberty for the free pursuit of commerce, trade, and agriculture is guaranteed to British subjects, as well as the peaceable possession of all lands heretofore purchased by them from Samoans in a customary and regular manner, and in the event of any dispute arising as to the fact of such purchase, it shall be determined by a commission, to consist of one person nominated by theSainoau Government. (Malo), and one nominated by Her Britannic Majesty's Consul; and in the event of their d'isagl cement, they shall themselves select, an umpire, or, if they fail to do so, such umpire shall be appointed by Her Majesty's (,'onsul-General. All British subjects resident in Samoa shall be exempt from war contributions, military requisitions, and occupation of their houses and lands by war parties. Airilci.r. IV. If any subject of Her Britannic Majesty in Samoa is charged with a criminal ott'once cognizable by British law, such shall be tried by Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific Islands, or other British ollicer duly authorised by Her Britannic Majesty in that behalf." The expression "British Law" in this article includes any rules duly made and issued by Her Britannia Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific Islands for the government of British subjects within his jurisdiction. Aktku: V.

Every civil suit which may be brought in Samoa against any subject of Her Britannic Majesty shall be brought before and shall be tried by Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner, or such other British officer duly authorised as aforesaid. Article VI. Every summons or warrant to appear as a witness before Her Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner, or such other British officer duly authorised its aforesaid, and directed to a Samoan subject, shall have the same authority and may be enforced in like manner as if such summons or warrant had been directed to a subject of Her Britannic Majesty. Article VII. Her Britannic Majesty engages to cause Regulations to bo issued to enforce the observance by British subjects of such of the existing Municipal Laws and Police Regulations of Samoa as may be hereafter agreed upon by agreement botwoon tho Government of Hor Britannic Majesty and that of tho Samoan State, and for tho due observance of Quarantine by British subjects. Article VIII. Her Majesty the Queen of Great 15ritain may, if slm think fit, establish on the shores of a Samoan harbour, to h* hereafter designated by Her Majesty, a naval station and coaling depot; but this article shall riot apply to the harbours of Apia, or Haluafata, or to that part of tho harbour of PagOpaffO which may bo hero- ; after selected by ua Government of the '

United Stat<»s a« a elation under tin- provisions of the Treaty concluded between the United Slate- of America and the Saiuoan Govei-uinent, on the seventeenth day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred ami seventy-eight.

Article IX. The picsent treaty shall come intc force from the dale thereof, hut shall again become null and of no effect, if not ratified within the preserihed period. Article X. The present treaty consisting of ten articles, shall be ratified, and the ratification exchanged at Apia within one year from the date thereof. In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the sauie, and have affixed thereto their seals. Done at Apia the twenty-eighth day of August iu the year of our Lord ono Thousand Fight hundred and seventynine. (L.S.) Arthur Gordon. (L.S.) Alfred I'. Mai dsi.w, (L.S.) Mametoa Laupbpa. (L.S.) .Svc.v LkaUai'Xa. 0 LE FEAOAIOA

0 le fealofani, &c, ua osia e Lana Afioga le Tiipu ma le Malo o Samoa. l. T u fiuagalo Lana Afioga le Tupu ole Malo atoatoa 0 Peritania Tele ma Aialani ma !e Tupu ma le Malo o Samoa ona faatuina o fcagaiga ole fealofani i leva o hvtou malo ma tagata latou te pule ai. 0 le mea lea ua tonu ai ia te i latou ona osia ose fcagaiga c uigu fanpena; o lenei foi ua tofia ina ia latou faataumiuinii u o lea mea, e, — Lana Afioga le tupu ole Malo atoatoa o Porctauia Tele ma Aialani, ire. 0 Le susuga a Sir Arthur Hamilton Goidon ua i ai le tasi ao e taua " Knight Grand Cross of the most distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George," Komisina sili ma Konisula sili i le itu i sisifo ole Vasa Laolao o Lana Afiogo, Kavana o Fiti ; ma Le alii o Alfred I'ercival Maudslay. lo tasi sui Komisina i leitu i sisifo ole Vasa Laolao o Lana Afioga: l'a tofia foi e,— Lana Afioga lo Tupu o Satnca male Main o Samoa,

() le alii Sili o Malietoa Laupepa; ma Le alii Sili oSaga. ' 0 lenei ua fcfaasilasilaai e alii nei o tusi ua i ai o latou toli. i le ua latou fiuagalo gatasi i inataupti nei : - Matauit I. E tumau pea lava pea I.' nofo lelei ma le feah.fani o tagatu » le Malo Peritania ma tagata ole Malo o Samoa. Mvr.wiM 11.

K le tuuina atu lava e le Tupu ma le .Malo o Samoa ise tasi Tupu, poo Malo, se mea e tasi e aoga, poo se pule, po 0 se tasi lava men e faasili ai lea Tupu poo lea Malo, a e leo tutusa ona tun atu nei, pe tuuina atu i se aso i Lana Afioga le Tupu o l'critauia. E alofagia tagata oh' Malo o IViitania i Samoa, fanpei ona alofagia o tagata o se Malo ua sili ona agalelei i ai. E leai foi se mea e tasi e faia e le Malo Samoa e faasili ai se alofa i tagata o se isi Malo Papalagi, a e leo tutusa lava ona faia i tagata ole Malo Pevitimin. Mvrum 111. E tur.ina atu i tagata Peritania ua nofo i Samoa e faasaga i faiva eseese, ina le faatau oloa, atoa ma galuega eseese i o latou fauna, ma le le faalavelaveina ; ua tuuiiia utu foi ia te i latou e pule ma le le faalavelaveina o se tasi i l'anua tuna lava ua latou faatautonuina mai tagata Samoa i aso ua riiavue, e tusa foi ma le tu sa masani ai i ono po ia. Afai e tupu se fefinauaiga i se lamia sa faatauina e faatonnina lea mea i se filitiliga a so alii e totia e le Malo Samoa ma se alii e totia, e le Konesula Peritania; afai e eseese o la taofi,- ona la tolia ai lea o se tasi e fain se tonu, a le mafai ona la lotogatasi i se tasi o tofia, ona folia ai lea ole na to faatouuiua lea men c le Konesula Sili o Lana Afioga le Tupu o l'critauia. Esa lava ona t'aiatu i tagata Peritauia ua man i Samoa e fui taulaga i se tana, pe fesoasoani i fitatita, e sa foi o latou fale ma fauna, ole solia, pe nonofo ai alii faitaua, ma a latou

an. Matacpu IV. Ai'ai c> inolia so tagata 0 lo Main Peritania 0 faapea o ia o lo pagotn e tusa ma tulafono Poritania, e faamosinoiua lea tagata 0 le Komisiua JSili. i le itu i Sisifo 0 le Vasa Laolao, 0 Lima Atioga le Tupu o Poritania, po 0 se tasi alii Poritania ua totia 0 Lima Atioga 0 faasaga i lea faiva. () le upu lea tulafono Poritania c aofia ai tulafono Ulna e fain ma faasalalauiua e le Kotuisina Bili, i le itu i Sisifo 0 lo Vasa Laolao, 0 Lana Atioga le Tupu 0 Poritania, e agatonu ai lanii pule i tagata Poritania i nuu e 00 i ni tana pule. Mataupu V. Afai 0 fain i Samoa nei so tagi i se taguta o lo Malo Poritania e faamiisiuuina lea rucu 0 le Komisiua Sili, i lo itu i Sisifo 0 le Vasa Liuilao, o Lana Afioga le Tupu o Poritania, po 0 so taxi alii I'critauiu ua tofia, pei o lo mataupu i luga int. Mataupu VI. A so valaau poo so pule ia alu ano so Samoa e fai ma inoliniuu i 10 fuamasinoga 0 lo u faia 0 lo Komisiua Sili o I..ma Afioga le Tupu 0 Poritania, poo se tasi alii Poritania ua totia pei o mataupu i luga ua, 0 faaooina lava lea valaau ipo 0 pule • pei ona faaooina lava i so tagata Porilania. Matu'pi Vlt. Ua tonu i Lana Atioga jo Tupu o l'ori--1 1 in 1 o lo a faia ni tulafoio ina ia uniusitai o taguta Pcrituuiu j ni tulufouo i

laiuiii ma leoleo e faatomiina i se aso i se | feagaiga e osia e le Malo o Lana mole Malo Samoa, aemaise ina ia usiusitai tagata Peritonia i tulafono i vaa ua i ai uuu pipisi. MaTalti' VIII. E tmiina atu i Laiia Afioga le Tupu o ,'eritania, pe afinagaJo i ai o ia, e faatuina i matafaga o se taulaga o Samoa mi a filitilia i se aso e Lana Atioga, o ni fale L . anga i lona lua, a tun ai foi umlala ; a a la faaaaga lenei matupu i le taulaga o Apia, [to o Saluufatn, ]hj o 1c tasi laueleele i Pagopago e filitilia i se aso e le Malo o le Unaite Setete o faatuina ai ni fain a aoga ia te i latou e tusa ma mataupu na faatonuina i le feagaiga na osia i leva i) In Unaite Setete o Amcrika ma loMalo .Samoa i lu aso e sofulu ma le fitu <> Jatiuali i le tausaga tasi le afn, valu selau, titu sefuhi ma le vain.

Mataupu IX. E man lava lenei feagaiga e amata i la aso a tutu iai snafu; a e toe faaleaogaina pe afai na le faainauiua i aso na tuupoina. MVI'MIT X. E faanmuina o lenei feagaiga ua i ai mataupu a sofulu ma tuuina atu i Apia, a le tasi i le tasi a a lei mavac le tausagu a tasi talu le aso ua osia ai lo feagaiga. E fat ma molimau i ai, ua tusia uoi o alii na totia e faia lenei sauniga o latou igoa, ma faamau i ai o latou foamaufaaFaia i Apia i le aso e Lua sefulu ma le valu o Aokuso i le tausaga o lo tatou Alii e tasi le afe, valu selau ma lu fitu sefulu ma le iva. (L.S.) Arthur Gordon. (L.S.) Alfred P. Maudslay. (L.s.j Mai.iktoa Laupkpa. (L.S.) Saga Lk Auauxa.