CONVENTION.

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

CONVENTION.

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the King and Government of Samoa heing desirous to make Letter provision for the good government of the town and (lU.rict of Apia, and the preservation of peace and good order therein, as well us for the maintenance of its neutrality, should internal disturbances unhappily take place ill the Sunioau State, have determined to conclude a convention for that purpose, and have named as their plenij otentiaries: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, itc. :

The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael mid St. George, Her .Majesty's High Commissioner and Consul-General for the Western Pacific, Governor of Fiji; and Alfred l'ercival Maudslay, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Jleputy Commissioner's for the Western Pacific;

Ami the Kin;,' mid Government (Mali.) uf Samoa:

The High Chief Xlalieton Laupepa, and The tiigh Chief Saga, Who having met and conferred with tlio representatives at Apia of other nations having entered into treaty relations with Samoa, that is to say : Corvotten-Capi-tain F. Meusing, Imperial German Xavy, Commaiding 11.1.0.M.5. gun-vessel Albatross, Ttieodor Weber, Esq., Imperial German Consul for Samoa anil Tonga, Captain It. Chandler, United States Navy, commanding U.S.S. Lackawanna, and Thomas M. Dawson, Esq., Consul of the United States of America at Apia, have, in conjunction with thera, agreed upon and concluded the following articles : Article I. The space comprised within tlic following limits, that is to say; commencing at Yailoa, passing thence along tho coast to the mouth of Fuluasa river, thence up the course of the Fuluasa river to the point at which the Alafuala road crosses such river, thence along tho said road to the point where it reaches the river Vaisigo and thence in a straight line to the point of commencement at Vailoa, shall constitute and he known as the Town and district of Apia. The waters of the harbour of Apia are also comprehend within the district.

Article 11. Such town and district shall he placed under the Government of a Municipal Board consisting of those foreign Consuls resident in Apia, whose nations entered into Treaty relations with Samoa. Representatives of every such nation having a Consul in Samoa, shall at a future period be added to the said Roard, and shall ho chosen in such manner, and exercise such functions, as may ho provided by Regulations to he hereafter agreed upon and published by the said Hoar!. Arlkle 111. Tho Municipal Board shall have power to make and enforce Regulations and Bye-Laws, with regard to Police and Good Order, i'ublic Works, Sanitary Regulations, the issue of licences, the imposition of hurbour regulations, the prevention of the sale and supply of spirituous liquors to Samoans, aud other Islanders of iho Paeitic ocean, and other similar matters, within the said district, aud such regulations shall ho binding upon all persons within the said district aud may bo onforcod by penalties not exceeding Two Hundred dollars fine, or imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding six mouths, or both tine and imprisonment not exceeding tho before-mentioned penalties. Article IV. Tho Municipal Hoard of Apia may, for tho purpose of defraying expenses incurred under the above article, levy rates upon tlio occupiers of housos or lands within the district of Apia, not

exceeding Five per Cent annually on the annual asiteased value of such premises as calculated ou the presumed rental valuation thereof, or One per Cent, annually on thai real value of inch property. xrtkk v. All offences against the Regulations of the Municipal Board, by whomsoever coiuuiitted, shall he tried by a Magistrate to be appointed hy tile Board. Article VI. If a subject or citizen of any of the contracting parties in Apia be charged with an offence against the laws of his own country, he shall lit tried according to the jurisdiction provided therefor Ly the legislation of tlie nation to which lie belongs, or according to the stipulations of any Treaty concluded between his nutiou and Samoa. Article VII. Every Sauioan subject charged •with a criminal offence within the limits of the district of Apia,) other than an offence against the Municipal Regulations,) Bhall ho liable to trial hy tho Magistrate appointed under the provisions of article V. in conjunction with a Sauioan Magistrate. Article VIII. The foregoing articles shall ill no way prejudice tho territorial integrity of Samoa, and the Sauioan flag shall ho hoisted at such place of meeting of the Municipal Board as may be permanently adopted. Article IX. In case of civil war tho town and district "of Apia, and the. adjacent districts comprised between the boundaries of the town and district of Apia and Lotogo, Tiapepo Point, and siusega, shall be considered as neutral territory and the Municipal B.aid may frame and issue such regulations as may be considered ueeetsary for tho support and maintenance, of such neutrality. Article X. The present Convention shall bo revised at the eiul of four years from its date, and (if the internal stale—of Samoa at that time will happily admit thereof, without prejudice to the interests of foreign residents in Samoa,, thu powers conferred by the present Convention upon the Municipal Board of Apia, shall tuen cease and determine, and the district again passinuler the Control and autnority of the Sauioan Uovormiieut, or such other authority as may be agreed upon between the Saiuoan Government and the High Contracting Parties.

Artivb XI. Tlu' representatives in Samoa of the In - l perialtlermnnUovernment. in virtueof tlm j powers accorded to them h\ the Vlllth article of the Treaty concluded between His Imperial Majesty tin; German I'taipoior ami thd Government el Samoa on tlie 2-tLh day of January last i]>ast, accede and agree to the present ('•invention o:i hehalt of the Imperial Gormau Government, subject to the conditions of the said article. Art Mr XII. The representatives in-Samoa of the •Lnited States Government provisionally aeeode and assent to the present Convention on behalf of the Government of the United States, subject to the approval of that Government. .Article XIII. Tho present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at Apia within one year from the date thereof. In witness whereof we have signed the same and affixed thereto our sealß. Done at Apia, this second day of Sep. tomber, in the year of our Lord tJiii**Thousaud Eight Iluudrwl and Seventyijiine, Auriß-K Gordon*. Alfred P. Maudsl.iv. R. CIIANIILF.It, Cantata U.S. Navy, commanding Lackawanna. Thomas M. Dawson'. V. Mknsixo, Oorvetten Capitaiu. Tii. Weber. Malietoa Laupepa. Saga Leauauxa.

FEAUAIUA. 'TJafinagalo Lana Atioga lo Tupo ole Majo Atoatoa o Peritania Tele ma Aialani, ina le Tupu ma lu Malo o Samoa, ia iaia ni Bauniga ina ia lelei so pul« i lo faiaai ma nun o Apia, ia tumau foi le filoniu ma lo nofo loloi, aemaise ia tumnu w sa o Jena laucleole po afai o tupu so taua i Samoa. 0 lo luea lea na tonu ai ia to i latou ona osia o so feagaiga faapcna; o lea ua tofla foi ina ia latou faataiinuuina 0 lea mea, 0, — Lana Atioga lo Tupu o lo Malo Atoatoa o Peritania Telo ma Aialani, &c;— 0 lo Busuga a Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon ua i ai lo tasi ao e taua " Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of .St. Michael and St. Goorgo," Kotni ß i Qft Sili ma Koncsula Sili i lo itu i Sjnfo o lo Vasa Laolao 0 Lana Atioga, kavana o Fiti; ma lo alii 0 Alfred Peicival Muudslay, l e tasi lui Komisina i le Itttl sisifo ole vasa Laulaoo Lana Atioga. Ua toKa foi o Lana Atioga lo Tupu o Samoa;— 0 le alii Sili o Maliotoa Laupopa, Ma le alii Sili o Saga; I lo ua latou potopoto i Apia ma h'lifili faataei ma alii totia 0 isi itu Malo tetelo, Ua osia feagaiga ma Samoa; ia Corvotten Kapitono F. Mousing o 1 0 Fua 0 Lana Alloga lo Tupu o Siamani, o pule i H.I. <I.M. manuao Allmtioss; le alii o Thoo-

Jore Wafer, KtmatnU .1. \ Tupu o Siamaui i Sau.ua in i tUptteiM R ('1i:i:.,1..., . I mute 5,.t,.-,, „ k„, ~,,., ~ (Tss Lackawanna, ma le aid ~ l.i 11. U ■vouesulau le Uuaite Setel i-,,.,,... j Apia, i lu ua latou finagalo faatasi i ai, UUt laaiuina o mataupu nei; - M VTAUPU I. o|e tad laueleole ole a faatuina ma Uogaiua Faapea, ole faiaai ma nuu o Apia. 0 011 a tuaoi e amata i Vailoa 1 ruaiupolu, una ui ane lea i lu inatafaga e oo i le vai ua ta'ua » Yailoa nia Fuluasuu, una ui am loa iuta i le alavai leua i I. mea ua sopoia ai !«■ vai u lo alafaalava, ona ui ane lea i le alafaalava seia oo i Yaisigano, una ulu tonu lea i le mea na amata ai i Fuaiupulu. K aotia i lea nuu o sumi ole taulaga o Apia. iI.VT.UTt 11. E pulea le aai ma le nuu na ta'ua e ni alii e tolia i lea mea; o Ivoncsula, u nol'n i Apia, o malo tetele ua osia feagaiga ma Samoa. E toSa foi iso a*o nisi aiii o_ innlo tetelo o 100 i ai o latou Konesula i Samoa e faaopoopoina ieua tofin nei. Ulo a faia ma faasalalauina i seaso, e alii ua totia nei, ni tulafono e faatouuina po faapel'ea oua jiiililia o ia alii, poo a foi galuega latou te faosaga i ai. Mat.utc 111. E tuiiina atu i alii o pulea le faiaai ona faia ma faooina ni tulafono i mataupu nei:—(J lcoleo, o ainio a tagata, o galuega i ala A;c, o mea e ala ai ona le tutupu soo o faamai. Latou le faatouuina foi totogi c saoloto ai ona faosaga o tagata i nisi faiva, ma tulafono i vaa u tuutaula i le taulaga, aemaiso ia faasaina ona faatau pe foai 'ava pnpalagi i tagata Samoa poo tagata o isi nuu' ilo \ asa Laolao, atoa ma nisi mataupu o fuasaga i leua faiaai. la usiusitui tagata uiiiu u man i leua nuu i ia tulafono, e faaooina foi ia tulafono i sala e le sili i lo luasel.iu o tula, po ii lo tuu i le tale puipui u fai ai galuega mamafa i ni aso o 10 sili i masinu

.Maui it IV. ! iiiui'i' it 11 i |i| e pu' -a leiu- fa-Mi iua ia mafiii una faaooiua o tiilafono ua tana i le inataupu i luga ua, ia faatomiiiia ui tupe e totogi i lea tausaga ma lea tarsaga e tngata •• man i fale ma fanua i !•■ va o tiiaui 'i le nun o Apia, e le sili i l< . tausaga ma lea tausaga i le tai lima i le sclau ■ > tujie ua tonu i v Hlitiliga e faia i lea tausaga ma lea tausaga e tatau i t'.it ma totogi (i ia tale [ fanua pe a man totogi ai lagata, je- tut tn-i i le selau o tape ua tonu, i se tilitiiiga •■ faia i lea tausaga ma leu tausaga, etusama lea talc Mmviim V. [•' faamavinoinn tagnta lima lava e .-..!iu tiilafono ii alii e pulea le faiaai e se Faauiasiuo ua (otin e ia alii. Mat.u-it VI. A molia se tagatao se Ma!,, ~ alii i Apia ua osia nei feagaiga, c faapni ua sinoina o ia e tusri ma tulafoiio ua faatuiini e lona malo, poo faatonuga i feagaiga ua osia i leva i) lona main ma Samoa. mmai it vir. A moliit se lagata Samoa c I'aapea n ia ua pagota i leva o tuaoi ole nun o Apia, a e le ii se mea ua vavan i tiilafono e taatuinu e alii e pulea le faiaai noi, e faainasinnina lea lagatn e se faamasin i e toliae tusa ma le inataupu e lima faatasi ma se faamasino Samoa. M.it.u'it VIII. Katoatoa pea le pule a Minna i le lautulafono nei. K sisi foi le fun o Samoa i le nioa ua in iua ftlifilin e fai ai potopotoga ci alii ua tofia e pulea le faiaai nei. ir.\TAi-pi ix. A lnpu se tana o Stiinon latou e ilogniua le aai ma nun o Apia ma unu i ona talane c pau mai Letogo, pan mai foi le tolotolo i Tiapepc ma Siusega e fai inn lain ! 'J_ so 1 ■ fait ill i foi all- ua t :ti-. 0 pulea le faiaai 0 Apia ona faia ma faasalalauina m tulnfono e tatau ilia ia mamalu le sa ole laueleele ua ta'ua. Mit'Airr X.

K toe faia sc tllitiliga i mataiipuo lenci fcagaiga pc n mavae tausnga o fa tulu le aso ua osia ai, afai ua nofo filoniu Samoa [>o a oo i oini i>o ia, pc n le afaina ai foi men o aoga i tagata o malo papalagioinau i Samoa. Afai o faapca, ona faaiuina lea ole pule im tuuina iitu i lenei fcagaiga i alii ua totia u pulea le faiaai o Apia, a e too tuuina atu lenei mm i le pule ole Malo Samoa, po <> «w i»i l'«l<; e Knagaln i ai lo Malo Samoa ma alii o Malo Tetclu ua osia lenei b'eagaiga. Matai it XI. () alii tofla ole malo o LanaAfiogalo Tupu o Siumani, ile ta'ua ole pule ua tuuina atn ia te i laua i lo mataupa o vain n le Fcagaiga na osiau Lana Alioga le Tupu o Siuiuuii ma lo Malo Samoa i le aso o lua sefulu ma le fa o Januali ua mavae nei, ua talia nei mn tinagaln i lenei feagaiga ona 0 lo malo 0 lana Afioga le Tupu o Siamaiii c tusa ma faatouuga o lenu mataupu. Matacpi: xii.

0 alii tofia ole Maloo le UnaiteSctcte, ua talia i ona po noi lenci feagaiga i lu ta'ua 0 le Maloo le I'unite Seteto sola maita n latou ttnagalo po tinagalo pe IhJ i wataupu nei. M.vr.vi-PI- XIII. K faamauina o lenei feagaiga ma tuuina atu i Apia o lo tasi i lo tan a o lui mavae le taiisaga 0 tasi tulu lo aso na feagaiga. K fui ma moliinau i ai ua tusin ai o mntou igoo ma tutu aiouiotou faamaufaailpgft.

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