Correspondence and other papers relating mainly to British Consular business in Samoa. The correspondence includes despatches from the Acting Consul and Deputy Commissioner, Apia, Samoa, to Acting Consul-General; drafts of despatches from the Acting Consul-General to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; despatches from the Acting High Commissioner to the Acting Consul-General and drafts of despatches from the Acting Consul-General to the Acting High Commissioner. (Sept., 1876 – May, 1879)., 1876-1879
Scope and Contents
Of particular interest among these papers is a file of documents relating to the case of John Morton, a British subject, who was sent from Tonga to Samoa in November, 1876, to be tried for an offence alleged to have been committed by him in Tonga. The file was forwarded by R.S. Swanston, Acting British Consul, for Samoa, to A.P. Maudslay, Acting Consul-General, under cover of a despatch dated 6 November, 1878, together with the original of a Foreign Office Consular despatch, No. 7 of the 27 June, 1877, T.V. Lister to Edward Liardet, H.M.'s Consul, Samoa, instructing him to report as to the reasons for Morton's having been sent to Samoa for trial, and as to the authority under which the Consul at Samoa had tried him and incurred expenses on his account.
Dates
- 1876-1879
Creator
- From the Collection: Great Britain. High Commission for Western Pacific Islands (Organization)
- From the Collection: Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
© UK Crown copyright. Digital versions are licenced under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0
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Extent
From the Collection: 24 metres
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland Repository