The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18
SAMOAN
PROSPECTS.
Is Gold a Product of
The Group?
INVESTORS ARE EXPECTED
News Notes From the American Har-
Dor Of Pago- -Pago and Sur
rounding Districts.


the purpose OF investment in Samoa r
and that the managing director Of the g
firm Is soon expected here. That such r
a company would be Of immense bene- =
ht TO Samoa there cannot be the least 2
doubt. as the drawback for many p
years has been the absence OF capital :,
along with the want Of a staole Gov ]
ernment; the last We have now got and !
with the first named the progress Of
Samoa would be assured. Lately We
have had rich finds Of minerals brought
to town from different parts OF the Is
land and some Of them are said to con- Il
tain gold. should this turn out to be (:
true and that II could be found in pay I,
ing quantities. there need be no fear 4
for the future. for the magic word y
gold" will attract without the aid of !
IA climate like that we have an i'm Z
lmense number of people. But care will
have 20 be exercised in placing THIS
magic word before the public. so that
people may not be induced to come here
until such time as the find Is well as
sured. AT the present, so far as Ne can
learn. nothing has been secured which
would warrant any such hope that pay
able gold has been found. and grave
doubts are expressed as TO u being
found. We would therefore adUss eau
Ition. so that the public may not b. tax
len In by INSCRIPTIONS Adventures
whose only object may BE- 90 raise some
spare cash.
10 There IL n rumor that another rich
mineral has been found In Samoa. az no
great distance from the town. We
trust there H. some truth in the same.
The n. :. =. Aberanda arrived here on
Monday from Tutuila and proceeded to
Auckland on wednesday morning for
the purpose ~ being docked at that
= Iport. she carried "A mail for New Lea-
land md sydney Mr.. :. Osborn was a
passenger by her.
We understand that the money which
the powers awarded 10 the natives foi
their guns viii be paid at an early date
PAGO-PAGO AND TUTU1LA.
PAGo-PAGO. Dec. L-Previous q
leaving for New Zealand. Gcv-rno
Tfuey and Judge Gurr have been visit
ing the districts.
er In the Eastern district of Tutuila
large and successful meeting was hel
|Coveruor the passage 20 laws concern
tnv taxation. the abolition 81 distribu
zion Of fne mats. on n large scale
IvyeddinrS deaths. etc. the prohibito
of large mniaras and courting parti'
-. and a law giving greater liberty 20 ~
reopie on Sunday.
At Nanu'a the chiefs who have Dee
inclined % be distant were most CO
dial and after making presents to q
ICoverror expressed n desire that
rtsd sbould be with them always.
A review was held Of the whole 7
,una Guard and the soldiers sho"
that they had received most efhcie
; ID trainine.
A little friction occurred between {
chief of the Guard. Leiato. and I
chief % the Manu'a division or
Guard.
under t,eiato. but I.eiato soon brous
bir, 10 his bearings and as pun.'
mont the Manu'a chief was compel
10 take n place in the rank and hle
the review. instead % being in his
Id. luai position as an officer.
!, fudge Gurr held n sitting OF the /
trict court at Manu'a and reviewed
49, work of the magistrates OF the
n trict.
The Governor opened a district m'
LAz It,g and then left the chiefs 20 disc
LllS tbe measures recommended by him
their resolutions are to be forwarde'
day or two.
The Abarenda returned here on v
dav and leaves tomorrow 'Thurs'
with the Governor 90 visit the Yves
district and from thence TO Auck
via Apia.
An ordinance concerning the ven
~ spirituous and fermented hq
has been issued. also an ordinance
rovreri-r the Governor Co acquire J.
bv condemnation for public uses.
" A great taaiolo % the natives 81
ro-paro district r. being held toda
Ibid tho Governor tofa and Is wit
doubt the largest function Of The
design. that has ever been seen here. Oh
or any showing the great popularity ina
axe. Governor enjoys among whites an
tlvcs ~ OF classes.
made Nataafa has written n letter q
oeoy chiefs 80 Farasa requesting the
huao'e native Government % Samoa 20
NJ Muilnuu during the present moi
rAuAN In this letter Mataafa made 81
request for Tutuila chiefs 10 be
rether with Upolu and Savii chic
ed for one Government and further rec
ed the chiefs Of Tutuila 20 bring
ents 81 tappa cloth. In return for
they would get fine mats from ]
and Puie.
DIT ~ The = 3. Mariposa arrived her
morning at . o'clock and left
pLgR. o'ciock for sydney via Auckland
purser. Mr.. Fuicher. reports hr
and a very large passenger list
hQ -
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