§ MR. HOGAN (Tipperary, Mid)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any official information in reference to the proclamation of German and American sovereignty in Samoa, and the practical working of the new system of government established by the recent Anglo-German Convention.
§ * THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordThe German flag was hoisted at Apia on the 1st of March. Under an Imperial decree of 17th February jurisdiction similar to that prevailing in other German Protectorates has been applied to the German Samoan Islands. All persons residing in those islands are subjected to this jurisdiction. A court of first instance and a tribunal of appeal have been instituted. By a 730 further ordinance the judicial officer is vested with various powers under the laws of the Empire, and he will also discharge duties as a Seamen's Board of Control under the Mercantile Marine Code. We have no information as to the arrangements made by the United States Government in the Island of Tutuila.