‘Guardians and Wards’ : (A study of the origins, causes, and the first two years of the Mau in Western Samoa.)

I Manuscript

(a) Official All the files listed below can be found in the National Archives, Wellington, New Zealand.

Series I:
1/7	Garrison: Samoa 1919-20.
8	Legislative Council, 1919-44.
12	Information gained by Dr Pomare 1914-21.
13	Report on Samoan Affairs, Mr Gray 1920-21.
16	Petition from Residents (Dec. 1915)
7/8	Native Dept., Annual and Quarterly Reports.
18	Criticism of the Samoan Administration, 1920-27.
20	Administrator's Malaga, 1920-41.
21	Commission of Inquiry into the Causes of High Prices, 1920-21.
23	Re Prime Minister's Visit, 1921; Governor-General's Visit, 1922, etc.
23/1	Citizens' Meeting re Prime Minister's Visit, 1922.
23/2	Mr Gray's visit to Samoa, 1922.
23/3	Correspondence with Secretary while on Tour, 1921-22.
23/4
23/6
23/16	Proposed Enquiry into Samoan Affairs, 1930.
23/19	The Lauati Mau, 1908-09 (re German Archieves, copied by Inspector Braisby, 1933.)
27	Information for Prime Minister, 1920-21.
28	Internal Economy, 1921.
29/1	Visit of Minister External Affairs, 1921 etc.page 120
29/2	Press cuttings.
32	Report by Colonel Tate on Administration, 1923.
33	Monthly Dispatches from Administrator, 1923-24.
35	Visit of Administrator to New Zealand.
42	Private Notes by General Richardson on Samoa, 1927.
48/1	Visit to Samoa: Berendson and Verschaffelt, 1933.
49	Visit to Samoa: Berendson and Verschaffelt, 1928.
49/1	Newspaper Comments on Berendson-Verschaffelt.
58)	These files contain the numerous (and varied) petitions -
59)
60)	From individuals and groups - either to the New Zealand
61)
62)	Government or to the League of Nations.
63)
64)

Series II:
1	Re the Administration.
9	Reports on Samoan Affairs, 1919-29.
10	Dr Schultz - Copy of a private diary etc.

(b) Non-Official
1	Handwritten letters from Administrator Richardson to Nixon Westwood. Apia Public Library.
2	Papers and letters on Samoa History, collected by Nixon Westwood. Documents range from private correspondence to government files, reports, and the 1921 Petition to George V. Apia Public Library. (Extremely valuable material).