DU 819 .AI 1930 AMERICAN SAMOA HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC RESOLUTION No. 89, 70th CONGRESS AND PUBLIC RESOLUTION No. 3, 71st CONGRESS 1930 Un. American Samoan Commissio, o AMERICAN SAMOA HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC RESOLUTION No. 89, 70th CONGRESS A resolution accepting the cession of certain islands of the Samoan AND PUBLIC RESOLUTION No. 3, 71st CONGRESS SEPTEMBER 18, 19, 20, 1930-AT HONOLULU SEPTEMBER 26, 27, 29, 30, OCTOBER 1, 2, 3, 4, 1930—IN AMERICAN SAMOA Q UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1931 HIRAM BINGHAM, Senator, Connecticut, Chairman. JOE T. ROBINSON, Senator, Arkansas. CARROLL L. BEEDY, Representative, Maine. GUINN WILLIAMS, Representative, Texas. HIGH CHIEF MAUGA, District Governor, Eastern District, American Samoa. HIGH CHIEF TUFELE, District Governor, Manua District, American Samoa. CHIEF MAGALEI, Tutuila, American Samoa. II 6-21-46 AMERICAN SAMOA FOREWORD The American Samoan Commission created by act of Congress, Public Resolution No. 89, Seventieth Congress, approved by the President on February 20, 1929, as amended by act of Congress, Public Resolution No. 3, Seventy-first Congress, approved by the President May 22, 1929, embarked on the U. S. S. Omaha at San Pedro, Calif., September 11, 1930. The U. S. S. Omaha arrived at Honolulu, Hawaii, September 17, 1930. Public hearings were held in Honolulu on September 18, 19, and 20. The Omaha left Honolulu for Pago Pago, Tutuila, American Samoa, on the afternoon of September 20, 1930. The Omaha arrived at Pago Pago, Tutuila, American Samoa, on the morning of September 26, 1930. Public hearings in American Samoa were held at Poyer School, Pago Pago, Tutuila, on September 26, 27, and 30 and October 1 and 4; at Leone, Tutuila, on September 29; at Tau, Manua, on October 2; and at Nuu'uli, Tutuila, on October 3. The Omaha left Pago Pago, Samoa, on October 7 and arrived at Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 13 and departed on October 14. The Omaha arrived at San Pedro, Calif., on October 19, when the commission disembarked. 1 |