Salary　of　Dr。　Hagberg；　Private　Secretary　to　the　Chief　Justice　100
  Total　monthly　salary　to　four　whites；　one　of　them　paid　against　His
  Majesty's　protest　1155
  ON　THE　OTHER　HAND
  Total　monthly　payments　to　and　for　His　Majesty　the　King；　including
  allowance　and　hire　of　three　clerks；　one　of　these　placed　under　the
  rubric　of　extraordinary　expenses　95
  This　looks　strange　enough　and　mean　enough　already。　　But　we　have
  ground　of　comparison　in　the　practice　of　Brandeis。
  Brandeis；　white　prime　minister　200
  Tamasese　（about）　160
  White　Chief　of　Police　100
  Under　Brandeis；　in　other　words；　the　king　received　the　second
  highest　allowance　on　the　sheet；　and　it　was　a　good　second；　and　the
  third　was　a　bad　third。　　And　it　must　be　borne　in　mind　that　Tamasese
  himself　was　pointed　and　laughed　at　among　natives。　　Judge；　then；
  what　is　muttered　of　Laupepa；　housed　in　his　shanty　before　the
  president's　doors　like　Lazarus　before　the　doors　of　Dives；　receiving
  not　so　much　of　his　own　taxes　as　the　private　secretary　of　the　law
  officer；　and　（in　actual　salary）　little　more　than　half　as　much　as
  his　own　chief　of　police。　　It　is　known　besides　that　he　has　protested
  in　vain　against　the　charge　for　Dr。　Hagberg；　it　is　known　that　he　has
  himself　applied　for　an　advance　and　been　refused。　　Money　is
  certainly　a　grave　subject　on　Mulinuu；　but　respect　costs　nothing；
  and　thrifty　officials　might　have　judged　it　wise　to　make　up　in　extra
  politeness　for　what　they　curtailed　of　pomp　or　comfort。　　One
  instance　may　suffice。　　Laupepa　appeared　last　summer　on　a　public
  occasion；　the　president　was　there　and　not　even　the　president　rose
  to　greet　the　entrance　of　the　sovereign。　　Since　about　the　same
  period；　besides；　the　monarch　must　be　described　as　in　a　state　of
  sequestration。　　A　white　man；　an　Irishman；　the　true　type　of　all　that
  is　most　gallant；　humorous；　and　reckless　in　his　country；　chose　to
  visit　His　Majesty　and　give　him　some　excellent　advice　（to　make　up
  his　difference　with　Mataafa）　couched　unhappily　in　vivid　and
  figurative　language。　　The　adviser　now　sleeps　in　the　Pacific；　but
  the　evil　that　he　chanced　to　do　lives　after　him。　　His　Majesty　was
  greatly　（and　I　must　say　justly）　offended　by　the　freedom　of　the
  expressions　used；　he　appealed　to　his　white　advisers；　and　these；
  whether　from　want　of　thought　or　by　design；　issued　an　ignominious
  proclamation。　　Intending　visitors　to　the　palace　must　appear　before
  their　consuls　and　justify　their　business。　　The　majesty　of　buried
  Samoa　was　henceforth　only　to　be　viewed　（like　a　private　collection）
  under　special　permit；　and　was　thus　at　once　cut　off　from　the　company
  and　opinions　of　the　self　respecting。　　To　retain　any　dignity　in　such
  an　abject　state　would　require　a　man　of　very　different　virtues　from
  those　claimed　by　the　not　unvirtuous　Laupepa。　　He　is　not　designed　to
  ride　the　whirlwind　or　direct　the　storm；　rather　to　be　the　ornament
  of　private　life。　　He　is　kind；　gentle；　patient　as　Job；　conspicuously
  well…intentioned；　of　charming　manners；　and　when　he　pleases；　he　has
  one　accomplishment　in　which　he　now　begins　to　be　alone　…　I　mean　that
  he　can　pronounce　correctly　his　own　beautiful　language。
  The　government　of　Brandeis　accomplished　a　good　deal　and　was
  continually　and　heroically　attempting　more。　　The　government　of　our
  two　whites　has　confined　itself　almost　wholly　to　paying　and
  receiving　salaries。　　They　have　built；　indeed；　a　house　for　the
  president；　they　are　believed　（if　that　be　a　merit）　to　have　bought
  the　local　newspaper　with　government　funds；　and　their　rule　has　been
  enlivened　by　a　number　of　scandals；　into　which　I　feel　with　relief
  that　it　is　unnecessary　I　should　enter。　　Even　if　the　three　Powers　do
  not　remove　these　gentlemen；　their　absurd　and　disastrous　government
  must　perish　by　itself　of　inanition。　　Native　taxes　（except　perhaps
  from　Mataafa；　true　to　his　own　private　policy）　have　long　been　beyond
  hope。　　And　only　the　other　day　（May　6th；　1892）；　on　the　expressed
  ground　that　there　was　no　guarantee　as　to　how　the　funds　would　be
  expended；　and　that　the　president　consistently　refused　to　allow　the
  verification　of　his　cash　balances；　the　municipal　council　has
  negatived　the　proposal　to　call　up　further　taxes　from　the　whites。
  All　is　well　that　ends　even　ill；　so　that　it　end；　and　we　believe　that
  with　the　last　dollar　we　shall　see　the　last　of　the　last　functionary。
  Now　when　it　is　so　nearly　over；　we　can　afford　to　smile　at　this
  extraordinary　passage；　though　we　must　still　sigh　over　the　occasion
  lost。
  MALIE。　　The　way　to　Malie　lies　round　the　shores　of　Faleula　bay　and
  through　a　succession　of　pleasant　groves　and　villages。　　The　road；
  one　of　the　works　of　Brandeis；　is　now　cut　up　by　pig　fences。　　Eight
  times　you　must　leap　a　barrier　of　cocoa　posts；　the　take…off　and　the
  landing　both　in　a　patch　of　mire　planted　with　big　stones；　and　the
  stones　sometimes　reddened　with　the　blood　of　horses　that　have　gone
  before。　　To　make　these　obstacles　more　annoying；　you　have　sometimes
  to　wait　while　a　black　boar　clambers　sedately　over　the　so…called　pig
  fence。　　Nothing　can　more　thoroughly　depict　the　worst　side　of　the
  Samoan　character　than　these　useless　barriers　which　deface　their
  only　road。　　It　was　one　of　the　first　orders　issued　by　the　government
  of　Mulinuu　after　the　coming　of　the　chief　justice；　to　have　the
  passage　cleared。　　It　is　the　disgrace　of　Mataafa　that　the　thing　is
  not　yet　done。
  The　village　of　Malie　is　the　scene　of　prosperity　and　peace。　　In　a
  very　good　account　of　a　visit　there；　published　in　the　AUSTRALASIAN；
  the　writer　describes　it　to　be　fortified；　she　must　have　been
  deceived　by　the　appearance　of　some　pig　walls　on　the　shore。　　There
  is　no　fortification；　no　parade　of　war。　　I　understand　that　from　one
  to　five　hundred　fighting　men　are　always　within　reach；　but　I　have
  never　seen　more　than　five　together　under　arms；　and　these　were　the
  king's　guard　of　honour。　　A　Sabbath　quiet　broods　over　the　well…
  weeded　green；　the　picketed　horses；　the　troops　of　pigs；　the　round　or
  oval　native　dwellings。　　Of　these　there　are　a　surprising　number；
  very　fine　of　their　sort：　　yet　more　are　in　the　building；　and　in　the
  midst　a　tall　house　of　assembly；　by　far　the　greatest　Samoan
  structure　now　in　these　islands；　stands　about　half　finished　and
  already　makes　a　figure　in　the　landscape。　　No　bustle　is　to　be
  observed；　but　the　work　accomplished　testifies　to　a　still　activity。
  The　centre…piece　of　all　is　the　high　chief　himself；　Malietoa…
  Tuiatua…Tuiaana　Mataafa；　king　…　or　not　king　…　or　king…claimant　…　of
  Samoa。　　All　goes　to　him；　all　comes　from　him。　　Native　deputations
  bring　him　gifts　and　are　feasted　in　return。　　White　travellers；　to
  their　indescribable　irritation；　are　（on　his　approach）　waved　from
  his　path　by　his　armed　guards。　　He　summons　his　dancers　by　the　note
  of　a　bugle。　　He　sits　nightly　at　home　before　a　semicircle　of
  talking…men　from　many　quarters　of　the　islands；　delivering　and
  hearing　those　ornate　and　elegant　orations　in　which　the　Samoan　heart
  delights。　　About　himself　and　all　his　surroundings　there　breathes　a
  striking　sense　of　order；　tranquillity；　and　native　plenty。　　He　is　of
  a　tall　and　powerful　person；　sixty　years　of　age；　white…haired　and
  with　a　white　moustache；　his　eyes　bright　and　quiet；　his　jaw
  perceptibly　underhung；　which　gives　him　something　of　the　expression
  of　a　benevolent　mastiff；　his　manners　dignified　and　a　thought
  insinuating；　with　an　air　of　a　Catholic　prelate。　　He　was　never
  married；　and　a　natural　daughter　attends　upon　his　guests。　　Long
  since　he　made　a　vow　of　chastity；　…　〃to　live　as　our　Lord　lived　on
  this　earth〃　and　Polynesians　report　with　bated　breath　that　he　has
  kept　it。　　On　all　such　points；　true　to　his　Catholic　training；　he　is
  inclined　to　be　even　rigid。　　Lauati；　the　pivot　of　Savaii；　has
  recently　repudiated　his　wife　and　taken　a　fairer；　and　when　I　was
  last　in　Malie；　Mataafa　（with　a　strange　superiority　to　his　own
  interests）　had　but　just　despatched　a　reprimand。　　In　his　immediate
  circle；　in　spite　of　the　smoothness　of　his　ways；　he　is　said　to　be
  more　respected　than　beloved；　and　his　influence　is　the　child　rather
  of　authority　than　popularity。　　No　Samoan　grandee　now　living　need
  have　attempted　that　which　he　has　accomplished　during　the　last
  twelve　months　with　unimpaired　prestige；　not　only　to　withhold　his
  followers　from　war；　but　to　send　them　to　be　judged　in　the　camp　of
  their　enemies　on　Mulinuu。　　And　it　is　a　matter　of　debate　whether
  such　a　triumph　of　authority　were　ever　possible　before。　　Speaking
  for　myself；　I　have　visited　and　dwelt　in　almost　every　seat　of　the
  Polynesian　race；　and　have　met　but　one　man　who　gave　me　a　stronger
  impression　of　character　and　parts。
  About　the　situation；　Mataafa　expresses　himself　with　unshaken　peace。
  To　the　chief　justice　he　refers　with　some　bitterness；　to　Laupepa；
  with　a　smile；　as　〃my　poor　brother。〃　　For　himself；　he　stands　upon
  the　treaty；　and　expects　sooner　or　later　an　election　in　which　he
  s