Appendix ii
Extract from a Statutory Declaration made by the Author in Sydney, N.S.W., on the 4Th of May, 1926

"In Falelima, prior to my going there, a Samoan named Sila had been a trader employed by Mr. Jensen, and during the term of his employment he had been so lax that he allowed other natives to loot the store. He gave away a lot of stuff also, and in February 1925, whilst I was in the employ of Jensen, having been sent to clean up the mess after Sila, he broke into Jensen's store and carried away the safe and its contents. He was afterwards sentenced to three years' imprisonment, having confessed the crime. Whilst he was serving this term, Sir George Richardson selected him to accompany him on his various tours of inspection, using him as cook, valet, etc. Mr. Jensen, who was robbed by this native, had to suffer the humiliation of seeing Sila riding past him in the Administrator's car, in Apia, and when Sila recognized Jensen he saluted him impudently. This incident is having a very bad effect on the natives."