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the islet of Aunuu; 2, the Western district of Tutuila ; and 3, the District of Manua, composed of Tau and the neighbouring islets. In each District there is a native governor, under whom are native chiefs in the counties, these having the control of village chiefs. Judicial power is vested in village courts, in five judicial district courts, and in a high court.

There are no public lands in American Samoa. Nearly all the land is owned by natives. The soil is fertile ; the fruite comprise orange, grape fruit, lime, and citron. Copra is abundant and is of excellent quality.

There are four religious missions at work : The London Missionary Society (established in 1830), the Roman Catholic (French) mission, the Mormon mission, and the Wesleyan mission. Mesides the sectarian schools, there are two non-sectarian schools : one maintained by the Island Government, and one mainly supported by native*. There are 69 schools in the islands, at- tended by 1,081 boys and 979 girls, making a total of 2,060.

The natives pay their taxes in copra, the amount of copra annually assessed for fiscai'purposes being from 500,000 to 550,000 lbs. The annual output of copra is about l,500tons. At Fagatoga the natives are al lowed to pay their taxes in cash. There is a native guard (Fitafitas) of about 85, in- cluding the 22 members of the native band, trained by a drill sergeaut and a bandmaster of the U.S. navy. The chief island products, besides copra, are taro, breadfruit, yams, cocoanuts, pineapples, oranges, and bananas. Copra is the only article exported.

About 50 miles of public roads have been constructed. There is a United States Naval high-powered radio station located on the island of Tutuila, which has daily communication with New Zealand, Australia, Honolulu, the United States, and the islands of the Paci6c. This radio station is open to commercial traffic. The fast mail steamers of the Oceanic Steamship Com- pany touch here on their regular trips between the United States, Hawaii and Australia.

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Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs to the Secretary of War. Annual. Washington.

Report of the Chief of Division of the Currency for the Philippine Islands to the Treasurer of the Philippine Islands. Annual. Washington.

El Archipielago Filipino. 2 vols and Atlas. Washington, 1900.

Official Gazette. Weekly. Manila.

Report of the Philippine Commission. 3 Tola. Washington, 1905.

Report (Annual) of the Naval Governor of Guam. Washington, D.C.

Report (Annual) of the Commandant at Tutuila, Pago Pago, Samoa. Washington, D.C.

Lis: of Books on the Philippine Islands in the library of Congress. By A. P. C. Griffin, and of Maps, by P. Lee Phillips.

Arnold (J. R .). The Philippines. Manila, 1912.

Atkinson (F. W.), The Philippine Islands. London, 1906.

Bancroft (H. H.), The New Pacific. London, 1900.

Barrons (D. F.), History of the Philippines. New York, 1905.

Blair (E. H.) and others, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898. A series of 55 vols. Cleveland, Ohio, 1903-1909.

Blount (J.), The American Occupation of the Phi'.ippines, 1898-1912. Revised edition, London, 1913.

Booy (Theodoor de), and Farit (J. T.), The Virgin Islands. Philadelphia, 1918.

Buckland (R. K.), in the Land of the Filipino. New York. 1912.

CkambTlain (F. C.l, The Philippine Problem. Boston, 1898-1913. Christian (F. W.), The Caroline Islands. London, 1S99.

Churchill (h. P.), Samoa Uma. New Tork. 1902.

Churchill (W.), Polynesian Wanderings. Washington, 1911.

Crow(C), America and the Philippines. New York, 19U.