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Mr. J. H. Bates ; for Great Britain, Sir L. A. Malet, Mr. Charles 

 S. Scott, and Mr. Joseph A. Crowe. 



The sittings of the Conference continued de die in diem, and after 

 nine sessions it closed its labours on the 14th June, 1889, when 

 the Treaty was signed, and the following were the conclusions 

 arrived at : — 



1. A Declaration respecting the independence and neutrality of 

 the Islands of Samoa, and assuring to their respective citizens and 

 •subjects equality of rights in the said Islands, and providing for the 

 immediate restoration of peace and order therein. 



2. A Declaration respecting the modification of existing Treaties, 

 and the assent of the Samoan Government to this Act. 



3. A Declaration respecting the establishment of a Supreme 

 Court of Justice for Samoa, and defining its jurisdiction. 



4. A Declaration respecting titles to land in Samoa, restraining 

 the disposition thereof by natives, and providing for the investiga- 

 tion of claims thereto, and for the registration of valid titles. 



5. A Declaration respecting the municipal district of Apia, pro- 

 viding a local administration thereto, and defining the jurisdiction 

 of the Municipal Magistrate. 



6. A Declaration respecting taxation and revenue in Samoa. 



7. A Declaration respecting arms, ammunition, and intoxicating 

 liquors, restraining their sale and use. Ratifications of the Treaty 

 ■were deposited at Berlin, 12th April, 1890. 



MEDIATION, 

 is the interposition of a Third Party to bring the contending parties 

 to a mutual understanding. He acts the part of a Conciliator rather 

 than a Judge ; he does not decide upon any of the matters in dispute, 

 but merely seeks to reconcile conflicting opinions. 



TtTRKEY AND EGYPT. 



In 1840, the Ottoman Porte having appealed to the Mediation of 

 Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, for the pacification of 

 the Levant, a Convention was concluded and signed at London, 

 15th July, 1840, appointing Plenipotentiaries from the respective 

 Powers for that purpose. 



GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TAMBOOKIE TRIBES. 



In 1845, in the Treaty of Peace, Commerce, and Boundary 

 between Sir Peregrine Maitland, Governor of the Cape of Good 



