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This series description was compiled as part of a project to capture the finding aids created prior to 1987 into the GAIMS system. The dates of the series are based on the dates of the holdings. There are also restrictions on some original items for conservation reasons under section 49(1)(a) of the Public Records Act 2005. These items can be accessed through microfilm.

This series is comprised of court case files and administration records. Most of these records date from the German colonial period. The British Military Occupation [BMO] force did not attempt to re-organise the records systems of the Imperial German offices, and was content to use the previous system to complete outstanding litigation and subsequent business. They are composed of three parts: cases brought for trial; general administrative records; and miscellaneous unnumbered records.

Note: The documents are primarily written in German Kurrentschrift, an older form of script that was used up to the early decades of the 20th Century. Many records include Samoan, English and Chinese translations which can assist the researcher in deciphering the contents of the records.

• 🏢 British Military Occupation, Samoa (1889 - 1920)