Foreign Relations of the United States, 1894, Appendix I, Chinese-Japanese War, Enforcement of Regulation Respective to Fur Seals, Mosquito Territory, Affairs at Bluefields, Claim of Antonio Maximo Mora, Import Duties on Certain Products of Colombia, Haiti, and Venezuela, Affairs in the Samoan Islands

Mr. Foster to Mr. Herbert.

Department of State,
Washington, September 24, 1892.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 19th instant relative to a communication which Her Majesty’s Government has received from the president of the municipal council at Apia, with respect to the audit of its accounts and those of the Samoan Government, and to inform you that I have received a like communication from Baron Senfft von Pilsach.

This Government is disposed to agree with the Government of Her Majesty that the best course to adopt would be to keep the revenues of the municipal council distinct from those of the Samoan Government in order that the audit of their accounts may include a verification of the cash balances. The Government of the United States would be willing to join with the Government of Her Majesty and the Government of Germany in such an instruction to the president of the municipal council.

I have, etc.,

John W. Foster.