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At some time after the transfer of the archives to New Zealand in 1955, some records were abstracted into English and arranged in transcript form. Most of the records dealt with in this way were Series 6051 New Series files.

It is probable that these files, as well as containing correspondence of a general nature to the Commission, were used to file papers relating to land cases which were not proceeded with or which did not merit a separate file. In 1955 the German Consuls archives were discovered in Apia with the records of the German Colonial Administration. These were removed and transferred to the National Archives of New Zealand for extensive conservation work and microfilming. The decision was made to document the German-Samoan agencies and record series as if they had transferred the records in 1914 - which is why the Executive Council of Western Samoa, although the true transferring agency, is not fully documented.

This is the only individual case file which survives in the collection of material held in New Zealand. It is not related to those files controlled by the registers for the Land and Titles Commission (series 6070, 6071). A register existed for this series but it is not extant in our holdings. The file relates to the will of Saipaia and to the passing of his title down in the family.

The first census in Samoa was undertaken in 1900-01 but no returns are known to have survived. Only one volume survives for the 1906 census and three volumes for the 1911 census. Details given include name, gender, adults, children and religion. One census return in Fristoes list (for Savaii-Fagamalo ma Palauli 30 September 1911) was not found at the time of arrangement and description.

These papers were maintained by Judge Suatele, one of the Samoan judges. They include correspondence with Samoans, the Imperial Court Judge and the Governor. In 1955 the German Consuls archives were discovered in Apia with the records of the German Colonial Administration. These were removed and transferred to the National Archives of New Zealand for extensive conservation work and microfilming. The decision was made to document the German-Samoan agencies and record series as if they had transferred the records in 1914 - which is why the Executive Council of Western Samoa, although the true transferring agency, is not fully documented.

Some files were obviously part of a former series (6082) for which no list is existent. Files seem to have been top numbered into series 6059 at some later date. There are no annotations to indicate that any papers were added after the top numbering. Papers relate to the dealings between the district administrator and villages and organisations in his area. In 1955 the German Consuls archives were discovered in Apia with the records of the German Colonial Administration. These were removed and transferred to the National Archives of New Zealand for extensive conservation work and microfilming. The decision was made to document the German-Samoan agencies and record series as if they had transferred the records in 1914 - which is why the Executive Council of Western Samoa, although the true transferring agency, is not fully documented.

These files have been grouped into an artificial series of District Administrator, Savaii, correspondence