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A picturesque scene in Samoa, the group of tropical islands which are now administered by New Zealand: the bullock-waggon collecting the coconuts on a plantation

Teaching the native children at Samoa (actually the Cook Islands): the schoolhouse at Mangaia

A pretty glimpse of Rarotonga in the South Sea Islands

The recent New Zealand Parliamentary visit to Samoa: the party coming ashore in Samoan 'fantasies.'

The leader of the New Zealand Parliamentary party, Sir James Allen (x), addressing the Samoans, who assembled to welcome the party

A glimpse from the cave: a pretty scene at Vavua, in the Tongan Group

The recent visit of New Zealand's Governor-General, the Earl of Liverpool, to Samoa: picturesque scene as His Excellency and the Countess of Liverpool came ashore at Apia

The recent visit of New Zealand's Governor-General to Rarotonga: the arrival of the vice-regal party at Makea Ariki's palace grounds

Entertaining the Governor-General of New Zealand, the Earl of Liverpool, during his recent visit to Samoa

The tour of the Cook Islands by the Governor-General of New Zealand, the Earl of Liverpool

The recent earthquake and tidal wave, which did considerable damage at the Tongan, or Friendly Islands: a government oil launch washed up on the beach at Haapai

Damage caused by the recent earthquake and tidal wave at Tonga: shipping washed up on the beach at Haapai