Smithson has pencilled '25/5' next to the following notes: '17. View of Apia from Rosabel - Tivoli hotel - tower, church no windows singing melodious. Vaea mountain. R.L.S. buried at top [Robert Louis Stevenson's tomb is situated on the summit of Mt. Vaea]'.

Smithson has pencilled '24/6' next to the following notes: '16. Apia can hardly be called a harbour for when the wind blows in a certain direction it is more dangerous to be inside the reef than outside - In March 1889 it was visited by a fearful hurricane in which 3 American and 3 German men of war were wrecked and about 150 lives lost, the British boat Calliope being the onlt [sic] that escaped - To this day the hulk of the German Adler lies on the shore - '.

Smithson has pencilled '22/6' next to the following notes: '15. Apia early morning - cocoa and palms coming down to the water's edge behind which long line of mountains covered with vegetation - misty - Upolu of which Apia is the capital is an island of about 45 miles x 14 and contains 580 square miles - the town consists of one long road running down the beach containing various stores and also government offices, no native houses are on the street but are to be found close behind'.

Smithson has pencilled '26/4' next to '77. View in Savaii extinct volcanoe'.

Smithson has pencilled '26/6' next to '78. View in Savaii extinct volcanoe'.

Smithson has pencilled '29/11' next to '18. From Balcony of Hotel landing stage, no pier or wharf for steamers as water is so shallow'.

Smithson has pencilled '28/6' next to the following notes: '24. group of natives P in Savaii - flowers'.

A view looking along the jetty towards the timber-frame hotel which stands at the water’s edge. With the American flag flying from the roof. Print number 52.

196 x 143 mm. A view looking across the harbour at Apia, with Samoan craft in the foreground, and three unidentified men-of-war at anchor beyond. Probably taken during the 1899 crisis.

133 x 109 mm. A view showing a group of Samoans standing at the top of a waterfall.

133 x 109 mm. A view showing a group of Samoans standing at the top of a waterfall.

140 x 101 mm. A view of the same waterfall seen in Y309B/37-39 but with a mixed party of Samoans and Europeans standing on the rock above the falls. Wilfred Powell can be identified at the centre of the group.

136 x 102 mm. A view of the waterfront at Apia showing small trading establishments and bungalows.

Smithson has pencilled '27/11' next to '34. Visit to Savaii in trading schooner weighing copra'.

Correspondence, arranged by subject, relating to Fergus Wilson's work for the F.A.O., with a few related papers.

140 x 195 mm. Head and shoulders portrait. The photograph is marked 'Andrew 120.'