[3] The franchise remained restricted to European men aged 21 or over that owned property with a value of at least £200, or had an annual salary (in Samoa) of at least £200.
The qualification criteria excluded a significant proportion of the European population from voting.
[3] Partial results were published in the Samoanische Zeitung on 3 December with four polling stations yet to report, giving Nelson 121 votes, Williams 114, Westbrook 101, MacDonald 61, Johnston 60 and Tattersall 59.
In 1927 the Public Trustee and the Treasurer were replaced by the Chief Medical Officer and the Director of Agriculture.
In August 1929 the Chief Judge and Director of Agriculture were replaced by the Collector of Customs and the Treasurer.