 The club also gave Samoans a place to resolve conflicts involving titles or property without requiring New Zealand’s interference.On 17 December 1920 the League of Nations granted British-New Zealand mandate over "German Samoa" and King George V of the United Kingdom became the titular King of Samoa (Field 54).Sir George Richardson's administration was widely opposed and by 1927 the leaders of the four Samoan royal families, or tama‘āiga, were divided in their opinions about New Zealand rule.