In the charter granted to this company by the German Imperial Government in May 1885, it was given the power to exercise sovereign rights over the territory and other "unoccupied" lands in the name of the government, and the ability to "negotiate" directly with the native inhabitants.
No contrato concedido a esta compañía polo goberno imperial alemán en maio de 1885, dáballes o poder de exercer dereitos soberanos sobre o territorio e outras terras "non ocupadas" en nome do goberno, e a habilidade de negociar directamente cos habitantes nativos.