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==Economic development== [[File:Hafen von Saluafata.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Saluafata harbour ([[Rudolf Hellgrewe|R. Hellgrewe]], 1908), 10 miles east of Apia]] During the colonial years new companies were formed to greatly expand agricultural activities which in turn increased tax revenues for public works that further stimulated economic growth; "...over all, the period of German rule was the most progressive, economically, that the country has experienced."<ref>Davidson, ''Samoa mo Samoa'', p. 82</ref> J. C. Godeffroy, as the leading trading and plantation company on Samoa, maintained communications among its various subdivisions and branches and the home base at Hamburg with its own fleet of ships.<ref>Washausen, ''Hamburg und die Kolonialpolitik des Deutschen Reiches'', p. 56</ref> Since the Samoan cultural envelope did not include "labor for hire," the importation of Chinese (coolie) laborers (and to a lesser extent [[Melanesians]] from New Guinea working for DHPG) was implemented,<ref>Spoehr, ''White Falcon'', p. 40-42</ref> and "...by 1914 over 2,000 Chinese were in the colony, providing an effective labor force for the [German] plantations."<ref>Davidson, p. 77</ref> Major plantation enterprises on Samoa: *J. C. Godeffroy & Son (superseded as ''Deutsche Handels und Plantagen Gesellschaft'' or DHPG) *''Deutsche Samoa Gesellschaft'' *''Safata-Samoa-Gesellschaft'' *''Samoa Kautschuk Kompagnie''
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