I am doing a research on South Pacific island economic history.  I
would like to find out what economic difficulties contributed to the
ultimate demise of independent regimes in the 19th century in Samoa
and Fiji.  Especially the history of what lead these countries to its
ultimate annexation.

Hi makool-ga,

Here are some websites with details.

New Zealand imperialism in the Pacific: a sorry business
http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/wpnz/jun9-02samoa.htm

New Zealand: imperialist 
or semi-colony?
http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/wpnz/feb19-02nzimperialist.htm

American Samoa 
History
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/american_samoa/history.htm

Samoa
http://www.peacecorps.gov/countries/samoa/culture.cfm

How Extensive were United States Overseas Activities and Interests up to 1900?
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/7961/Hist/USexp.htm

Samoa
Apia town (state capital)
http://www.greatestcities.com/Oceania/Samoa/Apia_town_state_capital.html

http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/samoa.htm

http://www.socialchange.qut.edu.au/conference/docs/Conf%20Papers/QuanchiMax.pdf

New Zealand and the South Pacific
www.upf.pf/recherche/RJP_HorsSerie/10_Rolfe.doc

Federation
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/publications/federation/page03-1.htm

Fiji 
History
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/fiji/history.htm

From Paradise to Pariah - Apartheid Fiji
http://www.cdnn.info/editorial/fiji/fiji.html

OCEANIA - A SHORT HISTORY OF FIJI
http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_history/

FILANGIERI, CARLO
http://11.1911encyclopedia.org/F/FI/FILANGIERI_CARLO.htm

FIJI
http://8.1911encyclopedia.org/F/FI/FIJI.htm

The Role of the Governor-General
New Zealand Centre for Public Law
Victoria University, Wellington
http://www.gg.govt.nz/media/speeches.asp?type=constitutional&ID=229

History of Fiji
http://www.worldrover.com/history/fiji_history.html

http://www.travelsource.com/asia/fiji/cannibal.htm




Hope this helps.


Best regards


jeanwil-ga