McKay Family Collection
Dr Erich Schultz was Chief Justice in the German Administration from 1904 to 1910 , at which time he succeeded to the position of Acting Governor ( 1910-1912 ) then Governor , in place of Dr Wilhelm Solf .
This photo shows Dr Schultz ( second from left ) standing on the verandah of the recently completed Samoan Council House at Mulinu ’ u , in 1906 . The presumed architect for the building , Mr Albert Schaaffhausen , is standing on the right . On the left beside Dr Schultz is Mr Adolf Haidlen , Secretary of Native Affairs . In recognition of the building ’ s purpose as a support office for the Samoan advisors to the administration it was constructed at Mulinu ’ u rather than housed in the administration building behind the Court House . ( In the New Zealand Administration this building was retained for a similar purpose , housing the Office of Samoan Affairs ).
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