East Africa's financial difficulties stemmed, at their root, from the sheer number of projects and undertakings across East Africa during the entire 1890s. Money had to be poured into every conceivable area. Under such circumstances, the East African government was bound to optimize its fiscal investments and achieve balanced development across all fields.
Although military spending had been curtailed, that was only relative to other sectors. In line with the course of East African economy's development, military expenditure had in fact remained on an upward trend; its pace had merely slowed. Yet compared with other nations, the construction of the East African Army had actually made tremendous strides.
Maputo City.
Following the administrative division adjustments, Maputo City had been incorporated into Hansa Province. However, Hansa Province's capital was still established in New Hamburg City.
Nevertheless, as one of East Africa's fine natural harbors, Maputo City was entrusted with great expectations by Hansa Province. In October 1897, the Hansa Provincial Government decided to turn Maputo into one of the province's windows for foreign economic exchange.
Although New Hamburg City possessed decent conditions and exceptional resource endowments, it was not without flaws. As one of the naval bases, New Hamburg City required greater secrecy than ordinary coastal cities. Coupled with the small area of its port district, land resources were rather tight under military-civilian shared use.
Maputo City had no such concerns. Maputo had the advantage of being an excellent harbor, while Plains Province lay to its north. As a newly established province, Plains Province could not match Hansa Province economically; after all, Hansa Province had New Hamburg City, one of East Africa's leading major cities in terms of economic development.
During Portuguese colonial rule, Maputo had also been the economic and political center of all Mozambique Region. Xinxiang City, the