Gibraltar.
News by cable tells us that, following on the recent visit of Mr Chamberlain to Gibraltar, the Governor (Sir George White) has been empowered to expel undesirable persons from the possession in order to lessen the overcrowding on British territory. Mr Chamberlain has declined to grant the petition of the inhabitants for a more libeva constitutiop. The intei-ests of the fortress must be predominant. It may not be so well-known that the Governor is in command of the garrison and exercises all the functions both of government^ and legislation ; there ia no executive or legislative council. Gibraltar ia a free port, and enjoys an extensive shipping trade. The chief sources of revenue are the port dues, the rent of the crown estate in the town, and duties on wine, spirits, tobacco and beer. An enclosed harbour with three graving docks, capable of accommodating the largest battleships in the British Navy, is being built at an estimated cost of four million pounds.
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Manawatu Herald, 13 November 1900, Page 2
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162Gibraltar. Manawatu Herald, 13 November 1900, Page 2
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