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GIBRALTAR.

Govcnior.—Gbiiersil Sir Aicliibald Hunter, G.C.B., G.G.V.O., D.S.O., salary, 5,000^. sterling. Colonial Secretary. — Sir F. Evans, K.C.M.G., K.C.Y.O.

The Rock of Gibraltar is a Crown colony, situated in 36" 6' N". latitude and 5° 21' W. longitude, in the Province of Andalusia, in Spain, commanding the entrance to the Mediterranean. The Governor, who is also Commander- in-Chief, exercises all the functions of government and legislation. Area, 1| square mile; greatest elevation, 1,439 feet. . Population, including port and harbour (census l£(ll), civil, 19,586; military, 5,340; naval, 441; total, 25,367. Settled population mostly descendants of Spanish and Italian settlers. Average births per 1,000 of fixed civil population, 24 "3. Deaths per 1,000 of fixed civil population, 16'0. Religion of fixed population mostly Roinan Catholic ; one Protestant cathedral and four Roman Catholic churches ; annual subsidy to each communion, 5001. Several private English schools*; Government aided elementary schools, 13 (10 Roman Catholic). Pupils, 2,656 in 1911-12. Government grant, 2,541?. One magistrate's court and a supreme court. In 1911 there were 10 con- victions of serious crime, and 634 summary convictions.

Chief sources of revenue, 1911 : — Customs, 41,610?.; post office, 14,614Z; rents of Crown property, 10,371?. ; fees and re-imbursements in aid, 10,955Z. ; port dues and wharfage, 6,964?.; interest on investments, 6,194?.; licences and internal revenues, 3,787?. Chief branches of expenditure, 1911 : — Establishments, 54,042?.; public works, ] 1,623?. ; pensions, 2,913?.; ecclesiastical grants, 1,000?. Contribution by Home Government, 7iil. Public debt, nil. Total net assets, 190,514?. Industries unimportant. There are import duties on malt liquors, wine, spirits, and tobacco, and on these articles the duties are low.

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1060

1907

190S

1909

£

85,541 82,313

1910

1911

Revenue Expenditure

£ ! jg 92,005 1 83,804 69,513 71,670

£ 82,524 79,523

£

80,930 76,410

£

94,573 73,390

Government savings-bank, with 4,403 depositors had 470,386 pesetas and 135,980?. deposits at the end of 1911.

Gibraltar is a naval base and position of great strategic importance, which is now largely increased in strength and stability. A deep harbour of 260 acres has been formed, and for the new dockyard some 50 acres of fore- shore and water area have been reclaimed. The length of the three new docks is as follows : 850 feet (double), 550 feet, and 450 feet. As recon- structed, the harbour suffices for all the wants of the Mediterrajiean fleet (Fourth Battle Squadron), of which it is the principal base. The vessels registered at the port were (1911) 7 steamers of 1,110 tons net and 6 sailing vessels of 63 tous ; total, 13 vessels of 1,173 tons. Vessels entered, 1911; 3,874, tonnage, 5,903,529 (British, 1,784, tonnage, 3,581,165); cleared, 3,732, tonnage, 5,800,634 (British, 1,855, tonnage, 3,561,918). Three miles of internal telegraph under military, and about one mile under the Eastern Telegraph Company. Postal communication daily with England. Letters and post-cards in l&ll, 2,683,005 ; newspapers and book

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