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governor The whole system [of government in the 18th century] centered in the fisheries. Every spring the Board of Admiralty in England ordered a number of warships to spend the summer in Newfoundland waters, for the dual purpose of protecting the British fisheries and maintaining order. The admiral...
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| Summary: | governor The whole system [of government in the 18th century] centered in the fisheries. Every spring the Board of Admiralty in England ordered a number of warships to spend the summer in Newfoundland waters, for the dual purpose of protecting the British fisheries and maintaining order. The admiral or officer commanding the squadron was designated in his Commission as "Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over" the island of Newfoundland [and] to the naval governor Newfoundland was merely "a fief of the Admiralty." GMS Apr 77 PRINTED ITEM Used I Used I 3 Not used |
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