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Richard Ford’s visit to Gibraltar, 1845
 
We continue with Ford’s book as he describes Gibraltar’s economy:
Many and excellent reforms have been made in Gibraltar, long a spot of much mismanagement and expense. England now derives a surplus revenue, after paying the governor and civil officers, &c. It is cleansed and lighted by a rate on houses. Spirits pay a considerable, and wine and tobacco a small duty. The military officers are paid by government, to whom Gibraltar is a most valuable dépôt for shipping troops to the colonies; and the new fortifications have naturally been paid for at the cost of the mother state.
Image: Part of a bastion on the Line Wall looking towards San Roque. 1834. Watercolour by Lieutenant Frederick Leeds Edridge.

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PO Box 939,
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