The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 ANTIGUA, SABA. 467 formerly a naval station witli barracks, forts and arsenals, whicli repelled trade, and the basin has since remained deserted. St. John, a town of 16,000 inhabitants, is the centre of administration for a presidency comprising Barbuda and Redonda, and for all the English ' Leeward Islands ' from the Virgin archipelago to Dominica. Here reside the governor and the president, who are assisted by an executive council appointed by the Crown, and Fig. 222.—St. Eustathts. Scale 1 :
The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 ANTIGUA, SABA. 467 formerly a naval station witli barracks, forts and arsenals, whicli repelled trade, and the basin has since remained deserted. St. John, a town of 16,000 inhabitants, is the centre of administration for a presidency comprising Barbuda and Redonda, and for all the English ' Leeward Islands ' from the Virgin archipelago to Dominica. Here reside the governor and the president, who are assisted by an executive council appointed by the Crown, and Fig. 222.—St. Eustathts. Scale 1 : 86,000. Depths. 0to5 Fathoms. 5 to 50 Fathoms. .50 Fathoms and upwards. . 2,200 Yards. a legislature, half of whose members are elected by a limited body of voters. 1885 there were only 208 electors, who were outnumbered by the officials In Saba and St. Eustatius. Both of these islets, northernmost of the inner volcanic range, belong to Holland, though English is the current language, as it is in all the West Indian
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