. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 9" 8°WorGr. 10" 71» 12 Miles. though they are represented in the Cabinet by a special and responsible minister, who administers the executive by means of a resident governor. The AlJ^ing, or National Parliament, consists of two chambers of twelve and twenty-four members respectively. Those of the Upper House are named, six by the King, and six by the Lower House, while those of the latter are all chosen by the electoral body, consisting of adults from twenty-five years of age paying at least 19s. in taxes, exercising some public function, or unive
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 9" 8°WorGr. 10" 71» 12 Miles. though they are represented in the Cabinet by a special and responsible minister, who administers the executive by means of a resident governor. The AlJ^ing, or National Parliament, consists of two chambers of twelve and twenty-four members respectively. Those of the Upper House are named, six by the King, and six by the Lower House, while those of the latter are all chosen by the electoral body, consisting of adults from twenty-five years of age paying at least 19s. in taxes, exercising some public function, or university graduates. Repre- sentatives are not eligible before their thirtieth year. The island comprises two administrative provinces, each subdivided into twenty-one sijshir, or " seats," and 169 hreppar, or communes. Each hrepp has
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