purser
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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purser. 1. In the
merchant marine the officer in charge of the financial side of administering a ship's crew, and particularly the passengers of
cruise ships and
ferries.
2. The old name by which the paymaster, and officer responsible for provisions and clothing, was known in both the British and US navies during the days of sail. In the British Navy he was placed on board a ship by the
Victualling Board and was paid partly by a small direct salary and partly by a commission on the issue of the daily victualling allowance, a method of payment which led to some abuse of his responsibilities.
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Gibraltar comments on FHLBB actions. (Gibraltar Financial Corp., Federal Home Loan Bank Board)
PR Newswire; 5/15/1989; 700+ words
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Gibraltar approved as E.U, gateway.
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 6/16/1997; ; 700+ words
; COLOGNE, Germany - Gibraltar's popularity as a captive insurance company...reinsurers and captive insurance companies based in Gibraltar can now write business across the European Union. Gibraltar passed legislation governing cross-border...
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Gibraltar solidifying its spot as a domicile.
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 5/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; GIBRALTAR - At the southwestern tip of Europe, the isthmus of Gibraltar, less than four square miles and attached to the...Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry approved Gibraltar's Financial Services Commission as a competent...
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Gibraltar solidifying its spot as a domicile
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 5/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; SARAH GODDARD GIBRALTAR - At the southwestern tip of Europe, the isthmus of Gibraltar, less than four square miles and attached to...s Department of Trade and Industry approved Gibraltar's Financial Services Commission as a competent...
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Gibraltar in uproar at UK 'sell-out'
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/13/2002; ; 700+ words
; THE people of Gibraltar took to the streets in noisy protest...tiny enclave, while the government of Gibraltar issued a statement condemning his announcement...official residence of the governor of Gibraltar since 1728, and created a cacophony...
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The Gibraltar Tax Exempt Company - Our Best Kept Secret?
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 3/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...legislation set-up in 1967 that enabled the Gibraltar Tax Exempt Company to come into being...introduced with a view to bolstering Gibraltar's ambitions as a Finance Centre to...with Spain, that the advantages of the Gibraltar Tax Exempt Company were incidentally...
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Gibraltar on the rocks: the American stake in a sovereignty dispute.
Magazine article from: Policy Review; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Jack Straw on a May 3, 2002 visit to Gibraltar. In view of Britain's role as administering...remnants of the far-flung British Empire, Gibraltar and its fate nonetheless possess considerable...and his Labour cabinet are addressing Gibraltar should therefore receive attention within...
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Gibraltar's joy over vote turns to fury at London By Nigel Morris and Elizabeth Nash in Gibraltar
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...faced anger last night after referring to Gibraltar as part of Spain. The day after almost...exercise as pointless. Some 17,900 of Gibraltar's citizens rejected plans for Britain...an electorate of 20,673. Yesterday Gibraltar's leader, Peter Caruana, predicted...
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Gibraltar Financial Corp. acquires Queen City Savings and Loan of Seattle.
PR Newswire; 7/25/1984; 671 words
; ...Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibraltar Financial Corporation of California...Federal Home Loan Bank Board, provides for Gibraltar Financial to acquire the assets and assume...approximately $240 million. It has been renamed Gibraltar Savings of Washington and will operate...
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Gibraltar warns that earnings won't meet forecasts.
Newspaper article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); 10/28/2005; 700+ words
; ...Higher steel prices keep taking a toll on Gibraltar Industries' profits. The acquisition...but for the second straight quarter, Gibraltar officials warned that the current quarter...That prompted a wave of selling in Gibraltar's stock that pushed the Hamburg company...
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Gibraltar Steel Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Gibraltar Steel Corporation 3556 Lake Shore Road...Foundries Based in Buffalo, New York, the Gibraltar Steel Corporation is a leader in the...second generation of the Lipke family, Gibraltar Steel went public in 1993. Dr. Ken...
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Gibraltar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gibraltar , British overseas territory (2005 est...peninsula is occupied by the Rock of Gibraltar (Lat. Calpe ), one of the Pillars...the northeastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar, linking the Mediterranean with the...
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GIBRALTAR
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
GIBRALTAR, also the Rock of Gibraltar or informally the Rock. A British colony and military base...where Atlantic and Mediterranean meet as the Strait ( s ) of Gibraltar . Languages: English (official), SPANISH widely spoken...
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Gibraltar, Rock of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Gibraltar, Rock of a rocky headland at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar, captured by the British during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704 and formally ceded by the Peace of Utrecht (1713–14); traditionally one of the Pillars of Hercules.
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Strait of Gibraltar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Strait of Gibraltar jĬbrôl´ter , Lat. Fretum Herculeum or...Trafalgar (Spain) and Cape Spartel (Morocco); its eastern limits Gibraltar and Point Almina (just E of Ceuta, NW Africa). The strait's width...
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