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The 1836 Commission marked a highlight in the island’s transition from colonialism

Much is known and has been written about Malta’s first Governor, Sir Thomas Maitland (1760-1824), who was appointed to these islands in July 1813, and who, two-and-a-half years later, in December 1815, was also appointed Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands. This latter appointment necessitated frequent and protracted absences from Malta during which the administration of these islands devolved upon the lieutenant governor, who from 1819 until 1825, was Sir Manley Power (1773-1826). Hon. Edgar Bonavia, CMG, unknown photographer. Author’s collection Maitland’s absences varied in ...