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The Governor of the Pitcairn Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Pitcairn Islands , which are the last remaining British Territory in the Pacific Ocean . They have considerable local autonomy, but are under the authority of the colonial Governor. Because of the dependency's small population (it peaked at 233 in the 1930s , and has since dwindled to 47), the British never considered it worthwhile to station a resident Governor on Pitcairn. Instead, the Governor of Fiji doubled as Governor of Pitcairn from 1898 onwards. When Fiji became independent in 1970 , the governorship of Pitcairn was transferred to the British High Commissioner to New Zealand . The office is currently held by George Fergusson . Throughout most of its history, the authority of the British Governor was, in practice, nominal. However, Richard Fell , Governor of the Pitcairn Islands between 2001 and 2006, used the authority vested in him to dismiss the Mayor involved in the Pitcairn Rape Trial Of 2004 . |
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