Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
THE QUEENS SALARY.
lsbe Draws None, but Enjoys the He
reditary Revenues.


Britain receives no compensation, but
is entitled TO what are known as 1.-THE
hereditary revenues of the crown" Ac.
cording to law, writes William Z. Cur.
it's in the Chicago Record, she is free
from all taxes, rates, assessments and
charges" but in 1912, during the crisis
over the income tax. Sir Robert Peel
announced in Parliament that her
Majesty had been graciously pleased
to declare her voluntary determination
that her income should be subjected to
the same deduction that was suffered
by all officials and servants of the Gov.
eminent in lieu of the income and prop
erty tax This proclamation was re-
ceiyed with hearty applause and most
complimentary comments by the news
papers, but Sir Robert either had no
authority for making 1t or else her
Majesty on second thought was gra-
clously pleased TO change her mind, for
she did not carry out the promise and
has never paid copper into the treas
ury as taxes since she was crowned.
The hereditary revenues of the
crown" make a curious inventory In
early times almost everybody had to
pay a royalty upon the proceeds of his
industry or his property; hence the
origin of that word, which is in com
mon use all over the world to-day. A
percentage of all private incomes went
TO the sovereign, the first fruits of the
fields and one-tenth of all they pro-
duced. These taxes We're first levied
by the Pope 1000 years ago to carry
on the crusade. After the reformation
Henry VIII. required them to be paid
to him as the head of the church. In
1904 Queen Anne surrendered them to
the church to increase the stipends Of
the clergy; hence they are now knowl
as Queen Anne's bounty" and under
that name are collected and applied to
this day.
In early times the King granted all
licenses, for whatever occupation or
purpose they were required and the
fees went into his own pocket. The
receipts of the postoffice We're a royal
perquisite until 1877, and even now the
sovereign of England is by law entitled
to all contraband goods seized, all
treasure trove, all the property Of fell
ons, outlaws and persons executed, all
shipwrecks, all jetsam and fiotsam, all
waits and strays, all abandoned proper
ty, all animals wandering unclaimed
all lands that are forfeited by their
owners or to which no proper title can
hn oil tot ho
without heirs; and up to the time Of
Queen Victoria the revenues of the
crown from these sources would aver
age S150O, 900 yearly.
Queen Victoria is entitled by law to
all whales and surgeons captured by.
British fishermen, for they are known
as royal fish," The "droits of admir-
atty" which We're the proceeds of
prizes captured by the navy at sea,
always went to the sovereign, and In
twenty five years during the reign of
George Ill. they amounted to 20, 562,-
GA which Is nearly S50,000,00O. The
crown is also entitled to the fees re-
ceyed for the attachment of the great
seal of state to legal documents, com.
missions, grants and patents. which
are called the Receipts of the Hama
per" and amount to several millions
year. The Queen enjoys another yalu-
able perquisite in the revenues of the
Island of Barbados, which We're
granted to the crown In 1868 and
amount to about $250000 year. She
also inherits from Henry ". the title
of Duchess of Lancaster, and the rev
enues Of that county which she still &C.
tually receives. They amount to about
$215,000 year. The sovereign of Eng.
land also receives the revenues of the
Duchy of Cornwall until the birth of
son, who then becomes entitled to
them as long as he is Prince of Wales.
The fields, forests, orchards, vine
yards, parks, gardens, mines and fish
cries belonging to her Majesty amount
TO several hundred thousand acres. Her
forests alone cover an area of ia, $50,
and the net revenue derived from the
crown lands averages about $2,50O,000
annually.
In 1880 William ". made an ar
rangement with Parliament, which
was confirmed by Queen Victoria upon
her accession in 1887 under which all
of the hereditary revenues of the
crown and the proceeds Of the royal
estates were surrendered in exchange
for permanent civil list amounting to
f4OS,000 1t was a very good trade on
both sides. The proper and Legitimate
revenues Of the Queen at the present
day would largely exceed this sum,
but there would be infinite confusion
and very large expense attending
their collection.
To Keep Blankets Fresh.