The Washington times., 1901-08-11
KING EDWARDS INCOME.
Great Britain's Ruler Receives
Money From Many Sources.
While Parliament Votes Him ST.
10000, He Hns n Number of Other
Sources of Revenues - The Wide
Scope of the Civil List in England.

The civil list as they call the appropria-
| lions for the maintenance of the King and
his court, was voted by Parliament this
week and brought two surprises. In the
first place, it was much smaller than the
public generally expected it would be,
and the opposition to it was much less
Three hundred and seventy-siX votes were
cast 800 in favor and g. against. The OPP
position consisted of the Irish members
and a few Radicals under the leadership
of Mr.. Labouchere, VINO has made ha-
bitual practice of attacking the eXpendi-
lures of royalty in a weekly paper which
he edits The civil list carried a total of
81, $50. 600 for the King. $250.000 for the
Queen, $4,000 for their sons and daugh-
tiers; continues the annuities granted
many years ago to the brothers and sis
tiers of the King, which amount to sos. 600;
allows 100000 to the Duke of Cambridge.
the cousin of the late Queen, and $4,000
to the Princess Augusta, his sister, who
is the wife of the blind Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg; making a grand total of
s., go 600, which is an increase Of $685.. 600
over the amount paid in Queen Victoria s
time 1t is also a moderate appropriation
sovereigns of Europe.
would ask at least $S,Oo0.OOO for himself
alone in place of the 100000 granted to
Queen Victoria. for his great uncle, King
William, had an allowance of s2,500o00
sixty-five years ago, when the purchas-
ing power of the pound sterling was dou-
BILE what it is now and the ruler of Eng
land was not Obliged to pay the expenses
of many court ceremonies and public
functions which are charged to him these
days Furthermore everybody familiar
with the subject knows that the revenues
from the crown property have more than
doubled since 1897, when Queen Victoria
surrendered them to the public treasury
in exchange for permanent civil list of
s. 600 900 and a promise from Parliament
to provide literally for her family. The
Government and not the Queen got the
best of this bargain Owing to careful
management and the increased value OF
the lands. the treasury, during the great
er part of the Queens reign, has enjoyed
a net profit from the proceeds of the
crown property after all the expenses of
its management and the civil list have
been deducted 1t is estimated that this
profit has aggregated at least S0OO0,iii
during the sixty years In 1857 the sur
plus revenues from the woods. forests and
lands of the crown alone were Sl,OIoOOO. In
1890 they were s., l25OO0, and there are sew
cral other lucrative sources of revenue to
be added.
1t is popular mistake that the $2,OJO,J9
a year which WAS paid to Queen victoria
throughout her reign was in the nature OF
il salary for her services as sovereign,
Just as $4,000 year is paid to the Presi-
ieut OF the United States This impress
sion has been strengthened by the ire
luoEt attacks that have been made by the |
upon the expense of supporting |
he royal family and the continual com |
plaint that they are n burden upon the |
british taxpayers. The ruler of Great /
britain and the royal family are by no |
means pensioners upon The national treas |
,ry The sovereign posse sSes an immense |
AMOUNT of property by right OF inner |
tance. which is en;ailod and cannot be |
1ucnntod or dispcs of except during /
ife Formerly al! the lands Of the realm !