THE BRITISH PENSION LIST.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1361, 26 December 1885, Page 3

THE BRITISH PENSION LIST.

Here are a few items from the pension , Iht, which may he intereating to the British taxpayer: The Queen for forty* nine years has received 1*420,000 per annum; the lete Consort, for twenty years, received L 30.000 per ■ annum; the Princess Royal, for twentyeight years, has received LB,OOO per annum. in addition to a dowry of L 40,000 ; the Prince of Wales for twenty-two years hasreoeiyed L 40,000 per annum, and from the Duchy of Cornwall L 60,000 per aohmn; him wife for twenty-two years has received I*lo,ooo per annum; and the Dolfe of Edinburgh, for fifteen years, has received L 15,000, and since his marriage, for eleven years, has received L 25,0 0; the Duke of Cot naught, for fourteen

yean, has received 1*16,000 per annum, and since his marriage, for seven yesra, 1*26.000 per annum: Princess Helens, for nineteen years, has received 1.6,000 per annum; Princess Louise, for nineteen fears, lisa received L 6,000 per annum ; ‘rincess Mary of Teck. for thiity fi e years, has received L 3.000 per annum; the Ute Prince Leooold, tor nine years, received LI5,000; the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, for forty-two years, has received 1*3,000 per annum; the Duke of Cambridge, for. thirty-five years, has re-ceived--LI 3 000 per annum; tbs Duchess of Cambridge, in adiition to large enrolu manta, fur thirty-five years has received 1*3,000 per annum; the heirs of Sir Thomas Clarges, for 212 years, have received I*Boo per annum. Viscount Csmbermere is entitled to L 2.000 per annum; the heirs of‘Henry Darley to L 22.357 prr annum. Viscount Byersley to L 4,000 per annum. Viscount fcxmouth to L 2,000 per -uuppm, William Gatty to L 1,331 per annum. Lord Gough to L 2,000 per annum, and Sir George Grey to L 2,000. The Duke of Grafton is in receipt of L7,19t 12a, 1*3,384, and 1843 per annum.