COST OF CORONATION.
The cost of Queen Victoria's coronation, as set forth in detail by the Court Journal was as fallows :
The cost of the coronation of William IV was only £43,152 lis sd. That of George IV. was £243,159 6s 2d.
Lord Chamberlain s department £14,024 12 6 Master of the Horse 9,800 0 0 Mistress of the Robes ... 3,160 12 6 Earl Marshal's Department 1.485 0 3 Herald's fees 307 0 0 Master of the Mint, for gold and silver medals 5,000 0 0 Commissioner of Woods, et. ; expenses of fitting up Westminister Abbey, etc. 30,213 2 10 Expenses of illuminating public buildings ... 804 1G 6 Fireworks 1,492 8 3 Opening theatres, and other places of amusement Total £ 3,110 0 0 169,401 1 10
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 November 1901, Page 4
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126COST OF CORONATION. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 November 1901, Page 4
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