THE CIVIL LIST
sta,—I want to call attention to a statement in At Westminster in your issue of January 30th. It infers that the allowance to the Duke and Duchess of -Edinburgh will fall on the Exchequer and presumably the taxpayers in four years' time. This encourages the belief held by many people, including Members of Parliament, that the Civil List which provides the income of the Royal Family is paid by the taxpayers. This is not correct, as the amount of the Civil List is more than covered by the income of the Crown lands, the property of the King, and does not cost the taxpayer a penny. In fact the surplus of the Crown lands income goes to the Exchequer and reduces the taxes.—Yours faithfully, J. A. TASSIE.
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