Show THE ROYAL LANDS value of the of the british crown it Is very common to seo see all sorts of conjectures thrown thron out as to tile tho value of 0 tho the woods forests and land revenues ot of tho crown and it Is quite obvious from tho the articles which frequently appear la in various newspapers that a good deal ot of ignorance exists on tho the subject it is now nov within tho the power of all any one to make himself accurately informed on all tho the important details ot of the question by means ol of the report of a select parliamentary committee which may be acquired tor for the iha modest outlay ot of from this we learn that the gross receipts iromae the royal lands amount to and this sum passes into the iho hands ot of the commissioners of woods and forests tho the sovereign has no direct interest in the money in consequence of 0 tho the settlement of 0 the civil list at the accession ot of her present majesty at ono one time the rents derived from these lands wore on oil an increasing scale but in common with all the rest ot of the country values havo undergone 9 a considerable diminution the committee tells us that the total rental ot of the agricultural lands has fallen off by 33 per cent and that tho the tenant has now no desire to take a lease the commissioners have also found themselves obliged to make a good many repairs during the past five years tho the agents who collect the rents are paid partly yby by poun poundage dago partly by tees fees one of them mr clutton realized in ono one year for its his allowances hut but he has to pay for offices and staff out of these emoluments so that the net prof it must bo be a good deal less than might be supposed in windsor park there are acres which are regarded as tho the residential prope property arty of 0 the sovereign that loaves leaves acres belonging to the nation or at any rate not included in the park attached to windsor castle the tha new forest and forest of dean do not appear to bo be very profitable the london property consists of ground rents which bring in about a year Therna tho manager nager of this property properly ls is mr cates who docs not devote the whole of his time to the service ot of the commissioners commissioner but who neve nevertheless rth eless derives a sum varying frow from to 2165 a year out of fees and allowances keeping up his own office and staff wo may remind tho the reader that the whole of tile tho hereditary revenues of the crown were surrounded by the queen to 10 parliament when she cante came to the throne in ex exchange chango for this a yearly sum of was settled upon her maecs majesty ty out of which tho salaries and expenses ol 01 ol 01 tho the royal household have to bo be paid it has been tho the opinion ot of all the chief ministers who havo have held office since 1837 1637 that the nation made a good bargain in this matter and it Is quite clear from the figures we have quoted above that if the crown had retained the revenue boin its own lands it would now flow bo be in the receipt of something like a year more that thai it Is at present by somo some curious accident this tact fact is ilmer neer mentioned when tho the amount paid annually to the crown Is dwelt upon by radical speakers beakers pe akers and writers london herald |