THE INCOMES OF REIGNING SOVEREIGNS.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 11, Issue 793, 27 July 1888, Page 2

THE INCOMES OF REIGNING SOVEREIGNS.

In an interesting article on " Theß mperor's Income," published in the Augsburger Abendzeitung,H.err Karl Herman gives some details respecting the revenues of other Sovereigns and Presidents. It will surprise a great many to learn that as German Emperor, William I. had no iucome at all. True, the Reichstag voted for the Emperor a sum of 2,600,000 marks (£130,000) in the Budget of 1887 -88. But this is not a source of income for the Emperor at all, but merely serves as a fund at his disposition for granting pensions and gratituities. Consequently the Imperial dignity in Germany is an unpaid honorary office. What income the German Emperor does derive he receives as King of Prussia. As such his revenue amounted for 1887-88 altogether to 12,219,296 marks (£610,965), of which 7,719,296 marks were taken from the income received from public lands and forests, and the remainder (4,500,000) voted by the Prussian Chambers. Out of this 12,250,000 marks, (which comes to 33,477 marks, or £1678 a day) the King of Prussia has to allow their income to the Princes of the Royal house. The expenditure for the Imperial house of Russia amounted, according to the published balance-sheet for 1884, to no less than 10,560,000 roubles (the rouble at 2s makes £1,056,000) in that year, or nearly 300,000 roubles a day. In Austria -Hungary the countries represented in the Reichsrath grant a civil list 0f4,650,000f1f and Hungary contributes the same amount, making togethes 9,300,000f1. (£930,000) a year, or about 26,000fl (£2600) a day. The civil List of the Queen of England is £409,000 a year, or about £1120 a day.