GIFT TO THE NATION
(Australian and;/Nl "Z>;. Qable, (•Rec. Oct. G,: 8.40 a.riu) , " Mr Arthur Lee has donated Ghequers Court Mansion and estate comprising '2200 acres at Chiltem Hills; to the nation as an: official country residence for British Prime Ministers. Mr Lloyd George, on behalf of the which-included; an endowment to coyer country has accepted the generous gift, the cost of a. permanent staff of servants, the keeping up of the gardens, and repairs, The park includes the ruins of an aiicient stronghold, belonging to Cymbeline. and the reputed birthplace of Garactacus. .■■.■.< .
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 6 October 1917, Page 5
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93GIFT TO THE NATION Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 6 October 1917, Page 5
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