A COAL KING.
Received May 13, 1.5 a.m
LONDON, May 10
The Earl of Durham, giving evidence before the Coal Commission, said he owned 12,411 acres, which were leased to colliery companies. Six thousand acres were bought within the last century, and 4000 acres between 1720 and 1820. The remainder was ancient land owned by the Lambton family. Royalties, rents and privileges yielded £58,911 Sterling in 1913, and £40,000 in 1918.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17569, 13 May 1919, Page 5
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71A COAL KING. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17569, 13 May 1919, Page 5
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