Hereditary Crown Revenues Placed Unreservedly at Disposal of coe meta" the conclusion of questions London, Mar. 11. in the House of Commons to-day, Mr, Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, read a message from the King, signee d by his own hand, placing unreservedly at the disposal of the House the hereditary revenues of the Crown in view of renewed provision of the civil list.
Mr, Chamberlain added that it the King desired that the contingency of his marriage be taken into account, so that, in that event, there should be provision for the. Queen and members of his family corresponding to the provision in the past, After the Chancellor had announced that.he would move tomorrow that the Select Committee consider the King's message, Mr, Will Thorne, Labour member for Plaistow, asked: "Has the King given any guarantee he is going to get married?" Laughter greeted the question, which was not answered.
The full text of the King's message follows:
"The demise of the Crown renders it necessary that renewed provision shall be made for the civil list, His Majesty places unreservedly at the Tisposal_ of the House of Commons those hereditary revenues which were so placed by his predecessor, and has commanded that the papers hecessa\y for a full consideration of that subject shall be laid before the House.
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