Walpole by John Morley ~ Full Audiobook [biography]
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The Salary of the Chancellor of the Extjekah
The first lord of the treasury more often than not was also chancellor of the extjekah. In 1716 sir robert wallpole's official income was about 7400 pounds a year. The salary which came to lord north mr. pit and lord liverpool as wardens of the sink ports stood between that date in 1827 when it was abolished at a substantial net figure not much below 3000 pounds while then two of his successors at the head of the government before the end of the century drew 10 000 pounds a year Wallpole did not enjoy the salary which had previously been from 1100 pounds to 1500 pounds a year but he received certain fees of an average value of 700 pounds a
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