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 the deficit the King had to pay out of the hereditary dues from tle Crown lands. “pb. Under Anne and George I. debts which had arisen were paid off by Parliament. e. George Hi. surrendered the hereditary dues for a fixed sum of money. d. When the necessity arose the Civil List was increased. e. William IV. surrendered the hereditary revenues of Scotland, and at the present day the sole income of the Crown (except from private property) is derived from the Civil List. Thus it is that no taxes are now raised by the Crown’ without the sanction of Parliament. And the taxes that are raised are properly appropriated and audited. The King’s personal expenses being provided for, the public funds are administered iu accordance with the purposes for which they were sanctioned. Owing to the Cabinet system of government, arbitrary taxation cannot again arise, because the Cabinet are responsible to the House of Commons and so to the electorate, and it is upon their request and recommendation that supplies are granted.