BRITISH MILLIONAIRES.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1296, 12 September 1883, Page 2

BRITISH MILLIONAIRES.

A little more than 10 years 1140 ( v si ys the Spectator) having an intorest in 'thd curious' and little-studied .stii>je.:t, the history of, property, we published a lisb, compiled fmm the Illustrated London .News', of all British fortnm'S exceeding a quarter of a million which had )>;''en transferred by death wichin th<\ d 'cade. The list, which was the fit-Su-Oi its kiad, and excited ai the time a = preposterous amount of interest, showed' that wi Shin t!io 10 ya.'irs 10 pursoiis. had. died in Great Britain leaving . ! m;>re' thair a .million,. Yd leaving more -. 'tjiaji half a million, and 16! leaving more than a quarter oi" a million sterling. We promised to repeat the list at, the end of another decade. Fro. 11 this iist, which pnr contemporary publishes at length, we. extract the following foi'tuiies above £1,000, 000.— ■ . 187&.— Jan. 11. — Sir Davirl Baxter, ironmaster, Dundee, £1,098,000. : Au.nr. 23.— Buvon Wolvwton (G. 'Glyii)', Lom!>a;-d street, £1,00,.),0,0a. Dec. 27.— Mr T. Darius, banker, 8 Bishops-gite-within, .^1, 500,000. 18.74.: — Juno 13.— Mr E. It. Lang-! worthy,. Victoria Park, Maaciitkfcsr, £1,200,000. .. . . . . : 1875. --April 17. — Mv Joseph Love, Mount Benlah Diirimm, £l,(>00,0i)0. 1870.— Aug. 2G.— Mr James Baird, Camhasdoon , Arysliii'o i'l, 1 90,000. 1 S7 ; 7,—^une *?,.—%; , Joiua ' Pern : bei'ton, He'ywood, Liverpool^ £I,GOO, 000. . .-,•;■ vw • ..- ' :■■• , 487,8.— 0ct.' 2G..4-Mr '. J.olin P«uu, TheXJedai-s, Lee, Kent, -£1,000,000. , I>a« k 14.— Eail- of Dysart, 84 Morfolkstreet, Strand £ 1,700, 000. Dee. 21.— Mr R. Thornton, Streatj ham Hall, Exeter, £1,000,000. i 1879.— June 21.— Mr Crawshay, Cyfarcha Castle, Glamonjan, £1,200, 000. June. 23..— raron L. , N". de Rothschild, 138 Piuadilly £2,700.00 >, Dec. 27.— Mr J. R. Mills, Kiu.jrs-, worid 'Lod^erTtJribridgHy'i;!, 200,000 13S0:-^March 27.— tljike. of. Povtlaiid, Cavendish i square, .SI.SOiOjOdO April lo.— Mr, 3. Williams, Caerhaves. Cattle, 'Cprnwiill, £1,000,000. Miy ll—Mr tlios. Wi-loy, TiiuWrhurst, Lancashire, £1,300,000. Oct. 30.— M:- E. Mackenzie, Fawl.^y Cuurt, Bucks, £1,000,000. The Spectator adds ; '' We are surprised at the figures. Only 13 men have left more than a -million, only oG more than half a million, and only 190 more' than a quarter of a million. That is. au increase amongst millionaires of 80 per cent., among halt-millionaires of (> per cent., and among quartermillionaires of 18 per cent..; and wo, expected the numbers to be doubled/