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CONTENTS. 



Page 



1.— ACCOUNT OF THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF 

 THE BRIDGE WATER FUND, for the Year ended 31st 

 March 1897 i 



II.— ACCOUNT OF THE FARNBOROUGH FUND, for the same 



period -- i 



III.— ACCOUNT OF THE SWINE Y FUND, for the same period - 6 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF THE BIRCH FUND, for the same period - - 6 



v.— ACCOUNT OF THE TAPLING BEQUEST, for the same period 8 



VI.— ACCOUNT OF THE TURNER BEQUEST, for the same period 8 



VII.— RETURN of the Number of Persons admitted to visit the 

 British Museum and the British Museum (Natural 

 History) in each Year from 1891 to 1896, both Years 

 inclusive 10 



VIII.— STATEMENT of General Progress at the Museum (Blooms- 

 bury) -----.--.--14 



IX. — STATEMENT of Progress made in the Arrangement and 

 Description of the Collections, and Account of Objects 

 added to them, in the Year 1896 (Bloomsbury) • -■ - 17 



X.— Ditto - - - ditto - - - (Natural History) - - - 83 



0.125. 



