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CONTENTS. 



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i.— ACCOUNT OF THE KECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF 

 THE BRTDGEWATER FUND, for the Year ended 31st 

 March 1897 - 4 



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



period .....4 



in.— ACCOUNT OF THE SWINEY 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. 



