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CONTENTS. 



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I.— ACCOUNT OF THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF 

 THE BRIDGEWATER FUND, for the Year ended 3Ist 

 March 1898 - 4 



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



period --..-------4 



III.— ACCOUNT OF THE SWINEY FUND, for the same period - G 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF THE BIRCH FUND, for the same period - - 8 



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



TL— ACCOUNT OF THE TURNER BEQUEST, for the same period S 



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

 British Museum and the British Museum (Natural 

 History) in each Year from 1892 to 1897, 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 or objects 

 added to them, in the Year 1897 (Bloomsbury) . . - 17 



X.— Ditto - - - ditto - - - (Natural History) - - - 89 



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