'''"^^ GENERAL "^ 



BRITISH MUSEUM. 



^^ LIBRARY ^A. / 



I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 



from 25th March 1823 to Christmas 1823. 



II. General Account of all Payments, from 



25th March 1823 to Christmas 1823. 



III. Account of Books published. 



IV. Account of the Book Fund. 



V. Account of the Alexandrian MS, Fund. 



VI. Account of Purchases in Natural History. 



VII. Account of Funds for the Year ending 



Christmas 1824. 



VIII. Estimated Expenditure for the Year 



ending Christmas 1824. 



IX. Return of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the Museum, from the 26th 

 March 181710 Christmas 1823. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 

 From 25th March 1823 to Christmas 1823: 



Balance in hand 26th March 1823 ...._.. 

 Parliamentary Grant ..- 



One year's Dividend on £. 30,000 reduced Annuities - - - - - 



Profit on Exchequer Bills ..._ 



Cash received for the Sale of the Synopsis and other Works . . . 



£. 



£. s. d. 



2,877 H 5 



8,766 - - 



900 - - 



43 i5 - 



148 7 1 



12,735 16 6 



31 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 



From 25th March 1823 to Christmas 1823 : 



Officers' Salaries -.... 



Ditto - - - for extra Services ------... 



Wages and Board Wages of Attendants and Servants - - - . - 

 Rent and Taxes -.-.-.-._.- 



Bookbinding ..-.-----... 



Stationery ------------ 



Coals ------------- 



Gas Light Company .--.--_... 



Incidents for sundry Articles of Domestic use -----_ 



Purchase of Mr. Salt's Collection of Egyptian Antiquities - - - - 



Purchase and Expenses attendant on Monticelli's Collection of Minerals 

 Purchase of Engravings --------.. 



Purchases in Natural History --------- 



Drawings, Engravings, Printing, &c. for the publication of the Gallery of 

 Antiquities ------------ 



Purchase of Books -------.-.. 



Printing, &c. the Alexandrian MS. - 



Clearing Goods at the Custom House, Freight, &c. - - - . - 



Treasury Stamp on Parliamentary Grant - . - 



£. 



("Receipts - - - £.12,735 16 6 

 Balance of ■{ _, 



l_ Expenses - . - - 8,791 11 2| 



Surplus in hand - - - £, 3,944 5 3 i 



£. s. d. 



1,777 10 - 



675 - - 



1,300 7 11 



546 19 11 



183 9 - 



77 H 6 



278 - - 



57 15 - 



106 6 



2,000 - 



518 1 



135 -■ 



233 - 



226 9 6 



239 17 6 



405 18 6 



27 18 10 



226 



8,791 11 2i 



92- 



III. — Account 



