BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 



from Christmas 1823 to Christmas 1824. 



II. General Account of all Payments, from 



Christmas 1823 to Christmas 1824. 



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 1825. 



VIII. Estimated Expenditure for the Year 



ending Christmas 1825. 



IX. lleturn of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the Museum, from the 26th 

 March 1818 to Christmas 1824. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 

 From Christmas 1823 to Christmas 1824: 



Balance in hand December 2G, 1823 -..-... 



Parliamentary Grant 



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



Profit on Exchequer Bills -- 



Cash received for the Sale of the Synopsis 



£. 



£. 



s. d. 



3,944 

 4,847 



5 3f 



900 



- - 



190 

 112 



5 10 



6 6 



9,993 



17 7i 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 

 From Christmas 1823 to Christmas 1824: 



Officers' Salaries .-_.-. 



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



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



Rent and Taxes _.- 



Bookbinding ------------ 



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



Coals -- ----- 



Candles and Gas Light Company - . - 



Fitting up Shelves, Repairs, &c. not paid by the Board of Works 

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



Purchases in Natural History - - - - - -- 



For preserving the Collection of Zoology - - 



Purchase of Coins and Medals 



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

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



Purchase of Books and MSS. --------- 



Printing, &c. of the Alexandrian MSI ----._. 



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



Treasury Stamp on Parliamentary Grant - - 



£. 



[Receipts - - - £. 9,993 17 7 1 



Balance of •< „ o o r i 



|_ Expenses - - - - 9,838 10 f 



Surplus in hand - - - £. 155 10 9 



£. s. d. 



2,363 4 4 



1,430 15 - 



2,019 - 10 



564 10 7 



460 14 3 



150 4 G 



302 5 - 



93 17 6 



496 10 6 



190 16 9 1 



228 10 10 



34 9 - 



31 - - 



362 5 - 



207 II - 



504 2 - 



391 2 6 



15 4 9 



2 2 0" 



9,838 6 loi 



SH MUs?;' 



HI. — Account 



