BRITISH MUSEUM. 



I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 



from Christmas 1825 to Christmas 1826. 



II. General Account of all Payments, from 



Christmas 1825 to Christmas 1826. 



III. Account of Drawings and Engravings. 



IV. Account of the Book Fund. 



V. Account of Purchases in Natural History. 



VI. Account of Funds for the Year ending 



Christmas 1827. 



VII. Estimated Expenditure for the Year 



ending Christmas 1827. 



VIII. Return of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the Museum, from the 2Ctli of 

 March 1820 to Christmas 1826. 



L— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 

 From Christmas 1825 to Christmas 1826: 



Balance in hand December 2Gth, 1825 _.---.. 

 Parliamentary Grant ..-.---... 



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

 Cash received for the Sale of the Synopsis, and other Museum Publications 

 Profit and interest on Exchequer Bills 



£. s. d. 



3,822 17 - 



i3>992 - - 



goo - - 



307 15 - 



58 13 9 



19,081 5 9 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 

 From Christmas 1825 to Christmas 1826 : 



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 - 



Dr. Buckland for Mexican Sculpture 



Mr. C. Standish's Mithraic Group, and Expenses relating thereto 



Mr. Lackington for Rondinini Fawn -------- 



Purchase of Coins and Medals - -- - - - - -- 



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



Purchase of Engravings -- -- 



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



Expenditure on account of classed Catalogue, for a portion of the year - 

 Law Expenses ----------- 



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



Treasury Fee on Parliamentary Grant - - 



£. 



r Receipts - - - £.19,081 5 9 



Balance of "i _, , „ , « <? 



l_ Expenses - - - - 14,440 id a 



Surplus in hand - - - £. 4,640 9 1 



3,103 

 1,772 

 ^,883 



455 

 847 



197 

 352 

 95 

 536 

 176 



355 



67 



s. d. 



15 3 



11 11 



5 10 



9 6 



19 - 



10 - 



13 6 

 1 - 



14 1 

 19 - 



9 1 



100 - - 



331 

 300 



151 

 ,461 

 80 

 524 

 515 

 100 



29 

 2 



4 6 



17 - 

 3 - 



12 6 



7 3 



18 - 



2 4 



2 6 



14,440 16 8 



117. 



III. — Account 



