BRITISH MUSEUM, 



I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 



from Christmas 1826 to Christmas 1827, 



II. General Account of all Payments, from 



Christmas 1826 to Christmas 1827. 



A. Account of Drawings and Engravings. 



B. Account of the Book Fund. 



C. Account of Purchases in Natural History. 



D. Account of the Classed Catalogue. 



III. Account of Funds for the Year ending 



Christmas 1828. 



IV. Estimated Expenditure for the Year end-r 



ing Christmas 1828. 



V. Return of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the Museum, from the 26th of 

 March 1821 to Christmas 1827. 



I.-GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 



From Christmas 1826 to Christmas 1827 : 



£. s. d. 



4,640 9 1 



12,877 - - 



goo - - 



98 10 - 



Balance in hand, December 2Cth, 1826 - 

 Parliamentary Grant _.-.-. 



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

 Cash received for the Sale of the Synopsis 



10,515 19 1 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 



From Christmas 1826 to Christmas 1827 : 



Officers' Salaries ----------- 



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



Wages, Board Wages, and extra Pay 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 

 Paper and Printing Anglo-Gallic Coins and Cinerary Urns - - - - 



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



Expenditure on account of classed Catalogue . - 



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



Treasury Fees on Parliamentary Grant - - 



£. 



{Receipts - - - £.18,515 19 1 

 Expenses - - - - 14,004 9 2 a 



Surplus in hand - - - £. 3,911 9 io| 



£. s. d. 



3,060 15 - 



1,603 1(5 4 



3)340 17 7 



519 H 4 



839 9 - 



197 13 6 



463 - - 



94 18 6 



587 - 4 



220 1 - 



194 7 8 



180 10 2 



440 7 - 



1,048 4 - 



428 12 6 



480 10 - 



875 19 8 



24 7 7 



4 5- 



14,604 9 2 



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Comparison 



