ACCOUNTS OF BRITISH MUSEUM; 1827. 



IV.-ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE, 



From Christmas 1827 to Christmas 1828 : 



Officers Salaries of the old Establishment ---------- 



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



Wages, Board Wages, and extra Pay of Attendants and Servants ------ 



Salaries of Librarians for the King's Library -.-.-..-. 



Officers Salaries of the Banksian Library and Collections ------- 



Additional Servants and Attendants on Stoves in new Wing ..-.._ 



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



Bookbinding, binding of MSS. and Portfolios --------- 



Stationery ...---.-.--..-.- 



Coals - .--.-_- 



Coke and Faggots --..-. --..--. 



Candles, and Gas Light Company ---_----..- 



Incidents for sundry Articles of domestic use - -- 



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



Purchases in Natural History, Shells, Zoology, and preserving the same - - - - 



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



Purchase of Antiquities --...-.--.--- 

 Drawings from the Athenian Marbles ------- -- 



Engraving from - - Ditto .-.-.-- -- 



Printing Description of Elgin Marbles .----..-,-. 



Ditto - of Mr. Knight's Coins 



Purchase of Prints -------------- 



Purchase of Foreign Books, and continuing the Works in progress in the Librai'y of Sir Joseph 



Banks, and MSS. _-.--.---- 



Continuation of Classed Catalogue -.---.-.--- 

 Law Expenses -..------------ 



Treasury Stamp on the Parliamentary Grant --.-.---- 



Estimate for the Fifth Quarter ------- 



General Total ----£. 

 Deduct, the Sums before specified under N° III. . - - . 



£. 



Add the fraction of£. 1. 



Sum to be provided for the Year ending Christmas 182S - - £. 



£. s. (I. 



3,163 - - 



1,800 - - 



3>H7 - - 



890 - - 



500 - - 



192 - - 



589 - - 



700 - - 



250 - - 



300 - - 



200 - - 



95 - - 



200 - - 



600 - - 



300 - - 



200 - - 



100 - - 



400 - - 



900 - - 



220 - - 



200 - - 



80 - - 



600 - - 



1,000 - - 



700 - - 



17,328 



4,332 







6 

 7l 



2 1 ,660 



,5,011 



3 

 9 



10 h 



16,648 



13 

 6 



3 



9 



16.649 



- 



- 



V._RETURN OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ADMITTED TO VIEW THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 



From the 26th of March 1821, to Christmas 1827. 





From 

 26tli March 1821 



to the 

 25th March 1822. 



From 

 26th March 1 822 



to the 

 25th March 1823. 



From 

 26th March 1823 



to 

 Christmas 1823. 



From 

 Christmas 1823 



to 

 Christmas 1824. 



From 

 Christmas 1824 



to 

 Christmas 1825. 



From 

 Christmas 1825 



to 

 Christmas 1826. 



Fi-ora 

 Christmas 1826 



to 

 Christmas 1827. 





March - - 



N" 

 1,431 



1,582 



N" 

 600 



N" 



JVJO 



N» 



N" 



April - - - 



6,697 



8,577 



11,227 



9,201 



11,520 



15,495 



6,079 



May - - - 



11,981 



10,264 



15,217 



16,330 



15,908 



12,227 



9,613 



June - - - 



11,230 



15,746 



19,880 



15,817 



21,116 



18,662 



9,039* 



July - - - 



11,818 



22,164 



20,154 



20,995 



21,892 



20,204 



13,280* 



October - - 



10,451 



9.504 



10,154 



10,250 



13,148 



12,419 



9,950"^ 



November 



6,032 



8,664 



8,190 



8,190 



8,908 



12,799 



4,448* 



December 



4,570 



4,954 



5,601 



5,601 



4,244 



5,235 



2,497* 



January - - 



10,642 



5,849 



— 



9,495 



12,825 



9,410 



6,491 



February - - 



8,790 



4,888 



— 



7,402 



6,477 



7,702 



8,177 



March - - 



7,509 



6,609 



— 



9,595 



1 1 ,605 



9,149 



9,557 





91.151 



98,801 



89,825 



112,840 



127,643 



123,302 



79.131 



• Mem. — THE account of these months appears to be defective, owing to the neglect of the Attendant then employed to lieep it. 



Mm.— The Days of PUBLIC ADMISSION are,— The Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, in every Week; when, 

 between the Hours of Ten and Two, Visitors are admitted immediately on their Application. 



British Museum, "1 

 March 8th, 1828./ 



Francis Scotney, Accountant. 



