BRITISH MUSEUM. 



I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 



from Christmas 1829 to Christmas 1830. 



II. General Account of all Payments : 



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 1831. 



IV. Estimated Expenditure for the Year end- 



ing Christmas 1831. 



V. Return of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the Museum, from Christmas 

 1823 to Christmas 1830. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 

 From Christmas 1829 to Christmas 1830; 



Balance in hand, December 26th, 1829 .--.... 

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



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



Cash received for the Sale of the Synopsis -..-_. 



£. 



£. s. d. 



6,005 ^6 3 



16,143 - - 



900 - - 



70 12 - 



23.119 8 3 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 



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From Christmas 1829 to Christmas 1830 : 



Officers' Salaries, of the old Establishment . - - . . 



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



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



Salaries of Librarians and Attendants for the King's Library 



Officers Salaries, of the Banksian Library and Collections 



The Executors of the late Sir F. Barnard, Salary from Christmas 1828 to 



1 830, as directed by The Lords of the Treasury - - . . 

 Attendants on Stoves, in both the old and new Wings - - - - 



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 ----- 



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

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



For Trays, Stands, Bottles, Spirits of Wine, Camphor, &c. to preserve"!^ 



Natural History ----------- 



Cabinets for Coins ----------. 



Purchase of Coins, Medals, and Antiquities -.--.. 

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

 Printing Copper Plates of the Elgin Marbles --.-.. 

 Printing Mr. Payne Knight's Catalogue -----.. 



Printing Tickets, Rules, &c. ----.--.. 



Purchase of Books -- 



Purchase of Manuscripts -..-...■. 



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



Expenditure on account of Classed Catalogue - - 



Collecting Books under Copyright Act - - 



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

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



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



£. 



Balance 



or{ 



Receipts - 

 Expenses - 



- £.23,119 8 



- - 17.456 4 



£. s. d. 



2,580 6 10 



1,968 15 - 



3,544 14 2 



908 5 6 



500 - - 



327 18 11 



109 4 - 



675 19 7 



933 14 7 



169 2 5 



497 1 6 



97 2 - 



231 13 9 



261 9 3 



714 15 6 



147 1 3 



7 5- 



260 - - 



423 6 - 



154 9 - 



127 13 6 



51 8 - 



1,084 iS 2 



599 3 3 



124 7 - 



793 6 8 



30 - - 



27 10 4 



103 10 7 

 226 



17.456 4 3 



Surplus in hand 



£. 5.663 4 - 



205. 



Comparison 



