BRITISH MUSEUM. 



I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 



from Christmas 1830 to Christmas 1831. 



II. General Account of all Payments : 



A. Account of Drawings and Engravings. 

 15. Account of the Book Fund. 



C. Account of Purchases in Natural History. 



D. Account of the Classed Catalosrue. 



III. Account of Funds for the Year ending 



Christmas 1832. 



IV. Estimated Expenditure for the Year end- 



ing Christmas 1832. 



V. Return of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the Museum, from Christmas 

 1826 to Christmas 1831. 



I.-GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 

 From Christmas 1830 to Christmas 1831 : 



Balance in hand, December 2Gth, 1830 --.-..- 

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



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



One year's Dividends on £.12,972. 15. 7. Three per Cent Consols, bequeathed) 

 by the late Earl of Bridgwater for purposes named in his Lordship's Will -J 



Rent of a small Estate, also bequeathed by the late Earl of Bridgwater fori 

 purposes named in his Lordship's Will ------ -J 



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



£. s. d. 



5,663 4 - 



14,451 - - 



900 - - 



389 15 8 



28 u - 



4 6 10 



21,436 17 6 



£. 



d. 



2t 

 2 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 



From Christmas 1830 to Christmas 1831 : 



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



Ditto - for extra Sei'vices --------- 



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 - . - - 

 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, t/ic. to preserved 

 Natural History -------- --.j 



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



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



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

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



Purchase of Books ----- 



Purchase of Manuscripts --.-.-.-. 



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



Expenditure on account of Classed Catalogue .---.. 



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



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



Treasury Stamp on Parliamentary Grant 



£. 



Balance of I 5^^^'"" ' ' " ^"^^^ '' ^ 

 \ Expenses - - - - 16,684 9 9 



Surplus in hand - - - £. 4,752 7 9 



2,759 n 11 



1,911 3 6 

 3,555 15 



932 - 



500 - - 



109 4 - 



301 1 8 



794 14 3 



138 11 5 



437 « - 



93 1 6 



169 5 10^ 



419 16 2 



805 1 - 



144 4 - 



32 15 - 



364 7 6 



865 - 6 



35 7 6 



1,062 19 9 



471 4 - 



113 11 6 



360 - - 



20 18 - 



285 7 10 

 226 



16,684 9 9 



181. 



Comparison 



