BRITISH MUSEUM. 



I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 

 from Christmas 1831 to Christmas 1832. 



11. General Account of all Payments : 

 A. Account of Drawings and Engravings. 

 13. Account of the Book Fund. 



C. Account of Purchases in Natural History. 



D. Account of the Classed Catalogue. 



III. Account of Funds for One Year ending 



Christmas 1833. 



IV. Estimated Expense for the Year ending 



Christmas 1833. 



V. Return of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the British Museum, from 

 Christmas 1827 to Christmas 1832. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 



From Christmas 1831 to Christmas 1832 : 



Balance in hand, December 2Gth, 1831 ------- 



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 -/ 

 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, and other Museum Publications - 

 Cash received for Sundries sold ---_---- 



£. s. d. 



4>752 7 9 



16,922 - - 



goo - - 



389 15 8 



23 11 10 



148 15 4 



34 8 6 



23,170 19 1 



2,742 5 



1,950 - 



3,675 14 



948 - 



500 - 



109 4 



439 1 



711 7 



d. 

 5 



181 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 

 From Christmas 1831 to Christmas 1832 : 



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



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



Wages, Board Wages, and Salaries 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 W^orks 

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



For Insect Cabinets, Trays, Stands, Bottles, Spirits of Wine, Camphor, iStc.l 

 to preserve Natural History .--_.--. j 



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



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



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

 Printing, &c. ditto ----------- 



Drawings of Egyptian Frescos -------- 



Repairing and fixing ditto ---.----. 



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



Purchase of Books ------ 



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



Ditto pursuant to the Will of the late Earl of Bridgwater - - . - 

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



Expenditure on account of Classed Catalogue - 



Removing and rapairing Architectural Casts presented by the Royal Academy 

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

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



Treasurer of the Royal Society, on account of Arundel MSS. - . . 

 Treasury and Exchequer Stamps on Parliamentary Grant - - . . 



£. 



Receipts 

 Expenses 



Balance of -I p 



Surplus in hand 



- £.23,170 19 1 



- - 18,572 3 8 



- £• 4,598 15 5 



128 16 4 



211 4 ^ 



361 9 - 



648 3 2 



294 12 10 



1,018 9 6 



30 - - 



459 17 - 



100 - - 



84 - - 



183 4 - 



14-6 



1,032 8 4 



480 12 6 



373 14 6 



102 18 6 



360 - - 



31 14 - 

 19 4 1 



128 4 9 



865 15 5 

 326 



18,572 3 8 



14. 



Comparison 



