ACCOUNTS OF BRITISH MUSEUM; 1833. 



IV.-ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE, 



From Christinas 1833 to Christmas 1834: 



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



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



Salaries and Board Wages of Assistants, Attendants and Servants ------ 



Salaries of Librarians and Attendants for the King's Library ------- 



Officers' Salaries of the Banksian Library and Collections -.---_. 

 Attendants on Stoves -..-...--.-.. 



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, Freight, &c. ------- 



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



Purchases in Natural History, and preserving the Collections --.-.. 



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



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



Drawings from the Athenian Marbles ------"---. 



Engravings from - - ditto ------------ 



Printing Description of ditto -."-------.-. 



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



Purcliase of Prints -------------- 



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



Printing Catalogue of MSS. -- 



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



Treasury and Exchequer Stamps for Parliamentary Grant ------- 



£. 

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



General Total ----£. 



Deduct, the Sum before specified under No. III. - - . . 



£. 



Add the fraction of£. 1. 



£. 



£. s. d. 



2,560 - - 



1 ,950 - -- 



3>y2o - - 



948 - - 



500 - - 



iCo - - 



420 - - 



900 - - 



200 - - 



450 - - 



100 - - 



250 - - 



400 - - 



^SO ~ - 



50 - - 



200 - - 



130 - - 



270 - - 



300 - - 



2,500 - - 



200 - - 



360 - - 



450 - - 

 150 

 3 



12 6 



18,221 12 6 

 4,555 8 1 



22,777 - 7 

 5,760 14 6 J 



17,016 G -i 

 - 13 11 J 



17,017 - - 



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



From Christmas 1827 to Christmas 1833. 





From 



From 



From 



From 



From 



From 





Christmas 1827 



Christmas 1828 



Christmas 1829 



Christmas 1830 



Christmas 1831 



Christmas 1832 





to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 





Christmas 1828. 



Christmas 1829. 



Christmas 1830. 



Christmas 1831. 



• 



Christmas 1832. 



Christmas 1833. 







N" 



N" 



N" 



NO 



■ N" 



N" 



January 



7,273 



6,000 



3,870 



7,751 



9,179 



16,318 



February 



4,603 



5,101 



3,847 



6,542 



11,547 



12,464 



March - 



7,460 



6,344 



7,558 



8,969 



11,909 



17,738 



April - 



9,484 



4,385 



5,970 



8,185 



12,498 



12,994 



May 



9,608 



10,218 



9,309 



10,651 



18,158 



19.485 



June - - 



12,494 



7,770 



8,067 



14,882 



17,048 



28,821 



July 



12,327 



12,419 



10,537 



17,511 



26,093 



36,191 



August 



- 



. 



- 



- 



- 



28,260 



September - 



- . - 



. - - 



- - - 



- . . 



- - - 



207 



October 



8,834 



6,902 



10,224 



12,004 



19,878 



19,932 



November 



4,687 



5,773 



7,582 



8,425 



13,626 



11,626 



December 



4,458 



3,189 



4,372 



4,992 



7,960 



6,459 





81,228 



68,101 



71.336 



99.912 



147,896 



210,495 



Number of Visits made to the Reading Rooms, for the purpose of Study or Research, - - - about 1,950 in 1810 ; 

 4,300 in 1815; 8,820 in 1820; 22,800 in 1825; 31,200 in 1830; 38,200 in 1831 ; 46,800 in 1832; 58,800 in 1833, 



Number of Visits, by A rtists and Students, to the Galleries of Sculpture, for the purpose of Study, 4,398 in 1831 j 

 4,740 in 1832 ; 4,490 in 1833. 



Number of Visits made to the Print Room, about 4,400 in 1832 ; about 2,900 in 1833. 



Mem. — ^The Public are admitted to the British Museum, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, in every week, 



between the hours of Ten and Four, except during the month of September. 

 Persons applying for the purpose of Study or Research are admitted to the Reading Rooms every day, 



between the hours of Ten and Four, on bringing proper Recommendations. 

 Artists are admitted to Study in the Galleries of Sculpture, every day, between the hours of Nine and Four, 



except Saturday. 

 The Museum is closed during the Christmas, Easter and Whitsun Weeks ; on the 30th of January, Ash 



Wednesday, Good Friday, the 5th of November, and any Fast or Thanksgiving Days ordered by Authority. 



British Museum, Februarys, 1834. 



Francis Scotney, Accountant. 



