BRITISH MUSEUM. 



I. GENERAL ACCOUNT of all Receipts, 

 from Christmas 1833 to Christmas 1831. 



II. General Account of all Payments : 



Comparison of the last Estimate with actual 

 Receipts and Expenditure, as to, — 



A. Museum Publications. 



B. Drawings and Engravings. 



C. Purchases of Books and MSS. 



D. Purchases in Natural History. 



E. Purchases of Antiquities, Coins, &c. 



F. Expense of the new Catalogue of Printed 



Books. 



III. Account of Funds for the Year ending 



Christmas 1835. 



IV. Estimated Expense for the Year ending 



Christmas 1835. 



V. Return of the Number of Persons admitted 

 to view the British Museum, from 

 Christmas 1828 to Christmas 1834. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS, 

 From Christmas 1833 to Christmas 1834 : 



Balance in hand, December 26, 1833 

 Parliamentary Grant . . - 



Fourth Instalment not received 



£.17,017 - 



4>254 5 



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



One year's Dividends on £.12,972. 15. Three per Cents, bequeathed by the"! 



late Earl of Bridgewater for purposes named in his Lordship's Will - -J 

 Rent of a small Estate, also bequeathed by the late Earl of Bridgewater for 



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



Cash received by the Sale of the Synopsis, and Museum Publications - 

 Cash received by the Sale of Duplicate Coins ---... 



£. 



3,736 



12,762 

 900 



389 



d. 



15 - 



15 8 



25 14 - 



354 

 656 



17 



2 



18,825 4 9 J 



II.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL PAYMENTS, 



From Christmas 1833 to Christmas 1834 : 



Officers' Salai-ies, 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, Rates and Taxes ------..-. 



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

 Unrolling and framing Papyri, repairing Charters, &c. - - - 



Stationery _-, 



Coals, Coke and Faggots --------- 



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



Incidents for sundry Articles of domestic use, &c. - - . . , 

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



Purchases in Natural History 



For Trays, Stands, Bottles, Spirits of Wine, Camphor, iS:c. and Stuffing^ 



Zoological Specimens ------., ---j 



Cabinets for Insects and Botanical Specimens -----.. 



Purchase of Coins, Medals, and Antiquities 



Cabinets for Coins and Gems -----.-.. 



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

 Drawings, &c. from Egyptian Frescos -.---.. 

 Printing Tickets, Rules, Statutes, List of Additions, &c. - - - - 



Printing Catalogue of MSS. with Engraving, colouring of Plates, &c. - 



Printing Synopsis, folding, stitching, &c. - 



Purchase of Books ----------- 



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



Ditto pursuant to the Will of the late Earl of Bridegwater, and Binding 

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



Expenditure on account of new Catalogue of Printed Books - . . 



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

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



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



£. 



^ f Receipts - - - £. 18,825 4 9 * 

 Balance of ^ ^ 



I Expenses - - - - 18,577 1 6 



Surplus in hand - - - £. 248 3 3 i? 



£. s. d. 



2,523 3 7 



i>875 - - 



4,185 15 8 



961 13 a 



500 - - 



198 5 - 



258 12 3 



767 12 4 



228 19 6 

 188 14 5 

 311 10 - 



79 17 - 



191 5 9 



327 4 11 



, 702 9 - 



921 2 - 



41 7 - 



229 13 6 

 33 10 - 



402 3 - 



10 10 - 



72 9 - 



375 7 4 



216 12 10 



1,974 9 1' 



528 7 6 



331 9 6 



225 6 - 



382 11 4 



79 8 8 



149 8 10 

 326 



18,577 1 G 



44. 



Comparison 



