ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS 



From CliristiBas 1839 to Christmas 1840. 

 Balance in hand, December 1839 ------..-. 



Fourth Instalment of Parliamcntarv Grant for 1839-40 ------ 



Parliamentary Grant for 1840-41 '------ £. 29,953 - - 



Fourth Instalment for Quarter ending Lady-day 1841, not received - 7,488 6 - 



One Year's Dividends on 30,000 1. Reduced Annuities ------- 



One Year's Dividends on 2,872 1. 6 s. 10 d. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by the 



late Lord Farnborough, for purposes named in his Lordship's Will - - - - 

 One Year's Dividends on 12,972/. 15*. Id. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by the 



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

 Rent of a Real Estate also bequeathed by the said Earl of Bridgewater, for pui-poses 



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



Cash received by the sale of the Sj'nopsis --------- 



Cash received by the sale of other Museum Publications ------ 



Cash received by the sale of Casts of Marbles, and for the cost of Packages, &c. - 



£. 



£. 



2,392 

 7,209 



22,464 

 900 



86 



389 



89 

 4-58 

 10.5 



291 



s. d. 

 15 6 

 15 - 



15 - 



3 4 



15 8 



18 - 



18 - 



2 3 



15 8 



34,338 18 5 



II.— ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1839 to Christmas 1840; ACTUAL EXPEN- 

 DITURE from Christmas 1839 to Christmas 1840; and ESTIMATED CHARGE from Lady- 

 day 1841 to Lady-day 1842. 



Salaries of Oilicers of the Old Establislnnent 

 Salaries of Assistants ------ 



Salaries and Wages of Attendants and Servants 

 Salaries of Librarians for the King's Library - 

 Salaries of Officers for the Banksian Collections 

 Attendants on Stoves, and Labourers - - 

 Supernumeraries employed in Manuscript Department 

 Supernumeraries employed in Printed Book Depart- 

 ment -------- 



Expense of icmoving Library to new Buildings 

 New Catalogue of Printed Books, viz. 



Supernumeraries employed in preparing - 

 Bills for printing ------ 



Rent, Rates and Taxes ------ 



Coals, Coke and Faggots - . - - - 

 Candles, Oil and Gas Light Companj' - - - 

 Incidental Expenses of a miscellaneous nature 

 Freight and Carriage ------ 



Repairs, not paid by the Board of Works 

 Stationery -------- 



JBookbinding ------- 



Unrolling, binding, &e. Papyri . - _ - 



Purchase of Manuscripts . - - - _ 



Ditto - pursuant to the \7ill of the late Earl 



of Bridgewater ------ 



Ditto - pursuant to the AYill of the late Lord 

 Farnborough ------ 



Purchase of Printed Books - - - - - 



Purchase of Charts and Maps - - - 



Purchase of Minerals and of Fossil Remains - 

 Purchase of Zoological Specimens - - - . 

 Cabinets, &c. for prcservmg Natural History - 

 Purchase of Specimens for Botanical Collections 

 Cabinets for Botany ------ 



Purchase of Coins, Medals, &c. - - - _ 

 Cabinets for Coins and Gems - . . - 



Purchase of Prints and Engravings - - - 



Printing and stitching Synopsis - - - - 



Printing List of Additions, &c. - - _ - 

 Priiiting Catalogues of Manuscripts - - - 

 Printing Description of Ancient Marbles 

 Drawings iivm Ancient Marbles - - - - 



Engravings from Ancient Marbles - - - - 



Publisliing Historical Papyri in Hieratic character - 



For Moulds of Elgin Marbles - ■ - 



For making Casts of ditto - - - -. - 



For Moulds and Casts of Marbles in Townlev, &c. 

 Collection ------1- 



For Moulds and Casts from Phigaleian Marbles 

 Repairing and rehxing Antiquities - - - 



lilxpenses on the reception of Mr. Hay's Casts 

 J.iavv Expenses ------_ 



Totals - - - £. 



ESTIMATED 

 EXPENDITURE, 



Christmas 1839 



to 

 Christmas 1840. 



Balance of 



f Receipts 

 ( Payjients 



£. .9. d. 



5,927 1 8 



2,750 17 2 



4,24(5 15 10 



392 5 10 



500 - - 



385 9 - 



105 5 - 



2.)8 5 11 



344 4 3 



1,027 7 6 

 284 - - 

 200 11 2 

 056 4 7 

 85 13 6 

 840 19 10 

 724 15 6 

 230 8 

 311 7 



2,.'),37 16 

 809 8 

 737 5 



240 4 1 



6 



7 



11 



5 



16 



11 



147 



2,623 

 432 

 857 

 961 

 768 

 228 16 

 100 - 



1,.546 10 

 44 19 

 786 16 

 392 3 

 265 19 

 295 12 



6 



128 

 356 

 1.50 - - 

 10 13 10 

 219 19 8 



96 11 10 

 ]S8 10 - 

 195 13 - 



119 14 1 



33,463 16 9 



ACTUAL 

 EXPENDITURE, 



Christmas 1839 



to 

 Christmas 1840. 



£. s. 



5,842 12 



2,717 3 



4,376 9 



200 - 



500 - 



261 2 



43 5 



1.33 16 - 

 403 19 - 



1,271 12 11 

 3.56 17 10 

 196 14 3 

 727 10 - 

 103 3 - 

 189 1 6 

 95 17 6 

 127 17 3 

 212 14 1 



2,324 10 11 

 309 8 7 

 712 15 - 



23] 7 



146 18 

 2,669 13 



98 10 

 4.30 14 

 908 10 

 878 16 

 108 1 



49 13 

 1,525 19 



36 15 

 8.35 15 

 361 17 



49 5 

 .560 16 

 283 10 



79 16 

 363 19 



t - - 



145 17 - 



60 15 2 



265 10 6 



148 5 - 



73 4 9 



31,427 2 5 



ESTIMATED 

 CHARGE, 



Lady-day 1841 



to 

 Lady-day 1842. 



£. 



5,800 



3,000 



5,000 



7 



500 



250 



d. 



14 2 



400 

 400 



1,620 

 J, 100 

 200 

 800 

 120 

 200 



50 



200 



2,200 



300 



700 



8,000 - - 



700 - - 



700 - - 



700 - - 



80 - - 



1,.500 - ., 



50 - - 



800 - - 



400 - - 



1.50 - - 



700 - - 



600 - - 



1.50 - - 



400 - - 



200 - - 



100 - - 



100 - - 



350 - - 



148 5 - 



100 - - 



8.3,675 19 2 



£..34,3.38 18 5 

 31,427 2 5 



Surplus ill hand - 



£., 



2,911 16 - 



