BRITISH MUSEUM. 



RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons, 

 dated 19 March 1846;— /or, 



AN ACCOUNT " of the Income and Expenditure of the British Museum 

 for the Year 1845, of the Estimated Charges and Expenses for the Year 

 ending the 25th day of March 1847, and of the Sum necessary to discharge 

 the same ; — and also, An Account of the Number of Persons admitted to 

 visit the Museum from Christmas 1839 to Christmas 1845 ; together M'ith a 

 Statement of the Progress made in the Arrangement of the Collections, 

 and an Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1845." 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT of Receipts from Christmas 1844 to Christmas 1845. 



n ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1844 to Christmas 1845; ACTUAL 



EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1844 to Christmas 1845; and ESTIMATED CHARGE 

 from Lady-day 1846 to Lady-day 1847- 



HI— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF FARNBOROUGH FUND. 



v.— AMOUNT of ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE in the Year ending Lady-day 1847, and 

 of GRANT required. 



VI.— ACCOUNT of the EXPENDITURE of Special Parliamentary Grants received 

 during the Year to Christmas 1845. 



VII, — RETURN of the Number of Persons ^ admitted to visit the British Museum from 

 Christmas 1839 to Christmas 1845. 



VIII. — STATEMENT of Progress made in the Arrangement of the Collections, and an 

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1845. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS from Christmas 1844 to Christmas 1845. 



Balance in hand, Christmas 1844 ----_-.__. 



Fourth Instalment of Parliamentary Grant for 1644-45 --_.._ 

 Parliamentary Grant for 1845-46, including the Sum granted for"! „ An nxn 

 redemption of Land Tax --------/ *• 42,040 - - 



Instalmentfor Quarter ending Lady-day 1846, not received - - 9,815 12 6 



One Year's Dividends on 80,000 I. Reduced Annuities - - 



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



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

 One Year's Dividends on 12,91)2/. 15*. 7d. 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 purposes 



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



Cash received by the sale of the Synopsis ----- _-__ 



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



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

 Rent of Houses recently purchased in Great Russell-street ------ 



Cash received for Sundries ------------ 



£. 



£. s. d. 

 2,981 6 2 

 9,496 16 - 



32,224 7 6 



900 - - 



86 3 4 



389 16 8 



39 4 6 

 336 5 8 

 120 17 1 

 162 10 

 202 2 7 



39 5 6 



46,968 8 10 



1.51. 



