ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



U —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. 





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IV. 



V. 



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ESTIMATED 







ACTUAL 





ESTIMATED 









EXPENDITURE, 



Christmas 1844 







EXPENDITURE, 





CHARGE, 













Christmas 1844 





Lady-day 1846 









to 







to 





to 









Christmas 1845. 







Christmas 1 845. 





Lady-day 1847. 







I. — Salaries. 



£. s. d. 



£. s 



d. 



.£. s. d. 



£. s. d. 



£. s. d. 



£. t. 



d. 



1 . Officers of the ordinary Establishment 



6,925 15 11 



- 



- 



5,877 7 3 



... 



5,8.50 - - 







2. Assistants --.... 



3,864 13 6 



. 



- 



4,130 16 1 



- - - 



4,650 - - 







3. Attendants and Servants 



6,388 16 7 



. 



. 



5,264 16 7 



... 



6,380 - - 







4. Librarians for the King's Library 



200 - - 



. 



. 



200 - - 



- - - 



200 - - 







6. Officers for the Ban]<sian Collections - 



590 5 - 



. 



- 



575 - - 



- - - 



660 - - 







6. Attendants on Stoves, and Labourers - 



501 11 1 



- 



. 



441 6 6 



- - _ 



455 - - 







7. Supernumeraries in various seivices of 



















the Printed Book Department 



995 8 1 



- 



. 



1,000 1 11 



... 



1,515 - - 







8. Supernumeraries employed on the new 



















Catalogue of Printed Books - 



1,342 13 9 



18,799 3 



11 



1,308 7 5 



18,797 16 9 



1,260 - - 







TI. — House Expenses. 











19,870 - 





1 . Rates and Taxes - - . . 



281 6 2 



- 



. 



277 16 8 



- « - 



266 - - 







2. Repairs, Fitting?, Implements, etc. 



289 16 - 



- 



- 



247 18 9 



- _ - 



120 - _ 







3. Coals, Coke and Faggots - - - 



629 12 1 



- 



. 



564 - - 



- - - 



635 - - 







4. Candles, Oil and Gas Light Company 



134 4 8 



- 



. 



164 - - 



- - - 



180 - - 







6. Stationery ----- 



313 - 9 



. 



. 



244 10 7 



- - - 



210 - - 







6. Incidents ----- 



320 - 5 



1,968 - 



1 



390 16 - 



1,879 1 - 



470 - - 



1,780 - 













— 



III Purchases and Acquisitions. 



















1. Manuscripts ----- 



1,699 - 3 



. 



. 



1,664 8 6 



..... 



2,000 - - 







2. Ditto - Bridgewater Fund - 



173 10 - 



. 



. 



187 19 6 





200 - - 







3. Ditto - Faruborough Fund 



117 9 4 



- 



. 



128 9 6 







85 - - 







4. Printed Books - . . . 



4,491 8 - 



- 



. 



4,671 16 - 



... 



10,000 ~ - 







5. Charts and Maps . - . - 



247 10 10 



- 



- 



5 8 5 



- _ . 



200 - - 







6. Music 



- 



- 



- 



... 



... 



200 - - 







7. Minerals and Fossils ... 



1,164 15 1 



- 



- 



1.087 16 5 



... 



700 - - 







8. Books for the Department of Minerals 



21 1 - 



. 



. 



25 13 6 



... 



25 - - 







9. Zoological Specimens ... 



],267 9 - 



- 



- 



1,233 1 5 



. . - 



1,250 - - 







10. Botanical Specimens - - - 



206 13 4 



- 



. 



61 8 9 



- 



100 - - 







H. Coins and Antiquities ... 



2,028 3 6 



. 



- 



1,939 7 8 



- 



2,500 - - 







12. Books for the Department of Antiquities 



103 6 8 



- 



. 



64 17 2 



... 



60 - - 







13. Prints and Engravings ... 



1,019 2 - 





. 



1,018 17 4 



... 



1,200 - - 







14. Freight and Carriage - 1 - 



422 4 7 



- 



. 



220 10 - 



. . - 



100 - - 







1 5. Casts from Athens - - . - 



... 



. 



. 



36 1 4 



. 



90 - - 







16. Models of the Parthenon 



- 



12,951 12 



7 



250 - _ 



12,495 14 6 



450 - - 



19,160 _ 













" 



IV. — Bookbinding, Cabinets, etc. for 



















PRESERVING Collections. 



















I. Bookbinding ..... 



3,938 16 6 



- 



- 



3,850 - 6 



. ■ . 



3,600 - - 







2. Preparing, etc. Natural History 



1,307 16 4 



- 



. 



1,094 13 4 



- . - 



1,200 - - 







3. Cabinets for Botany ... 



148 16 9 



- 



. 



98 11 2 



- - . 



40 - - 







4. Cabinets for Coins .... 



91 6 4 



- 



. 



... 



. 



60 - - 







6. Repairing and fixing Antiquities 



596 3 9 



- 



- 



702 5 3 



... 



500 - - 







6. Unrolling, binding, etc. Papyri 



176 11 3 



6,269 9 



11 



— 



6,745 10 2 



— 



6,400 - 





V. — Printing Catalogues and making 













Casts, etc. 



















1. Synopsis ..... 



367 12 - 



, 



. 



235 18 8 



... 



ISO - - 







2, Catalogues of Manuscripts 



355 5 9 



. 



- 



104 10 - 



... 



150 - - 







3. New Catalogue of Printed Books 



658 2 2 

























4. Catalogues of Zoology - . . 



163 11 3 



. 



. 



96 18 - 



. - - 



140 - - 







6. Description of ancient I\larbles 



662 _ 2 



_ 



_ 



983 16 10 



- - . 



670 - - 







6. Drawings from Ancient Maibles 



306 4 - 

















^_ 







7. Engravings from . ditto 



668 2 6 



. 



. 



160 4 6 







__ 







8. Publishing Historical Papyri - 



89 17 10 









_- 















9. Tickets, Regulations, etc. 



118 4 1 



, 



. 



110 12 - 



... 



JIO - - 







10, Moulds and Casts from Marbles, etc. - 



377 13 5 



. 



. 



248 10 4 



- - - 



150 - - 











3,766 13 



2 





1,940 10 4 





1,370 - 













•* 



VI. — Miscellaneous. 



















1. Law Expenses, Fees, etc. ... 



146 11 6 



146 n 



5 



218 14 4 



218 14 4 



270 - - 



270 - 



- 



Totals - - - £. 



. 



43,891 11 



1 



41,077 6 1 



47,850 - 



- 



To redeem Land Tax charged upon) 

 Museum Property recently acquired / 



2,777 10 - 



2,777 10 



- 



2,743 18 9 



2,743 18 9 



— 



— 





Totals - - - £. 



- 



46,669 1 



1 



. 



43,821 4 10 



. 



47,860 - 



- 



Balance 



,,{ 



Receipts 

 Payhents 



Cash in hand 



£. 



£. 



46,968 8 10 

 43,821 4 10 



3,147 4 



