BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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

 dated 29 February 1848;— /or, 



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

 for the Year 1847, of the Estimated Charges and Expenses for the Year 

 ending the 25th day of March 1849, 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 1841 to Christmas 1847 ; together with a 

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

 and an Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1847." 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT of Receipts from Christmas 1846 to Christmas 1847. 



II ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1846 to Christmas 1847; ACTUAL 



EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1846 to Christmas 1847; and ESTIMATED CHARGE 

 from Lady-day 1848 to Lady-day 1849. 

 III.— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 

 IV ACCOUNT OF FARNBOROUGH FUND. 



v.— A MOUNT of ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE in the Year ending Lady-day 1849 and 

 of GRANT required. 



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

 during the Year to Christmas 1847. 



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

 Christmas 1841 to Christmas 1847. 



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

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1847. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS from Christmas 1846 to Christmas 1847. 



Balance in hand, Cliristmas 1846 -_.-_-._.. 



Fourth Instalment of Parliamentary Grant for 1846-47 .--.._ 

 Parliamentary Grant for 1847-48 -_-... £. 48,718 - - 



Balance remaining due to Lady-day 1848, not received - - - 12,329 10 - 



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



One Year's Dividends on 2,872 /. 6 *. 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 12,992/. 16 s. 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 hy the said Earl of Bridgewater, for pvu-poses 



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



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



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. - 



£. 



£. s. d. 



3,217 13 7 



11,351 15 - 



36,388 10 - 



900 - - 



86 3 4 



389 15 8 



25-1 



331 5 8 



114 13 9 



616 13 - 



63,321 10 1 



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