BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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

 dated 17 February 1851 -.—for, 



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

 for the Year 1850, of the Estimated Charges and Expenses for the Year 

 endmg the 25th day of March 1852, 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 1844 to Christmas 1850 ; 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 1850." 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT of Receipts from Christmas 1849 to Christmas 1850. 



IL— ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE from Christmas 1849 to Christmas 1850; ACTUAL 

 EXPENDITURE from Christmas J849 to Christmas 1850 ; and ESTIMATED CHARGE 

 from Lady-day 1851 to Lady-day 1852. 



IlL— ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND. 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF FARNBOROUGH FUND. 



v.— AMOUNT of ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE in the Year ending Lady-day 1852, and 

 of GRANT required. 



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

 during the Year to Christmas 1850. 



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

 Christmas 1844 to Christmas 1850, 



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

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1850. 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT OF ALL RECEIPTS from Qmstmas 1849 to Chrjstma.s 1860. 



£. «. d. 



8,821 3 8 



10,728 15 - 



Balance in hand, Christmas 1849 . - - - 

 Fourth Instalment of Parliamentary Grant for 1849-50 

 Parliamentary Grant for 1850-61 . - - - 

 Balance remaining due to Lady-day 1851, not received 



, £.45,329 - - 

 - 11,332 6 - 



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



One Year's Dividends on 2,872/. 6 s. 10 c?. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by 



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

 One Year's Dividends on 12,992^. 15«. 7c?. Three per Cent. Consols, bequeathed by 



Francis Henry 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 --------- 



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. - 



33,996 16 - 



900 - - 



86 3 4 



389 16 8 



40-5 



454 - 5 



60 12 3 



209 11 4 



55,686 17 1 



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