BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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

 dated 8 April 1853 ;— /or, 



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

 for the Fhiancial Year ended the 31st day of March 1853, of the Estimated 

 Charges and Expenses for the Year ending the 31st day of March 1854, 

 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 

 1846 to Christmas 1852 ; 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 1852." 



I.— GENERAL ACCOUNT of Receipts and Expenditure for the Financial Year ended 

 31 March 1853. 



II.- ACCOUNT OF BRIDGEWATER FUND, for the same Period. 



HI,— ACCOUNT OF FARNBOROUGH FUND, for the same Period. 



IV.— ACCOUNT OF SWINEY FUND, for the same Period. 



v.— ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE for the Year ending 31 March 1854, and of GRANT 

 required, compared with the SUMS Granted for the Year ended 31 March 1853. 



VI. — RETURN of the Number of Persons admitted to Tisit the British Museum fiom 

 Christmas 184G to Christmas 1B52. 



VII. — STATEMENT of P.iogress made in the Arrangement of the Collections, and an 

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1852. 



(<SjV Robert Harry Inglis.) 



Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 

 J J April 1853. 



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