BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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

 dated 10 April 1854;— -/tir, 



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

 for the Financial Year ended the 31st day of March 1854 : of the Estimated 

 Charges and Expenses for the Year ending the 31st day of March 1855; 

 of the Sum necessary to discharge the same ; and of the Number of 

 Persons admitted to visit the Museum from Christmas 1847 to Christmas 

 1853 ; together with a Statement of the Progress made in the Arrange- 

 ment of the Collections, and an Account of Objects added to them, 

 in the Year 1853." 



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

 31 March 1854. 



n.- 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 1855, and of GRANT 



required, compared with the SUMS Granted for the Year ended 31 March 1854. 



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

 Christmas 1847 to Christmas 1R53. 



VII. — STATEMENT of Progress made in the Arrakgement of the Collections, and an 

 Account of Objects added to them, in ihe Year 1853. 



{Mr. Goulbnrn.) 



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

 10 April 1854. 



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