BRITISH MUSEUM. 



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

 dated 17 April 1855;— /"or, 



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

 for the Fmancial Year ended the 31st day of March 1855 ; of the Estimated 

 Charges and Expenses for the Year ending the 3lst day of March 185G ; 

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

 Persons admitted to visit the Museum from Christmas 1848 to Christmas 

 1854 ; 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 1854." 



I. — GENERAL ACCOUNT of Ri:ceipts and Expenditure for the Financial Year ended 

 31 March 1855. 



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

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

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



v.— ACCOUNT OF DR. BIRCH'S LEGACY', for the same Period. 



VI ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE for the Year ending 31 March 1856, and of GRANT 



required, compared with the SUMS Granted for the Year ended 31 March 1855. 



VIL — RETURN of the Number of Pehsons admitted to visit the British Museum from 

 Christmas 1848 to Christmas 1854. 



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

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1854. 



{Lord Seymour.) 



Ordered, ly The House of Commons, to he Printed, 

 18 April 185,5. 



184. 



