BRITISH MUSEUM. W„'^'''*''^,^<jS/ 



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

 dated 20 April 1S5S •,~-for, 



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

 for the Financial Year ended the 31st day of March 1858 ; of the Estimated 

 Charges and Expenses for the Year ending the 31st day of March 1859; 

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

 Persons admitted to visit the Museum in each Year from 1852 te 1857, 

 both Years inclusive ; 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 1857." 



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

 31 March 1858. 



n.-ACCOUNT OF 15RIDGEWATER FUND, for the same Period. 

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

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



v.— ACCOUNT OF THE BIRCH FUND, for the same Period. 



VI ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE for the Year ending 31 March 18.59, and of GRANT 



required, compared with the SUMS Granted for the Year ended .31 March 1858. 



VII. — RETURN of the Number of Peusons admitted to visit the British Museum in 

 each Year froui 1852 to 1857, both Years inclusive. 



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

 Account of Objects added to them, in the Year 1857. 



(^Lord John Russell, ) 



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

 21 April 1858. 



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