B R I T I S H M U S E U M. [ " '""^('1/97^ 



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

 dated it April 18C4; — for, 



ACCOUNTS " of the Income and Expenditure of the British Museum 

 for the Financial Year ended the 31st day of March 1864 :" 



" Of the Estimated Charges and Expenses for the Year ending the 31st day 

 of March 1865:" 



" Of the Sum necessary to discharge the same :" 



*' And, of the Niimher of Persons admitted to visit the Museum in each Year 

 from 1858 to 1863, 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 1863." 



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

 31 INIarch 1864. 



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 THE BIRCH FUND, for the same Period. 



VI ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE for the Year ending 31 March 1865, and of GRANT 



required, compared with the SUMS Granted for the Year ended 31 March 1864. 



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

 each Year from 1858 to 1863, both Years inclusive. 



VIH STATEMENT of Progress made in the Arrangement of the Collections, and an 



Account of Objects added to them, in ihe Year 1863. 



{Mr. Wa/po/e.) 



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

 28 April 1864. 



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