ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



VII. — ESTIMATE, 1868-69. 



I. ESTIMATE of the Amount required, in the Year ending 31st March 1869, to pay the Salaries 

 and Expenses of the British Museum, including the Amount required for BuiLDiNas, 

 Furniture, Fittings, &c. 



Ninety-nine Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty Pounds. 



II. 



Sub-Heads under which this Vote will be accounted for. 



A.— SALARIES AND WAGES 



B.— RENT 



C— RATES AND TAXES 

 D.— FUEL AND LIGHT 

 E.— STATIONERY .... 



F.— PURCHASES AND ACQUISITIONS 

 G.— BOOKBINDING, &c. - - - 

 H.— PRINTING CATALOGUES, &c. - 

 I — BUILDINGS, REPAIRS - 

 J.— FURNITURE AND FITTINGS 

 IC— INCIDENTAL EXPENSES - 



Deduct Credits in aid of the Estimate, viz. : — 



Dividends on 80,000/. Reduced Three per Cent. 



Annuities (directed by 26 Geo. 2, cap. 2-2, gee. 



48, to be applied in aid of the Salaries and other 



Expenses of the British Museum) - 



ReceijJts for Museum Publications - - - 



£. 



]868-9. 



£. 



49,136 



220 



620 



1,300 



300 



24,035 



10,600 



3,340 



3,545 



6,366 



1,020 



100,280 



900 



99.380 



1867-8. 



£. 



47,966 



220 



440 



1,300 



650 



19,735 



10,120 



4,970 



3,179 



6,976 



1,090 



96,646 



900 

 300 



* 95,44 6 



NC REASE. 



£. 

 1,169 



80 



4,300 

 380 



366 



6,295 



6,295 



DECREASE. 



350 



1,630 



611 

 70 



2,661 



300 



2,361 



Net Increase 



£. 3,934. 



* 4,175/, has been transferred to Class VI., Vote 1. 

 The receipts from the sale of Museum Publications, etc., estimated at 300 1, and hitherto appropriated in aid of 

 the Vote, will be paid into the Exchequer. 



III. 



Details of the above. 



A— SALARIES AND WAGES : 

 1. Officers: 



Principal Librarian - 

 Ditto - - as Secretary - 



Superintendent of Natural 

 History - - - - 



Keepers of Departments 



;> J> 



Assistant Secretary 

 Assistant Keepers of De- 

 partments . . - 

 Accountant . - - 



SALARY OF OFFICE. 



Mini- 

 mum. 



£. 



320 



Annaal 

 Increase. 



£. 



20 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



600 



600 



450 

 600 



Total 



Cr. 



By amount contributed from Bridgewater 

 Fund towards the Salary of the Keeper 

 of the Manuscripts, he acting as Egerton 

 Librarian --.._. 



Carried forward - 



£. 



800 



400 



800 

 3,000 

 4,000 



600 



1,350 

 446 



1 868-9. 



11,295 



210 



£. 



11,085 - 



£, 11,085 - 



1 8 67-8. 



£. S. 



800 - 



400 - 



800 - 



3,000 - 



4,000 - 



450 - 



1,350 - 



10,800 - 



210 - 



10,590 - 



