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



VL — ESTIMATE, 1869-70. 



I. ESTIMATE of the Amovint required, in the Year ending 31st March 1870, to pay the Salaries 

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

 Furniture, Fittings, &c., 26 Geo. 2, cap. 22, &c. &c. 



One Hundred and Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred and Three Pounds. 



II. Sub-Heads under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Trustees of the 



British Museum. 



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 

 K.— INCIDENTAL EXPENSES - 



Deduct Credit in aid of the Estimate, viz.; — 



Dividends on 30,000 /. lleuuced Three per Cent. 

 Annuities (directed by 26 Geo. 2, cap. 22, sec. 

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

 Expenses of the British Museum) - - - 



1869-70. 



£. 



50,465 



270 



520 



1,300 



300 



22,320 



10,910 



4,480 



16,334 



6,184 



1,020 



114,103 



900 



113,203 



1868-9. 



£. 



49,135 



220 



520 



1,300 



300 



24,035 



10,500 



3,340 



3,545 



6,365 



1,020 



100,280 



900 



99,380 



INCREASE. 



£. 



1,330 

 50 



410 

 1,140 



3,719 



3,719 



DECREASE. 



£. 



1,715 



181 



1,896 



1,896 



Net Increase - 



£. 13,823 



The receipts from the sale of Museum Publications, etc., estimated at 300 1., will be paid into the Exchequer. 



III. 



Details of the above. 



A. 



-SALARIES AND WAGES 





















SALARY OF OFFICE. 









1. Ol'FICERS 



: 









1 86 9-70. 



18 6 8-9. 









Mini- 



Annual 



Maxi- 









1868-9. 



1869-70. 





mum. 



£. 



Increase. 



mum. 















£. 



£. 



£. 



£. s. 



£. S. 





1 



1 



Principal Librarian - 



- 



- 



- 



800 





800 - 





— 



— 



Ditto - - as Secretarv - 



- 



- 



_ 



400 





400 - 





I 



1 



Superintendent of Natural 





















History - - - - 



- 



- 



- 



800 





800 - 





6 



5 



Keepers of Departments 



- 



- 



600 



3,000 





3,000 - 





8 



8 



:> V 



- 



- 



500 



4,000 





4,000 - 





1 



1 



Assistant Secretary 



- 



— 



- 



500 





500 - 





3 



4 



Assistant Keepers of De- 





















partments . - . 



- 



- 



450 



1,800 





1,350 - 





1 



1 



Accountant . . - 



320 



20 



500 



465 





445 





20 



21 



- - - Total 



£. 



11,765 



11,295 - 









Cr. 











By amount contributed from Bridgewater 















Fund towards the Salary of the Keeper 















of the Manuscripts, he acting as Egerton 















Librarian 



210 



11,555 - 



210 - 









Carried forward - 



- £. 11,555 - I 11,085 - 



