ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



VI. — NUMBER of Persons Admittbd to Visit the British Musf.uji and the British Museum 



(Natural History). 



A. — Persons admitted to view the General Collections in the British Museum in each Year from 1877 



to 1882, both Years inclusive. 



January 

 February 

 March 

 April - 

 May - 



JUi-' 



July 



A UGUST 



September 

 October 

 November 

 December 



Total Number of Persons admitted to view the^ 

 General Collections (exclusive of Readers) - -j 



Number of Visits — 

 To the Reading Roomj for the purpose of study or research - 



To the Department of Maps, for the purpose of special research 



To the Department of Manuscripts, for the p urpose of~l 

 examining Select Manuscripts - _ . • -J 



To the Galleries of Sculpture, for the purpose of study - 



To the Coin and Medal Room, for the purpose of study, &c. 



To the Gold Ornament and Gem Room- - - _ - 



To the Depts. of Natural History, for the purpose of study - 



To the Department of Zoology, for the purpose of study 



To the I'rint Room, for the purpose of study - - - 



Total - - - 



1877. 



No. 

 51,476 



22,219 

 30,373 

 79,-196 

 57,640 

 41,604 

 47,020 

 55,6£6 

 37,831 

 29,795 

 30,463 

 46,709 



539,281 



113,594 

 296 



2,041 



9,939 



1,444 



21,054 



7,480 



4,382 

 699,511 



1878. 



No. 

 35,881 



20,575 



32,166 



58,178 



29,419 



50,109 



41,846 



51,072 



38,293 



27,667 



27,904 



35,506 



448,510 



114,516 

 316 



1,741 



11,917 

 1,.539 



23,143 

 6,352 



3,572 

 611,612 



1«79. 



No. 

 35,000 



23,417 



46,702 



72,985 



39,036 



78,972 



59,438 



65,484 



49,318 



39,529 



42,363 



54,150 



606,394 



125,594 

 256 



2,191 



16,626 

 1,620 



18,931 

 7,991 



18 80, 



No. 

 46,439 



22,640 



63,029 



47,77! 



55,467 



54,941 



59,533 



75,677 



56,208 



42,269 



60,072 



81,842 



655,6f8 



133,842 

 124 



2,076 



14,937 

 1,689 



19,828 

 6,307 



4,220 i 4,883 



782,823 839,374 



1881. 



No. 

 61,666 



35,499 



61,344 



83,733 



48,325 



73,725 



56,701 



80,955 



60,264 



56,141 



49,721 



96,331 



764,405 



13,4,273 

 111 



2,272 



15,137 



1,009 



28,168 



10,890 



4,312 

 961,437 



188 2. 



No. 

 64,277 



46,305 



63,850 



85,013 



73,511 



6-5,900 



62,721 



83,295 



60,700 



57,063 



47,442 



57,290 



767,402« 



146,891 

 54 



2,343 



12,719 



2,044 

 18,049 



+ 

 + 



9,628 

 4,739 



963,869 



* Including the total number of persons (4,446) admitted to the British Museum on Mouday and Saturday evenings fi-om six 

 till eight o'clock, from the 1st of May to the 15th of July 1882, inclusive ; and from six till seven o'clock, irom the 17th of .Tuly to 

 tlie 31st of August. 



In addition to the above, 574 persons were admitted during the year 1882 to view tlie Ethnographical portion of the 

 Christy Collections at 103, Victoria-sti'eet, Westminster. t 



t The Christy Collection at 103, Victoria-street will be finally closed during the year 1883, when the Ethnographical specimens 

 will be transferred to the galleries at the Uritish Museum vacated by Zoological Collections. 



