Class IV.—continued. VOTE 3.-NATIONAL GALLERY-continued. EXTRA REMUNERATION :-The Keeper and Secretary received from the Inland Revenue Vote the sum of 871. 15s. for valuation of pictures. The Surplus of 8541. 16s. 9d., shown on the Account of the Vote National Gallery,” for the year ended 31st March 1905, has been surrendered llaues Turner, Keeper and Secretary, Accounting Officer. I certify that this Account has been examined under my directions, and is correct. Class IV.—continued. VOTE 3 NATIONAL GALLERY. REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL. Surplus. 1. The Amount to be Surrendered is, as shown by the Account, 1,6851. 178. 9d. Surplus £. 1,043 18 9 RECEIPTS FROM SALE OF CATALOGUES. Sales of 2. The amount of receipts froin the sale of Official Catalogues has been less than the Catalogues. Estimate. The suggestion of the Public Accounts Committee in paragraph 12 of their Second Report for 1906, for the charge of a Royalty on the sales of Unofficial Catalogues has been referred by the Treasury to the Trustees of The National Gallery for consideration. Grant in GRANT IN AID ACCOUNT. 3. A Statement is appended to the Account, showing the Expenditure out of the Grant in Aid for the Purchase of Pictures (Sub-Head B.) and the balance in hand at the close of the year. The Statement has been audited in detail in my Department and is correct. John A. Kempe, Comptroller and Auditor General. Class IV.—continued. VOTE 4. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. ACCOUNT of the Sum Expended, compared with the Sum Granted, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the NationAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, including a Grant in Aid for the Purchase of Portraits, in the year ended 31st March 1906, showing the Surplus or Deficit upon each Sub-Head of the Vote. £. $. d Estimated Amount of Receipts from Sale of Catalogues payable to the Stationery Office 35 Amount of Receipts from Sale of Catalogues in the year, 1905-6, and paid over to the Stationery Office 37 9 Estimated Amount of Extra Receipts payable to Exchequer · 215 Amount of Extra Receipts realised in the year 1905-6, and paid over to Fxchequer 252 11 11 EXPLANATION of the Causes of Variation between Expenditure and Grant. A.-Casual, caused through vacancies on the staff. C.-Casual. D.-Exeess caused by expenses incurred in glazing, cleaning, and placing on exhibition Portraits acquired by the Trustees in November 1905. E. -Casual. RECEIPTS.-- The number of Visitors who purchased Catalogues, and paid for admission on Students' Days was much larger than estimated. Extra REMUNERATION.- Mr. J. D. Milner received the sum of 261. 5s., from the Board of Agriculture, for compilation of a Catalogue of Portraits of Botanists at Kew. There was neither Surplus nor Deficiency on the Vote “National Portrait Gallery” for the year ended 31st March, 1905. Lionel Cust, I certify that this Account has been examined under my directions, and is correet. John A. Kempe, Comptroller and Auditor General. Excess. 1. Expenditure in excess of the Estimate has been incurred under Sub-Heads D. and E. Grant and 2. The total of the savings under Sub-Heads A. and C. exactly covers the amount of Expenditure the excesses under Sub-heads D. and E., and the Grant and Expenditure are therefore equal. equal. Grant in Aid. 3. A Statement is appended to the Account, showing the Expenditure out of the inoneys provided by Grants in Aid for the Purchase of Portraits (Sub-Head B.) and the balance in hand at the close of the year. The Statement has been audited in detail in my Department and is correct. John A. Kempe, Comptroller and Auditor General. CLASS IV.-continued. VOTE 5. WALLACE COLLECTION. ACCOUNT of the Sum Expended, compared with the Sum Granted, to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the WALLACE COLLECTION in the Year ended 31st March 1906, showing the Surplus or Deficit upon each Sub-Head of the Vote. • £275 Estimated Amount of Receipts derived from Sale of Catalogues Stationery Office 326 10 6 Surplus of Receipts £ 51 10 6 27. 3 G |
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