Orders of the Day — Civil Estimates and Supplementary Estimates, 1947–48 – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 31 July 1947.
"That a sum, not exceeding £29,353,524 be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1948, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class IV of the Civil Estimates, namely:
| £ | ||
| 2. | British Museum | 150,353 |
| 3. | British Museum (Natural History) | 118,386 |
| 4. | Imperial War Museum | 26,183 |
| 5. | London Museum | 7,382 |
| 6. | National Gallery | 36,248 |
| 7. | National Maritime Museum | 14,475 |
| 8. | National Portrait Gallery | 10,409 |
| 9. | Wallace Collection | 14,463 |
| 10. | Scientific Investigation, etc. (including a Supplementary sum of £10,250) | 900,585 |
| 11. | Universities and Colleges, etc., Great Britain | 6,560,000 |
| 12. | Broadcasting | 9,450,000 |
| Scotland | ||
| 13. | Public Education | 12,042,080 |
| 14. | National Galleries | 17,982 |
| 15. | National Library | 4,978 |
| £29,353,524" | ||
