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KEPORT OF KATIONAL MUSEUM, 1915. 



the closing of its halls to the public during 5 months, the attendance 

 at the Smithsonian building was reduced to 40,324 persons. 



The following tables show, respectively, the attendance of vis- 

 itors during each month of the past year, and for each year since 

 1881, when the older Museum building was first opened to the 

 public : 



Uum'ber of visitors during the year ending June 30, 1915. 



Year and month. 



1914. 



July 



August , 



September. . 



October 



November. . 

 December... 



Older 

 Museum 

 Building. 



12,488 

 15,991 

 16,206 

 12,510 

 8,280 

 7,297 



New 

 Museum 

 Building. 



25,627 

 33,569 

 32,931 

 36,524 

 23,008 

 17,970 



Smithso- 

 nian 

 Building. 



7,832 



9,522 



713 



Year and month. 



1915. 



January 



February... 



March 



AprU 



May 



June 



Total. 



Smithso- 

 nian 

 Building. 



1,741 

 8,169 

 5,668 

 6,679 



40,324 



Numhcr of visitors to the Museum and Smithsonian Buildings since 1881. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The publications of the year comprised 9 volumes and 41 separate 

 papers. The former consisted of the annual report of the Museum 

 for 1914; volume 47 of the Proceedings; volume 19 of Contributions 

 from the National Herbarium, entitled "Flora of New Mexico," by 



