Oct. 1898. Anniai. Rki'oki' of vue Diricctok. 293 



ATTENDANCE AND RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPT. 3O, 1898. 



ATTENDANCE. 



Total Attendance,   224,246 



Paid Attendance — 



Adults, 19.892 



Children, 1,026 20,918 



Free Admission on pay days — 



School Children 5,272 



Students 856 



Teachers, 417 



Members — Corporate, 41 



Annual, 620 



Life, 22 



Officers' Family, 83 



Special, 16 



Press, 13 7,340 



Admission on Free Days — 



Saturdays, 57.309 



Sundays, 138.679 



Highest Attendance on any day (August 28, 1898), .... 6,220 



Lowest " " " (February i, 1898) 6 



Highest Paid " " " (July 4, 1898), 469 



Average Daily Admissions (365 days), 614 



Average Paid Admissions (261 days), 80 



RECEIPTS. 



Guides sold — 1,314 at 25 cents, $ 328.50 



Articles checked— 22,446 at 5 cents ' . . . . 1,122.30 



Admissions, 5,075.60 



$6,526.40 



