46 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1906. 
Australia; the Rev. William Webster, of New Zealand; Mr. C. Boden 
Kloss, of Singapore; Mr. C. Conzatti, of Mexico; and Mr. Federico 
Videla Ibarra, of Chile. 
VISITORS. 
The number of visitors to the National Museum building during 
the year was 210,886, a daily average of 673, and to the Smithsonian 
building 149,661, a daily average of 478. 
The following tables show, respectively, the attendance during each 
month of the past year, and for each year beginning with 1881, when 
the Museum building was first opened to the public: 
Nuinber of visitors during the fiscal year 1905-6. 
Year and month. building soniat 
* | building. 
1905. | 
41s ae eet ot ER ay NE AE SS AON cei ad A res A As Os th AT 17,077 | | 12,471 
Dice Ree eee ae OR OR ae St POS EMR: Selig gin Pekan. Tans es 22, 641 | 16, 176 
SLE O PEL Ia OVS) 6 ee eis Se Snead do soOnd as con USO a aAtwA DE bSoAouSsunGaacsenodas eens 22,197 16, 257 
OCTODEER Ss. Se shee siewlec eisieisiesi cose cere snc corse ae ceteremete clare roma eve ere ealnpmtases oletels 17, 684 12, 841 
INOVEMbEr = awe eae see esc clecsisee vats eet ate abe ses eeeeeee eeieee BebLoress 18, 831 9, 008 
WecenaPertaccsro seat a ee 0 doe ana eae hoe Saeab een nee tee eee ee 16,572. 11,171 
1906 
VERO RASS oaacE noo rans apOMo Anon sacoDabcopnbepesacn sc Doces 5 seoSse aces es Bec sane 18, 762 9, 507 
RED YUANY: Foo. 5,0 bce Se eee cele oie brtsaee Se aoa Si Ste cle sieisie elem istaicle seis ateietefe metal apo eet eats 14, 958 10, 720 
MET CH Soc ere acre iera-o aie eo cies ares (aren Sec foie staccre Biacaie he caiece bra nts Arescie eevajeieteiste are peti orseiene iets s 16, 1520)55 11, 240 
MATH Or estoy Spores BA HE GL ee rc eae Os iy A Ney eae tee ey Py aue 24, 429 17, 556 
MICK ARES disso bcern aoe sane boeeb accor sone cose Gacouet sdadnaddooyssobesnensanacéces 16, 462 11, 997 
PUNE ez cte: Gases Aion s aaa Seo aera Ions BORE Se Sele eine we ale aieee eI eae See 15,121 | 10,717 
Otel ey peste x8 tes oe Ae ee EERE RES oe eee eee 210, 886 | 149, 661 
Number of visitors to the Museum and Smithsonian buildings since the opening of the 
former in 1881. 
: Smith- | Smith- 
Year ee sonian | Year. ean sonian 
8- | huilding. | | 8: | building. 
eee ere == = et Be ee ED 
NBO Ue ers ca Saciele aamteinaameecate 150, 000 | 100, 000 | 1894-95 Eee eer ee 201, 744 105, 658 
UBS Depeeieeet ice oh furan ters teers | 167, 455 152; °7445||(1B95=96 et Sec eis eae 180, 505 | 103, 650 
| 
IRS Sed Re SEOGdo Ae cOAnE at | 202,188 1042823) | 1896-O7ne oe ee eet aie ce 229, 606 115, 709 
1884 (half year)........... 97, 661 | AS A565 | | SO7= 98 ae eee ee nae 99, 273 
VS84= 85 seems sate oe ate | 205, 026 105, 993 || 1898-99 ....-....- Sea | 192, 471 | 116, 912 
1 88H-S6 eee aseaamar as cee a | 174, 225 885960) ||) 1899-1900) 32 =e =e eee eee | 225, 440 133, 147 
1S8629 peace ee. 9. 216, 562 G85 5211 900=1 00 1eeeee eee | . 216, 556 | 151,563 
Ise Croll A amma sams cao one oe 249, 665 102) 863!"!| 90222 enc aces eee 173, 888 144, 107 
L888 =89 Hei ee tne roes | 374, 848 149) 618i SU902=3)5 so ercie ae ete oe | 315, 307 | 181, 174 
ike7s EU) ee Rape acdscasnaccs | 274, 324 120,894" ||\"19038=40 2-2 esse aosacee es 220, 778 143, 988 
VS9O=OL so (ieek eee coe ese | 286, 426 JIT 669) | 1904—o\- 2s. Ses See ee eee 235, 921 149, 380 
W891 92 was. clas Sarees aasyen ere | 269, §25 114s S17) IGOD=6ssa nes seeetas oom sere 210, 8&6 149, 661 
ICP eee ospncmcear ace 319, 930 174,188 Totaless tot nacecee | 5, 7€4,234 | 3,168,818 
1893-94 ...: De jocsouesme cee ta | 195, 748 103, 910 | | | 
