REPOKT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



VISITORS. 



The nuinber of persons visiting- the Museum l)uilding- was 192,471, 

 unci the Smithsonian building, 116,912. The following tables show, 

 respectively, the number of visitors during each month of the past 

 year, and the totals for each year since 1881: 



Number of visitor durliif/ Ihejixcdl t/e<tr 1898-99. 



Year anil iiKUith. 



Mnseum 

 building. 



Smith- 

 sonian 

 building. 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November _ 



December 



1899. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



Total 



Approximate daily average on a basis of 313 days in the year 



24, 489 

 14,314 

 14, 357 

 19,510 

 12, 932 

 10, 822 



11, 723 

 10,394 

 20, 005 

 16, 273 

 26, 417 

 11,235 



14,870 

 8,060 

 7,904 



11,411 

 7,365 



10, 281 



7,191 

 0,071 

 10,495 

 12,761 

 14, 396 

 0,041 



192, 471 

 615 



116,912 

 373 



Xiuiihi'r of risltors to tlw Maseam awl Snillli.wwan JiuilduKjx tiincc the opening of tlie 



former ui 1881. 



aYearof I'resiiU'Utial inauirurations. 



