Tuucntieth Annual Report 



OF TUE 



CORPORATION ART GALLERY COMMITTEE. 



THE Art Gallery Committee have pleasure in laying before the 

 Council their Twentieth Annual Report. The year's work just 

 brought to a close has not presented any special features, but 

 the prosperity and usefulness of the Institution have been well main- 

 tained. From the compai'ative table of attendances given below it will 

 be seen that the average attendance varies but little from year to year. 

 The Gallery has been open for 41 days less than in the previous year. 

 This was caused by the short time for which the Photographic Exhibi- 

 tion coald be kept Oi)en, and the impossibility of finding any other 

 collection of interest for the short space of time available. 



Advantage was taken of the Gallery being closed to have the 

 Lower Room and the staircase and vestibule re-painted. This work 



