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£be IReport of tbe Superintendent of tbe 

 art (Bailer^ ano flDuseum of antiquities. 



REVIEW OF THE YEAR. 



The continued success of the Art Gallery has 

 been a source of much encouragement. Admiration 

 has been generally expressed at the collections of 

 pictures formed, and the statistics go to prove how 

 very much the exhibition of pictures and other works 

 of art kindly lent by private owners, collectors, and 

 Institutions, has been appreciated by the public. 

 Many visitors have never before had the opportunity 

 of viewing such notable works of art as have been 

 brought together in the periodical Loan Exhibitions, 

 each having some definite object in view. 



The following particulars give briefly the character 

 of the three loan collections which have been arranged 

 during the past year ; and they also indicate the growth 

 of the Permanent Collection. 



Second Loan Exhibition. — The second exhibi- 

 tion, which, at the time of the publication of the last 

 report, was still in progress, was closed on December 

 30th, 1905, after a run of six months. The total number 

 of visitors to this exhibition was 208,725, and the num- 

 ber of catalogues sold 8,802. In all, 386 works were 

 exhibited, particulars regarding which may be found in 

 last year's report. 



Third Loan Exhibition. — The third exhibition 

 of Permanent and Loan pictures was opened on 

 January 24th, 1906, and closed on April 21st. 



