an excellent method, as the labels are no longer soiled, 

 and are even more easily read in the bottle than if 

 placed outside. The method is one first adopted, we 

 believe, by Dr. Sidney Harmer, F.R.S., with the 

 Zoological collections at Cambridge. 



Statistics, etc. 



The following are the comparative attendances 

 during the Bank Holiday weeks of the past two years : — 

 Christmas.. 1905 4,863 .. 1906 4,223 

 Easter .. 1906 11,775 •• J 907 10,374 

 Whitsuntide „ 8,080 .. ,, 11,748 



August .. „ 9,081 .. „ 11,484 



33,799 37,829 



showing an increase of 4,030 for 1906-7. 



The following are the comparative total attendances 

 for the past two years : — 



1905-6 .. 188,519 I 1906-7 .. 195,104 

 showing an increase of 6,585 for 1906-7. 



The Museum was open to the public on 3 n days 

 during the year, and the above total gives an average 

 attendance of 627 per day. 



The largest attendance on a single day was that of 

 August Bank Holiday, when 4,467 visitors entered 

 the Museum. 



Demonstrations. 



Demonstrations have been given by the Curator to 

 the following parties : — 



20 students from Red Maids' School and 1 teacher. 

 50 scholars from Luckwell School and 3 teachers. 



