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made great strides, the systematic card cataloguing and 

 registration of the whole contents of the Greville Smyth 

 room being well in hand. 



Statistics, etc. 



The following are the comparative attendances 

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



35,536 40,512 



The above figures show an increase of 4,976 during 

 these particular weeks of the past year. 



The following are the comparative total attendances 

 for the past two years : — 



1907-8 .--. 184,938 | 1908-9 .. 203,974 



Showing an increase of 19,036 for 1908-9. 



The Museum was open to the public on 3 1 1 days 

 during the year, and the above total gives an average 

 attendance of 655 per day. 



The largest attendance on a single day was that of 

 Easter Monday, when 6,580 visitors entered the 

 Museum. 



Demonstrations, etc. 



A special Course of Lectures has been given to 

 Students of the Merchant Venturers' Technical College 

 by the Curator and his Assistant, as follows : — 



