TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



It is now two years since the Committee decided to open the 

 Museum free of charge every day. The result is very satisfactory, 

 the attendance of visitors having increased by about fifty per cent. 

 The Lecture Hall has during the past twelve months been more 

 frequently let than formerly. The managers have, therefore, resolved 

 to appoint an assistant to the Curator. Mr. Rennie has attended to 

 his many duties with all his usual diligence, and the Committee 

 recognise the spirited manner in which he has carried on the work 

 connected with the Museum and Hall. 



The financial statement showed that the income for the year 

 was ;i{^288 13s., and the expenditure ^279 3s. 3d., leaving a surplus 

 of ;£f) 9$. 9d. The debt for 1887 stood at p^8i 2s. iid., but the 

 surplus for the year has reduced it to ^71 13s. 2d. 



