68 ART GALLERY. 
The following is an extract:—‘* The labour involved will be 
considerable but is within the capacity of the staff, and the only 
difficulty is that there is no fund to which any possible deficit 
resulting from the exhibition could be charged. The possibility of 
a deficit has to be considered, in view of the experience of previous 
spring exhibitions, but in this case better results may be anticipated 
with some confidence, as the subject is one of particular local 
interest, and should prove very attractive. To charge the deficit to 
the Autumn Exhibition account would be opposed to the best 
interests of an institution which is largely dependent for its success 
on the fact that its profits are spent in purchasing works from the 
Exhibition; and it is, for several reasons, undesirable that the 
Liverpool Academy should be asked to take any share in the 
financial responsibility.” 
The Autumn Exhibition was open during 95 days and 64 evenings 
from 14th September, 1908, to 2nd January, 1909. The catalogue 
comprised 2,141 items, as against 2,185 in 1907, and the collection 
was similar in plan to that of 1907, but was generally allowed to be 
one of exceptional interest. Among the special features was a room 
devoted to Continental Art, a complete exhibition of works (62 in 
number) by members of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters; 
a black and white section, and a collective exhibition of works by 
members of the Pastel Society. 
The attendance of the public was as follows :— 
At One Shilling (95 daya):...2.<2.:.<.beee- 22,308 
At Sixpence (64 evenings)...................+4 14,707 
At Threepence (11 evenings).................. 7,639 
——— 44,654 
Season Ticket Holders : —- 
Gran there, (fiat) chit. naniiio ele a 225 
Thais Gee) agi eeeke. cock oz uae tense eee cess 886 
Students, Mee. (ead) icc conc neesuns hewedapres 1,490 
Oomplamen tary 2.28 «22%. <ser <5- 5 pn.dpce nae sieee 400 
—— 3,001 
47,655 
