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226 works were sold, the catalogue price of which amounted to it 
; £3,583. In addition to the official catalogue, an illustrated edition — 
7 was, as usual, published by Messrs. D. Marples & Co. The Com- ; 
~ mittee had valuable professional assistance in the hanging of the = 
Autumn Exhibition from Messrs. Arthur Hacker, A.R.A., George C. ws 
- ‘Haité, R.L., R.B.A., and Harold Swanwick, R.I. 2 
Season ticket holders’ soirees were held on 16th October and 
3 27th November, both of which were attended by the Right 
Sefonourable the Lord Mayor and other civic dignitaries. At the 
first a lecture was delivered by George C. Haité, R.I., R.B.A., 
entitled, “Is Art a Necessity or a Luxury?”; and at the second 
Mr. Wynford Dewhurst, R.B.A., lectured on “ Art Student Days 
in France.” On each occasion the programme was augmented by 
_ vocal and instrumental music. 
VISITORS TO THE GALLERY. 
During the year the total ieeben a persons ae passed through 
the turnstiles was 338,652, viz. 
Days. Persons. Fate: 
verage. 
963 Free Week Days ... 0 0. 0 ees 293,764 1,117 
49 Fridays (6d. Admissions and Students) ... 20,294 414 
_ 35 Sundays i x ae x es 8,843 252 
Meemionday evenings (28) ... ©... ec.) «a: 4,921 107 
Saturday evenings (16)... 0. ... see ase 10,830 672 
347 338,652 976 
19 Sundays and Holidays, closed oa fee — — 
‘The attendance of students during the year numbered 1,812. Ten 
additional students’ tickets were granted. 
