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reduction in advertising on hoardings, and otherwise. The figures 
for 1911 are as follows : — 
Atjone sailing (Ol Gays). 2.5... 55.005 entndedsben 19,036 
At sixpence (48 evenings) ................00085 8,685 
At threepence (11 evenings) ............:-.... 7,572 
Mipeellanmuast yin: yltorks whe ven tyy dics erhin 579 
— 39,872 
School Tickets :— 
At two shillings (admitting 24 scholars 
and a teacher) 294 tickets, representing 
Adi; ALLEN ANCE AVE. ic h000 8h: siaco an sd cnadvea nets 7,390 
Season Ticket Holders :— 
RPCRRIOIGID Ge ore ssn d oe em na tant iapes saan a 162 
A aceaes (ese oN ciel. Paap Te ae co. aaah thn nd dhote 728 
Pinmetiber mes. (28- (Gd) dad cs acpanencddens=sneess 2,314 
MRTUITUMIOIEGRES, C08 go oan estes teavigngiarsasnecsess 650 
47,076 
Season ticket holders’ soirees were held on 22nd September and 
8th January, at the former of which there were present the Right 
Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, and other civic 
dignitaries. On each occasion there was a programme of vocal and 
instrumental music. 
The interesting series of Friday afternoon ‘Talks’’ on art 
subjects was discontinued, because I found it impossible to obtain 
a sufficient number of volunteers to form a programme. I was, 
however, fortunate in obtaining one very eminent volunteer in the 
person of my friend, Mr. G. Bernard Shaw, who visited Liverpool 
specially to give a ‘‘ Talk”’ on Friday, 29th December. It was 
unwillingly and with regret that I gave up the ‘‘ Talks,”’ for I should 
rather have wished to extend the idea, which proved most acceptable 
to the public, by having such things in the evenings as well as in 
the afternoons. If an attraction of this kind could be provided, it 
