20 



MUSEUM. 



Visitors to Museum. 



1890 1889 



(262 Days.) (213 Days.) 

 Total visitors in the year . . 

 Weekly average 

 Daily average 



MONDAY EVENING OPENING OF THE MUSEUM. 



During the year the Museum was open on 26 evenings, and the total 

 attendances were 7,261, giving an average attendance per evening of 279. 



As in the previous year, short lectures were given each evening on 

 various specimens in the Museum, and were much appreciated. 



Lecturers and Subjects. 



1890. 



Jan. 6th. — The Cockroach, by Mr. G. F. Moore. 



Jan. 13th.— On Corals, by Mr. J. Brack Warriner. 



Jan. 20th. — On the History of a piece of Slate, by Mr. J. Lomas. 



Jan. 27th. — On relics of Ancient Funeral Customs, by Mr. T. Tarleton. 



Feb. 3rd.— On the Birds of Paradise, by Mr. G. J. Hill. 



Feb. 10th. — On the Formation of Agates and the uses to which they 



are put, by Mr. F. P. Marrat. 

 Feb. 17th.— On Organs, Old and New, by Mr. W. I. Argent. 

 Feb. 24th. — On Animals and their uses (part I.), by Mr. R. Paden. 

 Mar. 3rd. — On Egyptian Gods and Mummies in the Mayer Museum, 



by Mr. P. Entwistle. 

 Mar. 10th. — On Wedgwood, by Miss E. M. Wood. 

 Mar. 17th.— On Spiders, by J. Chard. 



Mar. 24th. — On Animals and their uses (part II.), by Mr. R. Paden. 

 Mar. 31st.— On the Life History of the Frog, by Mr. J. A. Clubb. 



Oct. 13th. — On Ancient Sculpture and Sculptors, by Mr. Charles Dyall. 

 Oct. 20th.— On Squids, Calamaries, &c., by Mr. F. P. Marrat. 

 Oct. 27th. - On the Protozoa or Tiny Rock Builders, by Mr. Daniel 

 Clague, F.G.s. 



