Extension of Privileges. 

 On the 31st of January last a I'egulation was passed by 

 the Council enabling Fellows to admit Two Friends to the 

 Gardens on Sunday and Saturday by a signed order, 

 instead of by personal introduction. The proper forms 

 for this purpose may be obtained at the Office, or by appli- 

 cation in writing to the Secretary. 



2. Finances. 

 a. Income. 



The Council have great satisfaction in reporting that 

 there is a total increase of income for 1848 as compared 

 with 1847, to the amount of about £400, notwithstanding 

 a decrease of £225 in the annual subscriptions, and various 

 minor items, amounting together to £782. As. 8d. 



The great interest which appears to have been excited in 

 the Public generally by the facihties of access to the Gar- 

 dens which were announced at the last Anniversary, has 

 not only produced the remarkable increase of £800. 4s. 6d. 

 in the receipts at the Gate, but gives substantial ground 

 for believing that the income derivable from this source 

 will resume the importance which it possessed in the earlier 

 period of the Society's operations ; for it is to be observed 

 that the sum of £4040, collected in 1848, is not only greater 

 than that collected in 1847, but greater than in any year 

 since 1842 ; and the increase of 50,084 visitors presents a 

 more favourable difference than has ever occurred between 

 any two years, excepting between 1835 and 1836, when it 

 amounted to 53,300. 



And the return from the 1st of January up to the present 

 time continues to exhibit proof that the calculations of the 

 Council have not been overstrained in auguring at least an 

 equal success in the current year ; for the excess over the 

 corresponding weeks of 1848 amounts to no less than 

 6663 in the number of Visitors, and £131. 13*. in the 

 Receipts. 



These facts, taken in conjunction with the general satis- 

 faction of the Fellows of the Society in the greatly in- 

 creased extent and interest of the Collection of Living 



