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The Committee of Auditors congratulate the Society upon 

 the continued improvement of the Finances, and upon the 

 large addition to the number of Visitors to the Gardens. 

 Their increased popularity as a place of instructive recrea- 

 tion is shown by the numbers which have resorted to them 

 during the past year, being 12,776 more than in the year 

 1858. The total number of persons who visited the Gardens 

 in 1859 was 364,356, — being an average of nearly 1000 en- 

 trances per day throughout the whole year. 



The sum received for "Composition?" during the year has 

 been nearly three times the amount of that received under 

 the same head in the previous year, thereby showing in- 

 creased confidence in the stability of the Society. 



The excess of the Liabilities over those of the previous 

 years is mainly attributable to " Extraordinary Expenses," — 

 the large sum of £2634 2*. 3c?. having been devoted for New- 

 Buildings, and Works incidental thereto ; but notwithstanding 

 these outlays, the Assets exceed the Liabilities by a larger 

 sum than has been the case for many years past. 



The £500 additional Stock, purchased in January 1859, 

 has raised the Reserve Fund of the Society to the satisfactory 

 amount of £5000 Red. 3 per Cents. And the Committee beg 

 to notice this important fact, that although the Liabilities on 

 the 31st of December last amounted to £1522 8s. 6d., the 

 Balance at the Bankers at the same time was £1784 4*. 9d., 

 leaving a surplus of £261 16*. Bd. 



Your Committee conclude their Report with expressing 

 their perfect satisfaction at the clear and accurate manner in 

 which the Accountant, Mr. Leigh, has laid the accounts 

 before them. 



EDW. GREENAWAY. 

 G. SCLATER-BOOTH. 

 WILLIAM MARTYN. 

 EDWARD JOHNSTONE. 

 R. HENRY S. VYVYAN. 

 SAMUEL OXENHAM. 

 ALFRED NEWTON. 



11 Hanover Square, February 23, 1860. 



PRESENTED 

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