75 



£30 still due, will give a total of £889 3s. 7d. The 

 total expenditure and liabilities amount to £953 

 2s. 8d. leaving to our debit a balance of £63 19s. 



Id. .... 



As to the liabilities referred to, it may be 

 mentioned that they are mainly due to a claim of 

 £59 5s. 2d. from Messrs. Orger and Meryon, of 

 London, on an account due some years ago, but 

 which had been lost sight of from the fact of that 

 firm having retired from business. A part of the 

 claim has been paid off during the year. 



GARDENS. 



Three hundred new plants have been added to 

 our collection during the year, several of which 

 are of great interest ; on the other hand, it is to 

 be regretted that owing to the unusually protracted 

 drought, and an insufficient su^Dply of water, many 

 have died during the last few months. All the 

 annuals have suffered severely, very few of the 

 spring-sown having germinated, and such as did 

 so, were dried up before flowering. 



The beautiful white water lily fNymjpJioea alhaj 

 has become established in the reservoir, where it 

 has produced upwards of a dozen of its pretty 

 blossoms during the season. Nuphar lutea also 

 flourishes in the same situation, and will, doubtless, 

 blossom next season. 



During the past year two acres of ground, a 

 portion of which is intended for the extension of 

 the Pinetum, have been trenched, and many new 

 and interesting pines are ready for planting as soon 

 as the ground is sufficiently prepared for their 

 reception. 



The approximate number of visitors during the 

 year was 20,624. As, however, the bye-law 



