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The following- tabic sli^ws the atundaiicc at the Atiuariuni in 

 ic^4 by months : 



lanuarv ... .Total mmilicT visitors 62,482 Daily average 2,016 



Fcbruarv ..." " " 74.361 " " 2,564 



March ' " " " 118.356 " " 3,818 



April " " " 136.310 " " 4o44 



Mav " " " 182,917 " " 5,901 



Jtme " " '• 152,498 " " 5.083 



July "' " " 203,728 " " 6.573 



August " " ■' 222,-/2S " " 7.188 



September . . " " "• T93-050 " " 6,435 



October ....'• " " 135.33^ " " 4.365 



November . . " " " 83,342 " " 2.775 



December .. " " " 60,670 " " 1.957 



Total... " " " 1.625,770 " " 4-454 



With tlie close of the }ear 1904 the Aquarium completes its 

 eighth \ ear. The total attendance for these eight years amounts 

 to 13,270,589, giving an average for the entire period of 4,544 

 visitors a day. 



Since the opening of the Aquarium, on Dccemljcr loth. 1896, 

 there have been no accidents either to visitors or to the building. 

 The demeanor of the public, even when the building was uncom- 

 fortably crowded, has been entirely satisfactory to the manage- 

 ment. 



In respect to attendance the A(|uarium continues to be far in 

 the lead as compared with other public institutions. 



Its remarkable record for visitors is shown by years in the 

 following table : 



*i897 1,635,252 



1 898 T .689,471 



1899 1.841,330 



1900 1,585,584 



1 90 1 1 ,644,856 



1 902 1 ,700,453 



1903 1.547.873 



1904 1,625.770 



Total 13,270.589 



Average per day 4.544 



* IikKkIcs twcntv-onc tlavs of DcccmlKr, 1S06. 



