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nearly the same as at the last Anniversary, 

 of:— 



1 Superintendent. 



1 Assistant Superintendent. 



1 Head Keeper. 



6 Keepers (1st class). 



7 Keepers (2nd class). 

 9 Keepers (3rd class). 

 4 Money-takers. 



1 Storekeeper. 



1 Cook. 



1 Office Clerk. 



1 Prosector's Assistant. 



1 Head Gardener. 



It consists 



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Besides these there are 20 Helpers in the Menagerie, 

 13 Garden-labourers, 8 Artisans, 7 Painters, 13 Labourers 

 1 Butcher, 1 Fireman, 2 Night- Watchmen, and 2 Time- 

 keepers employed at weekly wages ; so that the number of 

 the whole staff may be reckoned at about 100 persons. 



3. Visitors. 



The total number of visitors to the Society's Gardens 

 during the year 1882 was 849,77<5, as will be seen by 

 the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers 

 of entrances under each head for 1881 and 1882 : — 



Visitors to the Gardens. 



Fellows and Friends 



/On ordinary days at \s. each... 

 I On Mondays and other days 1 



Paying ■>. at M. each | 



Children under 12 years at 



dd. each 



Schoolchildren (admitted free) 



1881. 



1882. 



180,324 

 148,489 



249,423 



56,768 

 13,690 



213,883 

 207,172 



336,379 



75,559 

 16,783 



Comparison. 



Incr. 33,559 

 Incr. 58,683 



Incr. 86,956 



Incr. 

 Incr. 



18,791 

 3,093 



648,694 849,776 Incr. 201,082 



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The only year in which the number of visitors has been 

 larger was 1S76, on the occasion of the exhibition of the 

 Prince of Wales's Indian Menaa-erie. 



