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2. Staff. 



The permanent Staff of the Society's Gardens remains 

 nearly the same as at the last Anniversary. It consists 

 of:— 



1 Superintendent. 



1 Assistant Superintendent. 



1 Head Keeper. 



6 Keepers (1st class). 



7 Keepers (2nd class). 

 11 Keepers (3rd class). 



4 Money-takers. 



1 Storekeeper. 



1 Cook. 



1 Office Clerk. 



1 Prosector's Assistant. 



1 Head Gardener. 



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Besides these there are usually 19 Helpers in the Mena- 

 gerie, 13 Garden-labourers, 9 Artisans, 3 Painters, 11 

 Labourers, 1 Butcher, 2 Firemen, 2 Night-Watchmen, 

 and 1 Time-keeper employed at weekly wages ; so that 

 the number of the whole staff may be reckoned at about 

 97 persons. 



3. Visitors. 



The total number of visitors to the Society's Gardens 

 during the year 1885 was 659,896, as will be seen by 

 the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers 

 of entrances under each head for 1884 and 1885 : — 



Visitors to the Gardens. 



Fellows and Friends 



'On ordinary days at Is. each... 

 On Mondays and other days "I 



Paying- at 6rf. each | 



Children under 12 years at | 



6rf. each J 



Schoolchildren (admitted free) 



1884. 



1885. 



225,874 

 175,691 



252,021 



71,896 

 19,978 



745,460 



192,299 

 147,785 



249,496 



49,097 

 21,219 



659,896 



Comparison. 



Deer. 33,575 



Deer. 27,906 



Deer. 2,525 



Deer. 22,799 



Incr. 1,241 



Deer. 85,564 



