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2. Staff. 



of 



The permanent Staflf of the Society^s Gardens consists 



1 Superintendent. 

 1 Assistant Superintendent. 

 1 Head Keeper. 

 6 Keepers (1st class). 

 10 Keepers (2nd class). 

 8 Keepers (3rd class). 

 3 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, 10 Garden-labourers, 7 Artisans, 2 Painters, 6 

 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 

 eighty-five persons. 



3. Visitors. 



The total number of visitors to the Society's Gardens 

 during the year 1887 was 562,898, as wiU be seen by 

 the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers 

 of entrances under each head for 1886 and 1887 : 



Visitors to the Gardens. 



Fellows and Friends 



^On ordinary days at Is. each.. 



I On Mondays and other days ] 

 Paying-j at 6rf. each f 



I Children under 12 years at j 



l^ 6rf. each J 



School Children (admitted free) 



1887. 



176,401 

 119,325 



206,825 



38,631 

 21,716 



1886. 



562,898 



181,637 

 155,021 



228,863 



58,013 

 16,140 



Comparison. 



Deer. 

 Deer. 



Deer. 



Deer. 

 Incr. 



5,236 

 35,696 



22,038 



19,382 

 5,576 



639,674 Deer. 76,776 



