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2. Staff. 



The permanent StaflF of the Society's Gardens consists 



of:— 



1 Superintendent. 



1 Assistant Superintendent. 



1 Head Keeper. 



7 Keepers (1st class). 

 9 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^ 12 Garden-labourers, 7 Artisans, 5 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 

 ninety persons. 



3. Visitors. 



The Council are pleased to be able to point out a con- 

 siderable increase in the number of visitors to the Society's 

 Gardens in 1888. As will be seen by the subjoined Table, 

 this increase has taken place under every one of the heads 

 into which the entrances to the Gardens are divided for 

 the purpose of registration. 



Visitors to the Gardens. 



1888. 



176,609 



Fellows and Friends 



'On ordinary days at Is. each...i 123,746 

 On Mondays and other days ] I „„„ „, „ 



Paying-^ at 6rf. each | 



Children under 12 years at 



6d. each 



School Children (admitted free) 



49,021 

 27,014 



1887. 



Comparison. 



176,401 

 119,325 



206,825 



38,631 

 21,716 



608,402 



562,898 



Incr. 

 Incr. 



208 

 4,421 



Incr. 25,187 



Incr. 

 Incr. 



10,390 



5,298 



Incr. 45,504 



