6 
highest on the list of receipts since the Gardens were 
opened to the public in 1828. The receipts from admis- 
sions to the Gardens during the previous six years have 
been as follows :— 
£ £ 
1855 .... 8,454 LSD aca we O5 OL 
TSDGR aris, 205 1859" ...- 93389 
RSV Segall teNShsy3 1860 .... 10,055 
The average Income of the Society from Garden receipts 
has, therefore, been £9161 during the previous six years ; 
and it will be observed that in the year 1861 that average 
was exceeded by the sum of £597. 
The subjoined Table shows, in parallel columns, the 
number of Visitors in each year during the same period, 
divided into the different categories adopted for them in 
the Society’s records. 
Paying. 
eee Charity 
OnMondays| Children | Children 
Fellows 
Years.| and {On ordinary 
d others} Total. 
: and other | under 12 | 22¢ 
Friends. | days at 1s. days at 6d. | years at 6d. having free 
each. admission. 
each. each. 
1855.| 68,481 | 91,631 | 136,970 | 17,920 | 11,170 | 326,172 
1856.| 70,316 | 94,326 | 159,839 | 19,703 | 15,424 | 359,608 
1857.| 64,744 | 84,799 | 171,397 | 18,277 | 17,526 | 356,743 
1858.| 60,501 | 81,762 | 173,738 | 17,979 | 17,600 | 351,580 
1859.| 60,362 | 87,528 | 179,973 | 20,543 | 15,950 | 364,356 
1860.| 62,798 | 85,284 | 212,406 | 19,218 | 15,200 | 394,906 
1861.| 65,859 | 89,843 | 198,805 | 21815 | 15,515 |381,837 
It will be seen by this Table that the year 1861 ranks 
as highest of these years after 1860. 
If any further proof were required of the fact that the 
popularity of the Society’s Gardens, as a place of resort 
on holidays, is not in any way diminished, it was suffi- 
ciently manifested by the large number of entrances which 
took place on Whit Monday last. On that occasion, the 
weather being favourable, the Gardens were crowded from 
their opening until after sunset. No less than 25,807 
persons paid for admission in the course of the day, be- 
sides which there were 172 privileged Visitors. The total 
number of Visitors was therefore 25,979, being the largest 
number that have ever passed the gates in one day since 
the opening of the Gardens to the public in 1828. 
