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The next Table shows the mode in which these visitors 
were distributed through the different months of the past 
year, and gives the corresponding number in 1870:— 
1870. 1871. 
Pamnary yh. 28 14,250 7,717 
February ...... 9,769 14,573 
Meret, i: febén cele eek6, 95 29,965 
Byori afk. cewek ss | 80,901 69,637 
Maye bc apuAccaci dy. 62,164 95,355 
Af RATEWA dem ter ee Le iat 109,307 66,530 
Bt Camapreen ere cece 79,971 92,809 
j PANMEROISE OF Sieber PCIE. 78,037 87,296 
September ...... 58,069 61,349 
October’ ex.s te 34,144 37,930 
November ...... 14,207 13,605 
December. }.......,..- | 15,254 19,151. 
573,004 595,917 
The greatest number of admissions in any one day in 
1871 was 31,400; this took place on the 29th of May 
(Whit-Monday) : the least (27) was on the 3rd of February. 
The average daily number of admissions throughout the 
year was 1632. 
4, MENAGERIE. 
The number of animals of the first three classes of 
Vertebrates in the Society’s Gardens at the close of the 
year 1871 was 2072, showing a slight decrease in com- 
parison with the corresponding period of 1870, as will 
appear from the following Table :— 
December Sie naira te 
| Comparison. 
1870. | 1871. | 
Quadrupeds............... s71 | 590 Iner. 19 
IBIS eecedae sen sostceee sess 1883 | 1227 Deer. 106 
GOMES eseted scar spa ase] 214 255 | Incr. 41 
2118 | 2072 | Deer. 46. | 
As regards the Society’s Menagerie, the most interesting 
event that took place in 1871 was the birth of the first 
young Hippopotamus on the 14th February. The male 
