III. GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. 
1. BurnpING@s AND Works. 
The expenditure on the staff of workmen, together 
with the labour and materials required for ordinary 
repairs in the Society’s Gardens in 1873, amounted to 
£2236. Under this head are included all the items 
necessary for the maintenance of this branch of the So- 
ciety’s establishment in a perfect state of efficiency. Be- 
sides this, as already mentioned, a sum of £4179 2s. 1d. 
was expended on the following new Works and Build- 
ings :— 
1, New Refreshment-buildings ........ccse eee eeeee £2151 17 9 
2. New Lodges and Entrance-gates .....,...+.00008 715 13 9 
3. Fencing and other works in the new NorthGardens 49313 3 
4, Completion of the New Bridge .........-...e.005 438 1 2 
5. New Turnstiles at the South Entrance............ 7018 0 
6. New Stables at the Top Yard. ..............5.... 96 12 10 
7. Other smaller works ........-.05, To tinoTTOr 207 5 4 
£4179 2 1 
The most important and most costly of these works was 
the rebuilding of the main Refreshment-room in the South 
Gardens. When the new Dining-room was built in 1869, 
plans were prepared by Mr. Salvin, the Society’s Architect, 
for this part of the work also; but its execution was de- 
ferred until a more favourable opportunity. Last year, in 
consequence of the bad state of repair of the old Refresh- 
ment-room and the great inconvenience caused to visitors 
by its inadequate accommodation, the Council determined 
that the time had arrived when this desirable improvement 
could be no longer postponed. It was accordingly carried 
out under contract by Messrs, Simpson and Co. at a total 
cost of £2151 17s. 9d. 
The Council believe that the Refreshment-buildings as 
now arranged are not only in every way suited to the 
purposes for which they are destined, but are also orna- 
mental in appearance and creditable to the Architect. 
To render them quite complete, it still remains to remove 
