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the iron and glass portion of the Second-class Refresh- 
ment-room and rebuild it in brick, which the Council 
hope to be able to accomplish before long, as it will not 
involve any very considerable outlay. 
The sum of £715 13s. 9d. was required in 1873 for the 
completion of the New Lodge and Entrance-gates in the 
North Gardens, and an expenditure of £498 13s. 3d. was 
incurred on new fences, planting the banks, and other 
works in this recent addition to the Society’s Gardens. 
2. VISITORS. 
The total number of visitors to the Society’s Gardens 
during the year 1873 was 713,046, being 64,958 more 
than the corresponding number in 1872, as will be seen 
by the following Table :— 
; ; | | | 
as | 1872. ; 1873. | Comparison. | 
| Fellows and Friends ........ssssseeeseesseee| | 167,402 | 179,389 | Incr. 11,987 
( On ordinary days at ls.each | 139,396 | 160,991 Incr. 21,595 
a Nila hag BENET! ai Incr. 22,222 
| Paying at 6d. each............sse000 \ 
| NG. each ersneccereses} | 39497 | 46,692 | Incr. 7,195 
Charity Children and others having : 
free ADMISSION .....-..sscceeseeeeeeens | cae ot Aes ee 
| 648,088 713,046 | Incr. 64,958 
This great increase is especially gratifying to the Council, 
~showing as it does that the popularity of the Society’s 
Gardens as a place of instructive recreation increases year 
by year. It will be seen by the subjoined Table that the 
number of entrances in 1873 exceeded even that of 1862, in 
which the International Exhibition was held. 
