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increase over what was certainly a very prosperous year, 
was the augmentation of the Garden-receipts caused by 
the attraction of the Prince of Wales’s Collection of Indian 
‘Animals, which, under circumstances mentioned in a sub- 
sequent part of the Report, were deposited in the Society’s 
Gardens during the summer months. At the same time, 
as will be seen by the comparative statement subjoined, 
several other heads of Income present a very gratifying 
increase. The amount received for Compositions was 
£1470 against £960 in 1875 ; and there was an increase of 
£150 upon Admission-fees. On the other hand, the only 
noticeable “ Decreases,” it will be observed, were £262 
upon the rent of the Refreshment-rooms, which was caused 
merely by a large amount of arrears of the previous year 
having been received in 1875, and the extraordinary item 
of £246 9s. 11d., received in 1875 as compensation for an 
accident which the Council hope may never occur again, 
Comparative Table of Income, 1875 and 1876. 
1875. 1876. Increase. | Decrease. | 
Admission Fees :— Gr ve. di £8. dle 3 id.) & eae 
DASE PAVE io a teevecssceeta cut on 110 0 0 Be) ON teataceecereoe eel 25 0 0 
Present 725 0 0 900 0 0 LR OveD Eran: ssevence=+| 
Annual Subscriptions :— 
Pee earece tea reo Le ceo & 54 0 0 75 0 0 21 Os0)| Biccep tepotote 
IPTVEBENE ay. coseccvarcacussencane 6,317 1 0] 6,433 3 0 DIG Dis Oi) cae cecueeeees 
DUES seh ecccccesracvacssasee 120 0 0 SGe 10) Dl. tee owereeenae = 84 0 0 
Compositions .....s.sesecssecrnsnnnes 960 0 01 1,470 0. Qi. 510. Oy O)y.....d-.sueg: 
Ivory Tickets ..1.:..0.sssecseureeees 80 18 0 TBAO Oi. Rae asocasat 8 8 0 
Admissions to Gardens ..........+. 116,826 15 6|22,717 5 0| 5,890 9G)... 
Garden Salesi-..sccraaceceesurevacckss. 566: 6 LY) 4s ON TT Ol 2 eves ace 
Rent for Refreshment-rooms ... | 1,313 15 0] 1,051 0 O)........ceeeees 26215 0 
PHblicati Que psd ice ase es tterscas tenet 995 14 6| 97617 9}. 1816 9 
Dividends ........++ 397 11 10 355 1L 1) 42 0 9 
Miscellaneous 2418 8 39 10 2 14) AGH oecancereeeatave: 
Compensation paid by Grand 
Junction Canal Company for 
damages caused by Explosion | 246 9 11 }......sseeees |oeseeseaeseseetees 246 9 11 
28,738 11 4/84,955 4 1| 6,904 3 2] 68710 5 
Increasesessesseeesenes 6216 12 Q|eseseeeeeee 687 10 5) Ded. Decr. | 
34,955 4 184,955 4 1] 6,216 12 9)..0....s0.2.- 
To the Income received during the year must be added 
the balance brought forward from 1875, amounting to 
£1775 2s. ld. A sum of £1000 was likewise obtained as 
a temporary loan from the Society’s Bankers in March, 
1876 (repaid in the following May); and another sum 
of £2000 was borrowed on the 21st December, 1876, in 
