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593. Since the Report was read two new Members and 

 four Subscribers have joined, making total 599. 



There is due to the Society by 107 members, whose 

 names have been retained in consequence of their having 

 exercised privileges of the Society, by retaining or using 

 tickets for lectures, visiting the gardens, &c. £324 

 Due by 45 members for the year com- 

 mencing 1st January last 

 By five annual subscribers 

 For dead animals 



Total due to the Society ... £376 19 



The number of members and subscribers who have a 

 right to exercise privileges of the Society at present, is 

 436. 



The admissions to the Garden have been, free, 1,726; 

 full price, 10,165; half price, 1,562; at one penny, 84,400; 

 total, 97,853. 



If to this be added the number who visited the Gardens 

 since Friday, when the books closed for the year, the 

 number of children, of whom no record is kept, and 

 1,994 who were included in last year's report, but more 

 properly belong to this year (i.e. from 1st May, 1841, to 

 1st May, 1842) at least one hundred and ten thousand 

 persons have visited the Gardens during the period. 



NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE GARDEN. 



In the year ended 31st December, 1836 ... 43,209 



Ditto, ditto, 1837 ... 33,604 



Ditto, ditto, 1838 ... 53,066 



Ditto, ditto, 1839 ... 29,331 



Ditto, ditto, 1840 ... 74.569 



Ditto, ditto, 1841 ... 104,205 



not including young children. 



During the past year there were seven scientific 

 meetings, at which about 3,200 persons were admitted. 



OF ANIMALS 



there were purchased during the past year, 36 

 quadrupeds, 60 birds, 44 fishes, and 22 reptiles. Amongst 

 these, the most interesting, perhaps, are three of the 

 quadrumana, viz., a young Mandrill, a Drill, and a 

 Wanderoo. There were received in donations, 21 quad- 

 rupeds, 34 birds, 70 fishes, and one reptile. Amongst the 



