EOYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND. 



The Thirty-first Annual Meeting of the Royal Zoological 

 Society was held in the Board-room of the Royal Dublin Society, 

 on the second Tuesday in May, 1863, 



The President, Dr. Corrigan, in the Chair. 



Professor M'Dowell, one of the Honorary Secretaries, read 

 the following 



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Report 0f (tanxil. 



At the termination of the financial year, the Council 

 of the Royal Zoological Society beg to submit, for the 

 information of the Members, in a brief yet detailed 

 form, the following Report of the transactions of the 

 Society since its last Annual Meeting. 



Recognized in its true character, as an educa- 

 tional establishment, the collection in the Gardens of 

 the Society continues to attract an increasing number 

 of visiters, a large proportion of whom are of the 

 humbler classes ; for it appears that whilst the total 

 number of visiters during the past year was 132,771, 

 no less than 113,121 were admitted at the penny 

 rate, contributing to the funds of the Society the sum 

 of £471 6s. 9rf. 



The following is a classified return of all the 

 visiters for the past year : — 



Admitted on Members' privileges 3,830 



„ free, from Schools and Public Insti- 

 tutions 992 



,. at the ordinary 6d. rate 14,279 



„ at the reduced rate of Id. ... 113,121 



