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During the preceding year, ended 31st December, 

 1866, the corresponding numbers were : — 



1. Members, ... 3,916 



2. Public Schools, ... 933 



3. Visiters at Sixpence, 15,982 ... £399 11 



4. Visiters at One Penny, 90,958 ... 378 19 10 



Total, ... 111,789 £'778 10 10 



A comparison of the foregoing numbers for the two 

 years exhibits the gratifying fact of an increase of 

 53 per cent, in the numbers of the sixpenny visiters, 

 and of 4 per cent, in the numbers of the penny 

 visiters. 



This important fact, in the opinion of your Council, 

 fully justifies the policy steadily followed by them for 

 some years, of increasing the attractions of the Gardens 

 for the benefit of the classes of the community capable 

 of appreciating the improvements made. 



The Council are happy to be able to report that 

 their stock of animals is greatly increased in number, 

 and that they are all in excellent health. During 

 the year a splendid pair of African Ostriches has been 

 added, by purchase, to the collection ; and three 

 American Rheas have been presented to the Society 

 by Dr. Healy, of Buenos Ayres. The detailed list of 

 other purchases and donations will be found in Appen- 

 dix II., among which may be specially mentioned — 



One pair of Egyptian Pelicans. 



One pair of Condor Vultures. 



One pair of Indian Leopards. 



One pair of African Storks. 



Three Patagonian Guanachos. 



The last-named beautiful Guanachos were presented to 



