8 
During the corresponding years the total receipts: 
from Entrance Fees and Subscriptions, were :— 
Entrance Fees and 
Year. Subscriptions 
1877 a we As £595 
1878 He be. bee 580 
1879 4 B, te a! 
1880 oy cae Kee 531 
1881 oe et oe 724. 
1882 ae aa ape 723 
1883 4 we 2h 416 
1884 oe ™e Mas 466 
1885 ae ade a 438 
Life Members (6) £40 0 0 
1886 Admission Fees (10) 10-0: 36 
Members’ Subscriptions 299 2 ( 
Garden Substribers 91 0 0 
460 
The receipts from Sunday admissions, during the past 
ten years, have been :— 
1877 ae oes we, ooo. Gee 
187 5a Sie Soc 035 10 4 
1879 see A aa 467 13 5 
1880 a=: = oe AB Pac 
18é1 we as nice 524 011 
1882 és “ ae 573 19 7 
1885 oes Per ae 442 9 0 
1884 avi aes ass 510 3 O 
1885 ase 5e ont 038 10 6 
1886 “- ~<a oa 477 10 5 
From the above tables it will be seen that there has 
been a serious falling off, to the amount of nearly £160, 
in the receipts from admissions, as compared with last 
year, while the receipts from entrance fees and sub- 
scriptions show an increase, but only of £22. 
Under these circumstances,it is a matter for congratula- 
tion that the Society has been enabled to accomplish so 
much as it has in the way of expenditure on repairs, and 
the purchase of animals. Still the fact should not be lost 
sight of, that the balance is against the Society at the 
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