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The whole number for the year is 3,843,080. The largest num- 

 ber of visitors on any one day was 50,274, October 28. 856,005 

 persons visited the park on Sundays. 74,484 equestrians have made 

 use of the park ; this is 4,730 in excess of the preceding year. 



During the summer and fine fall weather the west woods were in 

 constant use for large social parties, and the. pic-nics of friendly asso- 

 ciations, Sunday school, church, and temperance societies. There 

 have been four hundred and forty -nine of these gatherings during the 

 season. 



Tables, seats and swings were provided, as heretofore, without 

 charge. No accident has occurred. 



PARADE GROUND. 



The shelter erected for the use of the military was put into use 

 during the spring parades. 



The turf of the parade ground, by frequent cutting and rolling, 

 has become firm and even. Preceding each parade, the whole area 

 was closely mowed and otherwise put into a condition to facilitate, 

 as far as possible, the operations of the military. 



There have been six parades, two division and four brigade. 

 The ground has also been made use of by ball clubs, and three hun- 

 dred and ten games of ball, seven of lacrosse, and ten games of 

 cricket were played in the course of the year. 



SKATING. 



During the latter part of 1869, and early in 1870, owing to the 

 peculiar weather that prevailed, it was found that the ice remained 

 at no period sufficiently firm to justify the use of the pond by the 

 public for skating purposes. 



There were six days' skating during the current year, from 26th 

 to 31st December, inclusive. The pond area has been increased to 

 twenty-two acres, making it the most extensive sheet of ice in this 

 city, and about the same area as the largest pond at Central Park. 



TREES AND SHRUBS. 



The following statements show the number of deciduous trees, 

 shrubs, evergreens, etc., purchased ; also the stock on hand, to- 

 gether with the number of each that have been planted during the 

 year : 



