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Number of Visitors to the Museum from the date of OpeniisG 
(18th April, 1881). 
1881 231,284 
1882 278,027 
1883 277,331 
1884 375,231 
1885 421,350 
1886 • 382,742 
1887 358,178 
1888 .. 372,802 
1889 361,046 
1890 355,682 
1891 375,906 
1892 351,917 
1893 408,208 
1894 413,572 
1895 446,737 
1896 453,956 
1897 .. 422,607 
1898 419,004 
1899 422,290 
1900 485,288 
Number of Visits to particular Departments for the 
purpose of Study. 
Zoology. 
Geology. 
Mineralogy. 
Botany. 
1883 .... 
5,229 
2,453 
617 
1,023 
1884 .... 
6,818 
1,991 
651 
993 
1885 .... 
8,313 
1,959 
626 
1,105 
1886 .... 
8,372 
2,466 
761 
1,026 
1887 .... 
8,955 
3,290 
620 
1,483 
1888 .... 
8,797 
3,111 
733 
2,214 
1889 .... 
8,360 
3,339 
683 
1,344 
1890 .... 
9,034 
3,771 
623 
1,244 
1891 .... 
9,443 
2,961 
946 
2,226 
1892 .... 
10,932 
4,107 
1,751 
2,585 
1893 .... 
10,872 
4;955 
1,714 
2,274 
1894 .... 
10,730 
5,176 
1,994 
2,129 
1895 .... 
8,189 
5,986 
2,073 
2,206 
1896 .... 
7,995 
5,953 
1,841 
2,555 
1897 .... 
9,708 
4,889 
1,248 
2,718 
1898 .... 
10,830 
5,234 
1,173 
2,940 
1899 .... 
10,728 
4,479 
1,264 
2,649 
1900 .... 
11,923 
4,447 
1,314 
2,380 
E. RAY LANKESTER, Director. 
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