6 
Garden are in contemplation, by both steam and passenger rail- 
ways, which, it is believed, will increase the attendance of 
visitors. 
The following is a report, in detail, of the gate receipts for 
the year : — 
Adults (paying twenty-five cents at gates), . . 143,826 
Children ( " ten " 40,431 
Members (including Life and Annual Members, loan- 
holders' annual, and complimentary annual tickets), 5,818 
Loan-holders' single tickets, ..... 16,492 
Free admissions (charitable institutions, donors' tick- 
ets, &c.), 2,560 
Package tickets, 345 
Excursion tickets, 6,662 
216,134 
Monthly Record of Visitors for 1879-80 , with corresponding 
account for 1878-79. 
Month. 
1878-79. 
1879-80. 
Comparison. 
March 
April, 
May, 
June, 
July, 
August, 
September 
October, 
November 
December, 
January, 
February, 
11,221 
18,577 
50,380 
31,109 
41,638 
33,038 
37,564 
27,299 
10,886 
9,112 
6,560 
3,355 
7,568 
13,901 
21,928 
23,046 
28,107 
29,583 
34,909 
22,760 
11,695 
5,901 
7,581 
9,155 
280,739 
216,134 
Decrease, 
(C 
u 
(( 
(( 
u 
(( 
Increase, 
Decrease, 
Increase, 
3,653 
4,676 
28,452 
8,063 
13,531 
3,455 
2,655 
4,539 
809 
3,211 
1,021 
5,800 
Decrease, 
64,605 
Average daily admission, 591 
The greatest number of visitors on any one day was on 
Friday, July 4th, 4,643 
