5 
Adults, (paying 25 cents at gates), . 
Children, ( " 10 " " " ) . 
Members, (including life and annual, 
members, loan-holders' annual and 
complimentary annual tickets), 
Loan-holder's tickets, (single), . 
Free admissions, charitable institutions, 
donor's tickets, &c.. 
Package tickets, 
Tickets sold by local agents, (1875-6), 
received, 
Total visitors, 
Total receipts. 
Less counterfeits received, $2.25 
Tickets sold, 1876-7, 5.30 
Total net gate receipts, 
Average daily admission, 
Average daily receipts from admissions. 
. 142,820 
. 35,892 
. 5,955 
. 15,512 
. 2,300 
1,254 
40 
203,773 
39,555.50 
. 7.55 
$39,547,95 
~563 
$108.37 
Monthly Record of Visitors f 07- 1877-78, with the correspond- 
ing accounts of prior years. 
Month. 
1874-75. 
1875-76. 
1876-77. 
1877-78. 
Comparison with 
1876-77. 
March, . 
April, 
May, . . 
June, . . 
July, . . 
August, . 
September, 
October, . 
November, 
December, 
January, 
February, 
*54*399 
61,128 
34,420 
31,374 
16,383 
8,519 
12,434 
8,900 
8,493 
21,377 
43,396 
49,981 
53,730 
64,501 
57,197 
52,426 
19,981 
15,058 
19,887 
13,749 
12,607 
25,573 
32,952 
47,574 
50,377 
67,318 
122,586 
207,306 
69,980 
7,721 
7,207 
6,094 
5,592 
14,756 
21,296 
19,498 
26,172 
30,016 
32,259 
22,816 
11,576 
8,915 
5,984 
4,893 
Decrease, 7,015 
10,817 
11,656 
28,076 
24,205 
37,302 
90,327 
174,490 
78,404 
Increase, 1,194 
Decrease, 1,223 
1,201 
227,557 
419,776 
657,295 
203,773 
Decrease, 453,522 
The greatest number of visitors on any one day, was on 
Wednesday, July 4th, 1877, 5,424. 
Average daily admissions, 1874-75, . . 936 
" " 1875-76, . . 1,150 
