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summer months. It being found, however, that, as hereto- 
fore, the additional expense was not covered by an increased 
attendance, the music was discontinued. The months of 
June and July, when the music was present, show a decrease 
as compared with the same months last year without music. 
The following is a report, in detail, of the gate receipts 
for the year : — 
Adults (paying twenty-five cents at gates), .... 151,297 
Children (paying ten cents at gates), 41,668 
Members (including Life and Annual Members, 
loan-holders' annual, and complimentary annual 
tickets), 2,760 
Loan-holders' single tickets, 27,768 
Free admissions (charitable institutions, donors' 
tickets, &c.), 2,018 
Package tickets, 359 
Excursion tickets, 26,996 
252,866 
Monthly Record of Visitors for 1882-83, ivith corresponding 
account for 1881-82. 
Month. 
1881-82. 
1882-83. 
Comparison. 
March, .... 
6,253 
9,272 
Increase, . 
. 3,019 
April, .... 
13,601 
16,022 
. 2,421 
May, 
24,662 
19,483 
Decrease, . 
. 5,179 
June, 
24,150 
25,056 
Increase, . 
. 906 
July, 
38,371 
35,385 
Decrease, . 
. 2,986 
August, .... 
43,667 
34,906 
. 8,761 
September, . . 
33,490 
40,572 
Increase, . 
. 7,082 
October, . . . 
24,046 
42,116 
. 18,070 
November, . . 
13,615 
10,589 
Decrease, . 
. 3,026 
December, . . 
10,254 
10,432 
Increase, . 
. 378 
January, . . . 
5,980 
4,518 
Decrease, . 
. 1.462 
February, . . . 
5,338 
4,515 
a 
823 
243,427 
252,866 
Increase, . 
. 9,439 
Average daily admission, 693 
The greatest number of visitors on any one dav was 
on Thursday, October 26th, \ . 7,26 8 
