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the case, with the classes of contributing members of similar 
institutions in other cities. 
The following is a report in detail of the admissions and 
receipts for the year : — 
Adults (paying at gates) 124,851 
Children (paying at gates) 39,277 
Members (including Life and Annual Members, 
loanholders' annual, and complimentary annual 
tickets) " . . . . 2,310 
Loanholders' single tickets 11,552 
Free admissions (charitable institutions, donors' 
tickets, &c.)* 3,156 
Coupon tickets 523 
Excursion tickets 10,237 
191,906 
Monthly Record of Visitors for 1900-1901. ivith corresponding 
account for 1899-1900. 
Month. 
1899-1900. 
1900-1901. 
Comparison. 
March .... 
5,291 
8,379 ^ 
Increase . 
. 3,088 
April 
17,352 
18,863 
. 1,511 
May 
25,747 
24,245 
Decrease . 
. 1,502 
15,999 
24,170 
Increase . 
. 8,171 
July 
21,930 
20,700 
Decrease . 
. 1,230 
August .... 
25,992 
27,192 
Increase . 
. 1,200 
September . . . 
42,276 
24,443 
Decrease . 
. 17,833 
October . . . . 
17,170 
14,845 
a 
. 2,325 
November . . . 
13,785 
9,884 
u 
. 3,901 
December . . . 
7,613 
8,334 
Increase . 
. 721 
January .... 
4,295 
5,001 
. 706 
Februar}^ . . . 
5,064 
5,850 
ii 
. 786 
202,514 
191,906 
Decrease . 
. 10,608 
Average daily admissions . . 526 
The greatest number of visitors on any one day was 
on Wednesday, May 30th 4,330 
*In addition to these, 125,000 tickets were issued to the Board of 
Education, for the admission of pupils of the Public Schools. 
