7 
Average daily receipts from admissions |65 50 
The largest amount of receipts at the gates on any 
one day was on Sunday, May 16th 691 64 
Total Receipts on the several days of tlie week, and their respective 
averages for 1897-98. 
Rank. 
Days. 
Total Receipts. 
Average. 
1 
Sunday 
$9,393 77 
$180 65 
2 
Saturday 
6,382 40 
122 74 
3 
Monday 
1,991 33 
37 57 
4 
Friday 
1,646 89 
31 67 
5 
Thursday 
1,607 85 
30 92 
6 
Wednesday . . , « . . 
1,515 60 
29 15 
7 
Tuesda}^ 
1,370 92 
26 36 
$23,908 76 
There has been nothing in the general affairs of the 
Society during the year which calls for special mention. 
The Gardens. 
A.i the close of the year the collection contained 1019 
living animals : 339 mammals, 421 birds, 238 reptiles and 
21 batrachians. 
The number of specimens received was as follows : — 
Mammals : — 
Purchased 122 
Presented 37 
Bred in the Gardens 32 
— 191 
Birds : — 
Purchased . . , 80 
Presented 54 
134 
Reptiles and Batrachians : — 
Purchased 242 
Presented 83 
Bred in the Gardens 85 
— 410 
— - 735 
