6 
Monthly Record of Receipts from Admissions for 1908-1909 
with corresponding account for 1907-1908. 
Month 
1907-1908 
, 1 
1908-1909 j CoMPARisoN 
March 
$1,896 00 
$1,498 40 Decrease... 
. $397 60 
April 
2,018 85 
2,090 95 Increase... 
72 10 
May 
4,010 05 
2,544 30 Decrease... 
. 1,465 75 
June 
3,535 95 
: 2,41130 ‘‘ 
. 1,124 65 
July 
4,977 15 
2,51115 
. 2,466 00 
August 
6,141 45 
1 4,318 85 i 
. 1,822 60 
September. . ' 
4,207 35 
3,318 70 
. 888 65 
October. . . . 
2,790 30 
2,681 15 
. 109 15 
November. . , 
1,638 65 
1,369 40 i '• 
269 25 
December . . 
1,339 45 
816 30 1 
. 523 15 
January 
990 85 ! 
767 70 i 
. 223 15 
February. . . j 
684 05 j 
1,178 35 Increase .. . 
. 494 30 
$34,230 10 
$25,506 55 Decrease. . . 
.$8,723 55 
The large reduction in admission receipts will be noted. 
It is, however, not more than was to be expected in a season 
of such industrial depression, and there are already hopeful 
indications that improvement will mark the year now open- 
ing. 
The ordinary, current expenses of maintaining the Gardens 
are on a basis of such dose economy that they will not bear 
material reduction in a period of stress, but a considerable 
lessening in the total outlay of the year was effected by post- 
poning all new construction that had not been already 
provided for, and all repair work not of immediate urgency. 
By these means the net deficit has been kept down to a sum 
relatively insignificant, but which can not be continued unless 
the improvement hoped for in the coming year shall occur. 
The Society suffered a severe loss on January 23d in the 
death of its President, Charles Platt. A special meeting of 
the Board was held on January 25th, with a large attendance. 
