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on other week days from u a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sun- 
days from 3 to 5 p.m. The late opening on the ordinary 
week days is due to the necessity of having the earlier 
part of the day for the cleaning of the place, and of 
securing a certain time each day during which the 
technical work of the Museum, such as the arrangement, 
revision and incorporation of specimens, may be carried 
out without disturbance ; though the time is shortened 
on Monday for the convenience of the coolies in parti- 
cular, who, on that day, visit the place in large numbers, 
and wait for the opening of the door often from an early 
hour. During the earlier part of the day, however, from 
8 o'clock onwards, strangers to the town and even 
residents who have special reasons for seeking admis- 
sion, can always gain entrance by application at the 
door, and, of course, the members of the Society and 
their friends, by passing through the Reading Rooms. 
The Sunday opening, up to the present, has been 
quite satisfactory though the number of visitors varies 
considerably from week to week. 
The total number of visitors for the year amounts to 
111,605 persons, made up of 50,394 of mixed classes, 
who wrote or were capable of writing their names in the 
Visitor's Book (exclusive of children) ; 43,353 Coolies ; 
2,352 Chinese; 1,631 Native Indians ; and 13,875 School 
Children- or an average of 331 persons per day. It 
must be pointed out, however, that these large nnmbers 
are made up by frequent visits of the same persons, more 
especially Coolies, Chinese, Native Indians, School 
Children, and people from the country districts generally, 
who, when they come to town, almost invariably visit the 
Museum with their friends, very many of the same faces 
