REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF STUDENTS.
Reading edition
1. The Exhibition Galleries are open free daily except on Good Friday, Christmas Day, and any Fast or Thanksgiving Day appointed by authority. (For hours of admission see back of cover.)
2. The hours for the Study Collections are, throughout the year, from ten till four o’clock every day in the week, except Sunday.
3. Persons desiring special facilities for study or drawing in the Exhibition Galleries, or admission to the Study Collections, must apply in writing to the Director of the Museum for a Student’s ticket, specifying the profession or business, and place of abode of the applicant, and the Department of the Museum (viz., Zoology, Entomology, Geology, Mineralogy, or Botany) to which admission is required.
4. Every such application must be made two days, at least, before admission is required, and must be accompanied by a written recommendation from a householder (whose address can be identified from the ordinary sources of reference), or a person of known position, with full signature and address, stated to be given on personal knowledge of the applicant, and certifying that he or she will make proper use of the department of Natural History to which such admission is required.
5. If such application or recommendation be unsatisfactory, the Director will either refuse admission, or submit the case to the Trustees for their decision.
6. Tickets of Admission must be produced if required, and are not transferable.
7. The privilege of admission is granted upon the following conditions:—
(a) That it may be at any time suspended by the Director.
(b) That it may be at any time withdrawn by the Trustees in their absolute discretion.
8. All communications respecting the Departments of Natural History should be addressed to—
The Director, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, S.W.
Number of Visitors to the Museum from the date of Opening (18th April, 1881).
1881 231,284
1882 278,027
1883 277,331
1884 375,231
1885 421,350
1886 382,742
1887 358,178
1888 372,802
1889 361,046
1890 355,682
1891 375,906
1892 351,917
1893 408,208
1894 413,572
1895 446,737
1896 453,956
1897 422,607
1898 419,004
1899 422,290
1900 485,288
1901 417,691
1902 433,619
1903 486,733
1904 470,557
1905 566,313
1906 472,557
1907 497,437
1908 517,043
1909 535,116
1910 515,562
1911 435,684
1912 455,613
Number of Visits to particular Departments for the purpose of Study.
Zoology.Geology.Mineralogy.Botany.
1883 5,229 2,453 617 1,023
1884 6,818 1,991 651 993
1885 8,313 1,959 626 1,105
1886 8,372 2,466 761 1,026
1887 8,955 3,290 620 1,483
1888 8,797 3,111 733 2,214
1889 8,360 3,339 683 1,344
1890 9,034 3,771 623 1,244
1891 9,443 2,961 946 2,226
1892 10,932 4,107 1,751 2,585
1893 10,872 4,955 1,714 2,274
1894 10,730 5,176 1,994 2,129
1895 8,189 5,986 2,073 2,206
1896 7,995 5,953 1,841 2,555
1897 9,708 4,889 1,248 2,718
1898 10,830 5,234 1,173 2,940
1899 10,728 4,479 1,264 2,649
1900 11,923 4,447 1,314 2,380
1901 12,813 4,573 1,295 2,392
1902 10,633 4,135 1,366 2,068
1903 11,627 4,601 1,541 2,108
1904 11,824 4,854 909 2,358
1905 11,811 4,968 994 1,939
1906 10,813 4,171 867 2,065
1907 11,043 5,544 855 2,245
1908 10,220 5,803 987 2,315
1909 11,461 5,057 838 2,712
1910 12,443 4,996 850 3,009
1911 12,175 6,038 682 3,084
1912 12,564 5,974 1,415 3,962
L. FLETCHER, Director.
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