g IEI The fact that 2518 paid admissions were recorded by the exhibition turnstiles on Wednes day, as agaiist only 1578 for the same day last week, Bhows an increase of almost 1000 in favour of keeping open all day. The official record of paid admissions for the week is very instructive: — December 11 (Wednesday) ... ... 1578 12 (Thursday)... ... ... 1753 13(FrMay) ... ... ... 1693 14(Saturday)... ... ... 3068 18 (Monday) ... . 1450 17 (Tuesday) ... ... ... 1793 18 (Wednesday) open all day ... 2518 ' 1 j (Thursday) closed again from 5 to 7.30 ... ... ... 1756 The Urge attendance on Saturday indicates that many avail themselves of the half-holiday day light hours to view the pictures and exhibits. No doubt those in anthority will see that it pays to consult public convenience, and that they will make the necessary alteration of hours of admission without delay in order that full advantage may be taken of the holiday business. My earnest desire for the success of the ven ture must be my excuse for troubling you on this subject.—l am, kc, December 20. Shareholder. [The figures our correspondent quotes do not rually mean much, as it is reasonable to sup pose that the cantata performance in the even ing proved a great attraction. The real test is the number of people who are in the building at 6, 6 30, and 7 p.m. And wo believe we are justified in stitiug that if the census the execu tive are taking at these hours proves that a con siderable number of people want to stay iv the building they will keep open from 10 till 10, oven though the number who actually come into the building between 5 and 7.30 is not sufficient to pay the whole of the extra expense in volved. Wednesday's test was fairly favourable to continuous opening, but not so much so as to be conclusive. On the other hand similar tests extending over a week prove that an aver age of over 200 paying people a day want to corao into the building beforo 11 am.—Ed. O.TJD.3

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1889.
