12 

 ANNfJAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Offickrs 1S8G-18<57. " 



Pkesident. Prof. John Macoun. , ,,t i 



VicE-PRESiDENTS.-lst, R. B. Whjte ; 2nJ, Prof. S. Woods. 



Secrrt.vry. W. H. Harrington. 



Treasurer. T. J. MacLauglilin. 



Librarian. F. R. Latchford. 



Committee. Dr. Small, Jame.s Fletcher, Rev. Prof. Marsan. 



7b the Members of the Ottaioa Field-Natttmlists Club: 



The Council ha.s great pleasure in reporting that the condition of the 

 Club is at present very satisfactory ; that its work has been prosecuted 

 with eai-nestness, and that valuable scientific discoveries have been 

 made in every branch of Natural History to which attention has been 



given. 



The number of new members added during the year was only 

 fifteen, but it was more than sufficient to counter-balance the losses? 

 occasioned by removal of members from the city, resignations or othei- 

 causes. The membership stands at the encouraging figure of 170. 



JMiss E. A. Ormerod, Entomologist to the Royal Agricultui-al 

 Society, of England, has been elected a corresponding number of the 

 Club. Her publications on economic entomology are known wherever 

 an interest is taken in such subjects, and have gained for her a 

 de.servedly high rei)utation. This makes the number of Corresponding 

 Members eight, but one ofthe.se we shall shortly be able to welcome to 

 active membership, as Prof. Saunders comes to Ottawa to take charge 

 of the Experimental Farm, established by the Dominion Government. 

 His labours in connection with fruitgrowing, entomology, and kindred 

 subjects are known to all of you, and the Club may confidently look 

 forward to receiving material assistance from him in carrying on its 

 investigations, while other benefits will undoubtedly arise from the 

 establishment of the Experimental Farm in this neighbourhood. 



Several pleasant and profitable excursions were held during the 

 summer, and were well attended. The first was to King's Mountain 

 on the ISih May, and although the mcrning was very unfavouiable 

 there were enough present to fill two vans, and the tt ip turned out 

 quite a success. The second was to Buckingham on 3rd June, when, 

 in addition to the usual proceedings, a visit was made to the [)hosphate 

 nulls, ;ind the process of piep-iring this mineral for consumption was 



