The Ottawa Naturalist. 15 



SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNCIL, 1894-95. 

 To the Members of the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club : 



The Council elected by you on the 20th of March, 1894, has 

 pleasure in reporting' that the past year, on the whole, has been a 

 successful and prosperous one. 



Perhaps in no singleyear of the history of the club has the attendance 

 at both the excursions or field days, in summer, and the evening soirees 

 during the winter season, been so satisfactory. 



The membership list keeps up a high level, there being no less than 

 233 at present on the roll. Seven new members were added during the 

 year. Three members were removed by death, viz : Mr. Scott Barlow, 

 Chief Draughtsman and Cartographer to the Geological Survey of 

 Canada, Mr. P. H. Le Rossignol, B.A.Sc, Assistant Chemist, Central 

 Experimental Farm, and Mr. H. R. Moore, B.A. Seventeen members, 

 many of whom are non-resident members, have sent in their resignations. 

 Your Council has held ten meetings during the year to carry on the 

 routine work of the club, which includes the ' striking ' and arrangement 

 of committees, the appointments of leaders in the various branches of 

 the Club's work, and the nomination of the Editor of The Ottawa 

 Naturalist and his staff. 



Early in the year, an effort was made by your Council to obtain a 

 grant from the Ontario Legislature, but this proved unsuccessful. We 

 are indebted to the Hon. E. H. Bronson for the manner in which he 

 presented our claims before his colleagues in the Council. 



The Royal Society of Canada's invitation to send a delegate to its 

 meeting in Ottawa last May was received and Mr. F. T. Shutt, who has 

 acted in that capacity for some years past was again chosen to represent 

 us. At the meeting, he presented the customary annual account of the 

 work of the club, which is incorporated in the Transactions of the Royal 

 Society ofCanada. 



The Council finds it necessary to draw the particular attention of the 

 members of the club to the necessity of paying the annual club dues 

 promptly. There are now 114 members in arrears. The amount of 

 the subscription is small and when not handed in spontaneously- -the 

 time and labour involved in collecting the dues is very great. 



