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200 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



The report of the Montreal Branch was read by the Secretary, show- 

 ing that organization to be in a prosperous condition, and the members 

 active in the work of promoting Entomology in Canada. On behalf of 

 the Council of the parent Society, Mr. Saunders reported a number of 

 valuable acquisitions to the Library. 



The President then read his Annual Address, after which a vote 

 of thanks was tendered, coupled with the request that a copy be furnished 

 for publication in the Entomologist. 



The election of officers next took place, with the following results : — 

 President, Wm. Saunders, London ; Vice-President, Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, 

 Port Hope ; Secretary-Treasurer, Jas. H. Bowman, London. Council — 

 E. B. Reed, London ; Wm. Couper, Montreal ; J. Pettit, Grimsby ; J. M. 

 Denton, London ; Rev. R. Burnet, London ; G. J. Bowles, Montreal ; 

 Jas. Fletcher, Ottawa, and R. V. Rogers, Kingston. Editor, W. Saunders, 

 London. Editing Committee — Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, Port Hope ; E. B. 

 Reed, London ; G. J. Bowles, Montreal, and Rev. R. Burnet, London. 

 Librarian, W. E. Saunders, London. Library Committee — E. B. Reed, 

 J. M. Denton, H. B. Bock, with the President, Librarian and Secretary- 

 Treasurer. Auditors, Messrs. Chas. Chapman and A. Puddicombe. 



Succeeding the business portion of the meeting, an interesting and 

 instructive hour was spent in the microscopic examination of insects and 

 plants with the aid of three excellent microscopes belonging to Messrs. 

 Puddicombe, Denton and Saunders. Among the objects of special interest 

 were egg clusters of Clisiocampa sylvatica, with mites at work destroying 

 the eggs ; mounted specimens of the new Carpet Bug, Anthrauts scrophu- 

 larice, and of the parasite on the Cabbage Butterfly, Pteromalus puparum. 



IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. 



In consequence of removal, our late Secretary-Treasurer, 'Mr. J. 

 AYilliams, was obliged to resign his office. Our correspondents will please 

 bear in mind that in future all business communications should be 

 addressed to his successor, Mr. Jas. H. Bowman, London, Ont. 



