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Rev. Dr. Bethune then proceeded to give a brief address, in which he 

 strongly urged the importance of encouraging young people in their 

 instinctive fondness for collecting insects. It was not only a most useful 

 pursuit from an educational point of view, but led to great results in 

 developing a love for science and a steady increase in the number of its 

 votaries. As one of the pioneers of the Society he was delighted to see 

 for the first time at one of its meetings the Provincial Minister of Agricul- 

 ture and also the Dominion Deputy-Minister ; he expressed his pleasure 

 also at the presence of so many ladies, and trusted that they would bring 

 to the aid of Fntomology all those gifts of deftness and neatness which 

 they so eminently possessed. For their encouragement he mentioned 

 that the most distinguished entomologist in England at the present time 

 is a lady, Miss E. Ormerod, of St. Albans. 



In acknowledging the vote of thanks, Mr. Fletcher took occasion to 

 refer to one point which he had overlooked, namely, the injuries inflicted 

 by " that miscreant, the English sparrow," whose extermination he 

 strongly advocated. The Hon. Mr. Drury stated that this destructive 

 bird was no longer under the protection of the Act of Parliament respect- 

 ing insectivorous birds, and that everyone was at liberty to aid in redu- 

 cing its numbers. The meeting then adjourned. 



Saturday's session. 



Saturday, October 6th. — At 10 o'clock a. m. a meeting of the Council, 

 was held for the transaction of business, and after its adjournment the 

 Society continued its proceedings. The reports of the Secretary- 

 Treasurer, the Librarian, the delegate to the Royal Society of Canada, 

 the Montreal Branch, and the delegates to the Entomological Club of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science were presented 

 and adopted. 



The following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year :— 



President — James Fletcher, F.R.S.C., F.L.S., Ottawa. 

 " Vice-President — E. Baynes Reed, London. 



Secretary-Treasurer — W. E. Saunders, London. 



Librarian — E. Baynes Reed, London. 



Curator — Henry S. Saunders, London. 



Council — J. M. Denton, London ; J. Alston Moffat, Hamilton ; Gamble 

 Geddes, Toronto ; W. H. Harrington, Ottawa; Rev. T. W. Fyles, M. A., 

 South Quebec (and the former Presidents, who are ex-officio members 



