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The Treasurer submitted his report, showing a balance on hand of |58.71. 



Eeports of the acting Curator and Libarian were presented, and on 

 motion of Mr, Winn, seconded by Mr. Brainerd, were received and adopted. 



Mr. Norris read his annual address. 



The election of officers for the coming year resulted as follows : 



President, A. E. Norris, re-elected. 



Vice-President, Geo. A. Moore. 



Secretary-Treasurer, A. P. Winn. 



Curator and Librarian, Chas. Stevenson. 



Council, E. Denny, L. Gibb; H. H. Lyman, G. Chagnon. 



It was decided to hold a field day at St. Hilare on May 24th and that 

 the Council should also arrange for a suitable place to spend July 1st. 



Mr. Winn reported that the President of the Natural History Society 

 had invited the Branch to attend their outing at Mount Johnston, on Satur- 

 day June 10th, and in order to encourage entomological collection^ moved, 

 seconded by Mr. Chagnon, that the Branch should provide two books suit- 

 able for entomological prizes to the Natural History Society for the best 

 collections made on that occasion. 



Mr. Norris gave a talk on butterflies and moths, illustrated by original, 

 colored lantern slides. He was assisted at the lantern by Mr. Griffin. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



(Signed), Geo. A. Moore. 



Secretary-Treasurer. 



REPORT OF THE QUEBEC BRANCH. 



The annual meeting of the Quebec Branch was held on the 8th day of 

 November, 1905, at the house of the President. 



There were present: The Rev. T. W. Fyles in the chair, the Rev. W. 

 W. McCuaig, Lt.-Uol. Crawford Lindsay, J. H. Simmons, Esq., Mrs. R. 

 Turner, Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Poston, Mrs. Eyles, Miss Hamel, Miss Free- 

 man, Miss Bickell, Miss Hedge, Miss W. Fyles, Miss Russell. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. A. R. M. Boulton was elected a member of the Branch. 



The President then addressed the meeting upon some of the noteworthy 

 entomological incidents of the year: the alarmist articles in the public press 

 upon the larvae of Orgyia antiqua and O. leucostigma; the interesting dis- 

 covery by Mr. C. W. Nash of Toronto of a fungus that takes possession of 

 the wireworm, much as Cordyceps melalonthae does of the white grub; the 

 abundance of the spiny caterpillars of Cynthia cardui upon the burdocks and 

 holly-hocks ; the appearance at Quebec, in great numbers, of the cotton 

 moth, Aletia argiUacea; late captures including that of Catocala relicta at 

 the electric light, etc. 



The officers elected were : President, Rev. Dr. Fyles ; Vice-President, 

 Miss E. Macdonald; Secretary-treasurer, Lt.-Col. Crawford Lindsay; Coun- 

 cil, Hon. R. Turner, Rev. W. W. McCuaig, Mrs. Turner, Miss Bickell, 

 Miss Freeman. 



Hearty votes of thanks were passed to the President and the Secretary- 

 treasurer tand the hostess of the occasion. 



Report or Council. 

 The Branch now includes 25 members (22 adults and 3 juniors). 

 The Treasurer's report will be submitted and will no doubt be found 

 satisfactory. 



