1900 ] ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 109 



Report of the Council. 



On behalf of the Ooancil of the North West (Canida) Eatooaologiial Society, the 

 President begs respectf ally to submit the following report : 



Several fresh works have been added to the library of the Society daring 1900, 

 among them being a complete set of "Insect Life," (partly the gifi3 of Dr. L. 0. Howard 

 and partly by purchase). The impossibility in this distant country of access to an outside 

 Library of any kind has been and is an obstacle which the Sosiety hopes gradually to 

 surmount by accumulating serviceable works of its own. 



It is encourasing to note that the farmers are taking a marked and growing interest 

 in economic entomology, — the President having during the past year given by request 

 addresses or papers on twelve occasions and at various places in Alberta and 

 Saskatchewan. Various agricultural societies have beco ne active supporting members of 

 the North-West Entomological Society. 



A field class of young folk has been started in Lacombe, and operations (all being 

 well) will be commenced in the ensuing spring. 



A most welcome assistance has been received from the Territorial Government in 

 the form of an annual grant of $25 towards farthering the objects of the society. 



Acting on the advice of the original supporters of the Society, it was decided to 

 defer attempting the issue of a magazine for a year, and in the meantime the president 

 has, without cost to the society, circulated a large number of agricultural papers among 

 farmers whenever such papers published matters of interest in economic entomology. 



Percy B. Gregson, 



Ist January, 1901. President 



Auditors' Report. 



Receipts and expenditure of the North-west (Canada) Entomological Society : 



Receipts, Expenditure, 



Members' Fees $26 GO Library $26 00 



Territorial Government Grant. . . 25 GO Stationery 7 00^ 



Deficit (met by President) 38 50 Meetings (Farmers' etc.) 23 00^ 



Printing account 6 50 



Cork, pins, etc 5 00 



Store books, glass, etc. and other 



apparatus 8 00 



Expense account (postage, etc). , . 7 00 



Subscriptions to periodicals 7 00- 



$89 50 • $89 50 



■W^^^l hereby certify that I have examined the books and vouchers of the Treasurer of 

 the North- West (Canada) Entomological Society and find them correct, and the above is 

 a true statement of the accounts of the Society. 



J. L. Tipping, 

 Waghorn, Ist. January, 1901. Auditor, 



