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THE REPORT OF THE 



No. 19 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN AND CURATOR. 



For the Year Ending SIsst w August, 1901. 



Thirteen bound volumes were received from Governments, Societies and Scientidc Institu- 

 tions during the year. 



Two were obtained by purchase, one of which is the Century Atlas of the World. 



One was presented to the Society by the Rev. Dr. Bethune, making sixteen bound volumes 

 altogether. 



Fifteen volumes were bound and placed on the shelves, making a total of thirty-one volumes 

 added to the Library during the year. 



The full number of volumes now on the register is 1,722. 



Thirty-three volumes were issued to local members during the year. 



There have been few additiims made to the native collection during the past season, and 

 nothing of special importance has been reported as having been taken in this locality. 



An important addition was made to the exotics by the receipt of a collection of 'Japanese 

 beetles ; many of them being large and attractive specimens. A small collection of West_'African 

 insects was presented to the Society by Mr. T. H. Hill, who has ''_^ recently returned from tliat 

 region, wliere he was engaged in missionary work for about seven years. 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. Alston Moffat. 



AUDITORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31st, 1901. 



Receipts. 



Balance on hand, September 1st, 1900 . S492 71 



Sales of pins, cork, etc. 72 12 



Advertising 31 85 



Sales of Entomologist 151 97 



Government grant. 1,000 00 



Members' fees 395 04 



Interest 11 51 



$2,155 20 



Expenditure 



Paid for pins, cork, etc .$60 09 



Expense account (postage, etc.) 139 14 



Printing account 717 55 



Annual meeting and report 163 28 



liibrary account 42 09 



Salary account ... 375 00 



Rent 175 00 



Balance. August 31st, 1901 483 05 



82,155 20 



\N'e, the Auditors of the Ontario Entomological Society, have examined the books of the 

 Treasurer, compared them with vouchers and find them correct, and certify that the above is a 

 true statement. 



James H. Bowman, "| 

 W. H. Hamilton, j 



REPORT OF THE MICROSCOPICAL SECTION. 

 The Microscopical Section of the Entomological Society of Ontario beg leave to present theii 

 annual report as follows : — A meeting for the purpose of re-organizing was held on February 22nd., 

 1901, when the following officers were elected : 



Chairman Dr. Bethune. 



Secretary E. A. Brown. 



Committee 



^ John Dearness. 

 Bowman. 

 W. Rennie. 



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