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some new arrangements for the care of the library and collections, and the performance of the 



Oi'hcial work of the feociety The Council desire to place on record their 



feelings of deep regret at the removal of Mr. Reed from this Province and the loss which the 

 Society thereby sustains. Mr. Reed is one of the original members of the Society and for more 

 than a quarter of a century has been one of the most active and zealous of its officials, filling ; 

 at diflferent times the positions of Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Librarian, Curator and 

 Auditor. To him it is especially due that the library has grown to its present dimensions and 

 value", and that so much progress has been made by the Society in many directions. The 

 Council beg to thank Mr. Reed for his services in the past and wish him all possible success 

 and prosperity in his new and important sphere of labour." 



Mr. Reed was a constant contributor to the pages of the Canadian Entomologid from the 

 very tirst volume, in which appeared five articles from his pen. His papers, largely collecting 

 notes, records of rare captures, etc., were always interesting and valuable ; he also furnished 

 descriptive articles on larv.e, an accentuated list of Canadian Lepidoptera, a report to the 

 Department of Agriculture (jointly with Dr. Saunders) on the Colorado Potato-beetle which 

 had then invaded Western Ontario from the neighbouring State of Michigan, and popular 

 papers on common insects. 



Tn the preparation of the early annual reports of the Society he took a large share and 

 contributed elaborate and valuable papers, as follows : Insects affecting the plum, Report I. 

 (1870), pages 53-63, and Report II. (1871) pp. 22-26 ; Insects injurious to the potato, ibid, 

 pp. 65-81 ; Insects attacking the cucumber, melon, pumpkin and squash, ibid, pp. 89-92 ; 

 Insects affecting maple-trees, Report III. (1872) pp. 35-43 ; Insects afi'ecting the peach, ibid, 

 pp. 44-47 ; Insects affecting the potato, ibid, 48-50 ; Some common insects which affect the . 

 horse, ox and sheep. Report IV. (1873) pp. 34-41 ; Entomological contributions, Report V. 

 (1874), pp. 11-16 ; Sphingid;e— Hawk-moths, Report XII. (1881), pp. 48-70 ; Diptera— Two- 

 winged flies, Report XIII. (1882), pp. 45-53 ; and short articles in several issues. From the 

 above list it will be seen that Mr. Reed gave much attention to economic Entomology and did 

 some very excellent work in that department. It was quite fitting, therefore, that he should 

 have been one of the company who, in August 1889, formed the Association of Economic 

 Entomologists and sigiaed its original Constitution. 



Another valuable and important work that Mr. Reed performed for the Society was the 

 compilation of a General Index to the first thirteen Annual Reports, 1870-1882, which proved 

 of the greatest use for many years to the members of the Society and others who had occasion 

 to refer to these publications. 



For some time before he left London, Mr. Reed took a great interest in Meteorological 

 Observations and in connections with the Observatory at Toronto established a local station 

 and installed the necessary instruments. His anemometer and vanes were placed on the top 

 of the Cathedral tower and connected by wires with his residence on the corner of Park and 

 Queen's Avenues. The work that he thus performed was so accurate and satisfactory that he 

 was selected to take charge of the Pacific Coast Division of the Dominion Meteorological 

 Service, and since 1890 he has continued to fill the office of Superintendent of the Observatory 

 at Victoria, B.C. Though his time is fully taken up with his official duties, he continues to be 

 interested in Entomology and is a member of the British Columbia Natural. History Society. 

 His many friends will, no doubt, heartily join with us in the wish that he may enjoy the bless- 

 ings of health and well-being for many a year ,to come and retain the \ igour and vivacity 

 A'hich have always been his characteristics. C. J. S. B. 



