1904 ENTOMOLOGICAL :50CIETY. 13 



up with, tile report of tke Ontario Fruit-Growers' Association and given to its 

 members and to those of the Provincial Horticultural Societies. 



The Canadian Entomologist has been regularly issued at the beginning 

 of each month. The 35th volume was completed last December, and con- 

 tains 352 pages illustrated with six full-page plates and fifteen original 

 figures in the text. The contributors number sixty-one, a larger number 

 than usual, and represent Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Ger- 

 many, Luxemburg and Cuba. 



During the greater part of the year meetings for the study of Entomo- 

 logy have been held on Saturday evenings, alternately with those of the 

 Botanical and Microscopical Sections. Several very interesting and enjoy- 

 able excursions were made to places in the neighborhood of London by the 

 entomologists and botanists and their friends. The Council regrets very 

 much that owing to the removal of several of its most active members the 

 Ornithological Section has not held any meetings during the past year, and 

 the Geological Section has not been revived, though Dr. Woolverton con- 

 tinues to give lectures on Geology to the students of the Western University. 



It is a matter of much gratification that the Council have been able to 

 lease the large and convenient room in the Public Library on Queen's Avenue, 

 in which the annual meeting is now being held. The room in the Y. M. C. 

 A. building occupied by the Society for the last eight years, was very in- 

 conveniently situated and had become too small for the steadily increasing lib- 

 rary and collections. The removal was carefully and safely effected under 

 the direction of Messrs. Bethune and Balkwill, and to them the thanks of 

 the members are due for the labour they bestowed upon it and the excellent 

 order in which the property of the Society is now to be found. 



The Council desire to place on record their profound regret at the loss 

 they have sustained through the death of Mr. John Alston Moffat, which took 

 place on the 26th of February last after a prolonged illness. For fourteen 

 years Mr. Moffat discharged the duties of Librarian and Curator of the So- 

 ciety with the greatest devotion and care. He was always ready to do 

 everything in his power to further the objects of the society and to assist the 

 members in their investigations and studies. His kindness and unfailing 

 courtesy endeared him to all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. He 

 contributed many valuable papers to our magazine ''The Canadian Entomo- 

 logist,'' and to our annual reports to the Legislature of Ontario; his scientific 

 attainments thus became widely known and his work in some sections of the 

 Lepidoptera was much appreciated. ' 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



Wm. Lochhead, 



President. 



REPORT OF THE MONTREAL BRANCH. 



Minutes of the 258th regular and 31st Annual Meeting held on the 9th of 

 May, 1904, at the Natural History Rooms, University Street, Montreal. 



Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed, and the 

 minutes of the T)revious annual meeting taken as read, and confirmed. 



The following members were present : — 



Messrs. Charles Stevenson, A. F. Winn, A. E. Norris, L. Gibb, A. 

 Grif&n, G. R. Southee, Geo. A. Moore, and Master K. R. Stevenson and 

 Alfred Holden, visitors. 



The President reported that Mr. Gibb's case had been filled and sent to 

 St. John's School. 



