24 THE EEPORT OF THE No. 36 



ANNUAL EEPOET OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA BRANCH. 



The British Columbia Branch of the Ontario Entomological Society was 

 reorganized on December 9th, 1911, after having lain dormant four or five years 

 previous to this date. The following officers were elected: Hon. President, Rev. 

 G. W. Taylor; President, Tom Wilson, (formerly Vice-President) ; Vice-President, 

 G. 0. Day, F.E.S.; Secretary, R. C. Treherne, B.S.A.; Advisory Board, Tom Wilson^ 

 G. 0. Day, R. C. Treherne, W. H. Lyne, R. S. Sherman, and J. R. Anderson. 



An excellent programme was arranged at the reorganization meeting, a copy 

 of which was duly forwarded to Ontario and afterwards printed in the Annual 

 Report of the Ontario Entomological Society, 1911. 



A general summary of the papers was also forwarded at the same time and 

 printed in the same report. 



There is every intention to hold another meeting in a short time from now, the 

 programme of which is at present in process of formation. 



T am glad to say that the membership of the British Columbia Society has 

 increased from about 24 to nearly 40 in the past year. A small bulletin was printed 

 at the close of the meeting in December, 1911, and this has been freely distributed 

 over the Province, with the result that -a number of fruit-growers and farmers have 

 become interested and have duly become members by payment of the annual subscrip- 

 tion of $1.00. 



Until a very short time ago it was intended to hold the annual meeting in 

 Vancouver early in December of every year, but owing to the great distances mem- 

 bers have to travel and the limited means of transportation in the Province, it has 

 been deemed advisable to hold the meeting in January. It has not been definitely 

 settled, but it is very probable that the annual meeting of the Society will be held in 

 Victoria on the 9th and 10th of January during the week of the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Conventions. During this week delegates of the Fruit Growers' 

 Association and members of Farm.ers' Institute meet together to discuss matters of 

 interest. Consequently it would seem more desirable to hold the meeting then than 

 in December, when such members as would be present can only be recruited from 

 those living in the immediate vicinity of the point of meeting. 



If this arrangement is acted upon, there will be no report from the British 

 Columbia Branch from this Fall, or for publication in the Year 1912, 



It would seem more desirable to meet in January of 1913 and forward the 

 report of that meeting to the Ontario Society for presentation at their Fall meeting 

 in 1913. 



During the past year the British Columbia Society has been entirely financed 

 by private subscriptions, all expenses of correspondence, of meeting and of publica- 

 tion of the small bulletin on the proceedings has been thus met. No Provincial 

 grant has been allowed for maintenance thus far, but in view of the interest which 

 the small bulletin created and is likely to create, it is to be hoped that a small Pro- 

 vincial grant will in time be forthcoming. 



Respectfully submitted, 



R. C. Treherne, Secretary. 



