56 THE HEPOKT OF THE No. 3G 



It is hoped that the proceedings of this second midsummer meeting will 

 appear in print as Bulletin No. 5 of the British Columbia Branch in due course, 

 and be distributed as with the former issues. 



Previous Publications. 



Bulletin No. 3 recording the Proceedings of the first midsummer semi- 

 annual meeting which took place in Vernon, in the Okanagan Valley on July 18th, 

 19 th, 1913, was duly printed and issued to members in the fall of 1913. About 

 200 issues of this publication still remain in the library of the British Columbia 

 Branch, and copies will be sent to all who require them, the Society reserving 

 the right as before mentioned. 



Bulletin No. 2, recording the Proceedings of the annual meeting of the 

 Society which took place in Victoria, on A'^ancouver Island, on January 9th, 1913, 

 has been duly printed and distributed. The issue of this bulletin is now prac- 

 tically exhausted. 



Bulletin No. 1, recording the Proceedings of the Society at its reorganization 

 meeting which took place in Vancouver, on December 9th, 1911. is now also 

 nearly exhausted. Suflficient copies were printed at the time to distribute among 

 the members of the Canadian Entomological Societies. 



Bulletins Nos. 3 and 4, were printed for the Society by the "King's Printer" 

 in Victoria, through the courtesy and authorization of the Provincial Department 

 of Agriculture and the Department of Education. Copies of these two bulletins 

 may be obtained free at any time by anyone, the before-mentioned reservation 

 being enforced. 



Bulletins Nos. 1 and 2 were printed at the private , expense of the Society, 

 consequently, as so few copies still remain, those requiring issues will have to 

 make arrangements in consideration with the executive of the Society. 



Five years previous to December 9th, 1911, the Society had experienced a 

 condition of "suspended animation" and no publications were issued. Previous 

 to that again, and following the inception proceedings of the Society in 1901, a 

 series of pamphlets, 10 in number, were issued, but none of these now remain 

 for distribution. It is hoped that at some time the present executive of the 

 Society will re-issue these old records for the benefit of the present members. 



Finances. 



Up to and including the annual meeting of the British Columbia Branch in 

 January, 1914, the Society has issued their publications and carried on their 

 business from their own funds obtained by annual subscriptions and by private 

 loans, with the exception of Bulletin No. 3, which was printed through the 

 authorization of the Hon. Price Ellison, Minister of Agriculture for the Province. 

 As a result the Society carried a deficit on its hands for two years amounting 

 to about $100. During the session of the Provincial Legislature in the winter 

 of 1914, and through the courtesy again of the Hon. the Minister of A.srri culture, 

 a grant of $350 was placed to the credit of the Entomological Society of British 

 'Columbia. In addition the printing of Bulletin No. 4 was authorized through 

 the Government press. The grant was made available in April. 1914. The result 

 is that at the present moment (November, 1914) past debts have been removed 

 and the Society can be credited with having issued four bulletins of 263 pages 

 in all, and retains a balance to its credit in the bank of over $200. With this 



