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surplus it is iproposed to arrange various illustrations of insects and insect life 

 for the future publications, which sadly need something of the sort. 



Future Prospects, 



It will be a matter of interest to the members to hear that the "Entomological 

 Society of British Columbia" went on record at its annual meeting in January, 

 1914, in favour of retaining their intimate connection with their parent Society, 

 the Ontario Entomological Society. 



A code of By-laws was drawn up and passed and Article 1 dealing with 

 the "Title" states that "This Society shall be known as the 'Entomological Society 

 of British Columbia' being the British Columbia Branch affiliated with the Ento- 

 mological Society of Ontario (hereinafter called 'the parent Society')." 



It will be recalled that at the inception proceedings of the Society in 1901, 

 this Society in the West formed as a separate Entomological Society in the 

 Dominion. A few years later it united with the Ontario Society, which at the time 

 was the "Canadian Entomological Society," in order that the members might 

 receive the issues of the Canadian Entomologist. The members of this Branch 

 now fully reali^^e the national character of the Society and the value and im- 

 portance of co-ordinating the entomological work in the Dominion, consequently 

 Article 2 of the By-laws states that: "This Society shall remain an integral unit 

 in the Entomological work in the Dominion of Canada, shall remain embodied 

 in aims and endeavours with other branches of the parent Society, and shall 

 continue in connection with and under the constitution of the parent Society." 



The remainder of the articles in the By-laws will be found on page 10, in 

 Bulletin No. 4 of the British Columbia series, so need not be detailed here. 



It has been decided that the annual meetings of the British Columbia Society 

 shall take place in January of each year. This was considered the most suitable 

 time of year for all concerned in British Columbia. The report of these annual 

 meetings must, therefore, be tendered the Ontario Society, which usually holds, 

 its annual meetings in the autumn of the year, ten months after date. 



It is the endeavour on the part of the Executive of the Branch to hold a 

 popular economic midsummer meeting at some important agricultural centre in 

 the Province every year. The object of these meetings is to bring entomological' 

 information to the farmer or fruit grower in his own locality. No business is 

 transacted at these meetings and only advice is tendered on pests of the year and 

 control measures. Two such meetings have already been held, one in 1913, at 

 Vernon, and one this year at Kelowna. The attendance varied in the two meet- 

 ings between 45 and 60, which sufficiently bespeaks the successful nature of such 

 meetings. 



At present the Branch exhil^if^ plenty of "life." and the prospects are 

 excellent for the future. 



Membership. 



The memTbership of the Society has increased during the past three years.. 

 The list of members has been published in each annual report of the Proceediug-i 

 and the numhers are as follows: 



Bulletin No. 1, January, 1912 24 members. 



Bulletin No. 2, January, 1913 72 members. 



Biilletin No. 4, January, 1914 97 members. 



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