Ontario fjcnoral 70 



London Braucli 51 



Kingston 15 



136 in Ontario 



Quebec Province - 14 



Nova Scotia 3 



British Columbia 1 



154 in Canada. 



United States 138 



England 8 



Total 300 Members. 



The Quebec Branch has ceased for the present to exist ; but we hope shortly to see it 

 reorganized. 



Our membership in the United States is steadily increasing, and from this source we 

 derive much substantial assistance both to our funds and our magazine. The publication of 

 the Canadian Entomologist is still continued ; the fourth volume is now nearly com- 

 pleted. The Entomologist is at pre-ent the only regularly-iissued periodical on this Con- 

 tinent devoted to the science of Entomology. We must not omit to return our hearty 

 thanks to those friends who have so kindly sent material to the editors, and by whose active 

 assistance the latter have been able to keep up the good reputation of our periodical. Espe- 

 cially would we make honourable mention of Mr. V. T Chambers, of Covington, Kentucky, 

 whose admirable papers on the Micro Lepidoptcra have attracted much attention both hers 

 and in England. 



Some of onr members have expressed an opinion that the ENTOMOLOGIST is too exclu- 

 ."lively scientific, and that its pages have not been made sufficiently interesting to those 

 amongst us who are at present only beginners in the study of the science. The Council feel 

 that there is some justice in this remark, and we would suggest to our successors that perhaps 

 it may be feasible to publish, in the pages of the Entomologist, the descriptions of our na- 

 tive Lepidoptcra, taken from the original sources, as far as practicable, and thus give .some 

 assistance to those whose want of proper books, or inability to get even a reference to them, 

 is an insuperable barrier to their working out for themselves the names of the various species 

 in their collections. 



The great drawback to the Society's eflforts is a want of sufficient funds to procure the 

 requisite scientific works on Entomology, many of which are very rare and co.^tly, and also a 

 proper supply of engravings and electrotypes of the various insects treated of. It is very 

 difficult to meet the latter demand, owing to the want of a good artist who is well versed in 

 the science, and able to give a correct representation of the originals ; at the present time we 

 have to send to the United States for the greater part of our wood cuts and electrotypes. 



The Council appointed a delegation to confer with the Commissioner of Agriculture om 

 the subject of an increased grant, and there is every reason to hope that the result will be 

 successful. In their application they will be strongly supported by the Fruit Growers' As- 

 sociation, who are making a similar appeal. 



We have much plea.sure in referring to the very generous donation of fifty dollars to- 

 wards our library fund by the Fruit Growers' Association. It becomes indeed more manifest, 

 as each succeeding year rolls on, that the cordial feeling existing between tliese two sister 

 Societies is a strong element in their success, and furnishes fresh proof of the necessity of 

 their continuing the work in the same friendly manner. We sincerely hope that this feeling 

 will always continue. 



The financial statement will, we think, be found satisfactory to the members. 



The Council have thought it advisable to rent rooms at London for three years from 

 July 1, 1872. at S80 per annum ; of this the London Branch pays S30. We would here 

 suggest and recommend that the cxpcn-oes of fitting it up in a suitable manner be borne by 

 the Society. The estimated cost is about $100. It must not be forgotten that hitherto tli« 

 Society has had no proper place for keeping the stock of books, cabinets, pins, corks, ote. 



