ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 



The thirtieth annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario was held in its 

 rooms in Victoria Hall, London, on Wednesday, August 31st, and Thursday, September 

 1st, 1892, the President, Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, Port Hope, occupying the chair. 



A Council meeting was held on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, at which their 

 annual report was drawn up, and various matters of business pertaining to the society 

 ■were transacted. 



At 3 p.m. a general meeting of the Society was held. Letters of regret for their in- 

 ability to attend were read from Messrs. H. H. Lyman, Montreal ; A. H. Kilman 

 Ridgeway ; J. D. Evans, Sudbury ; Gamble Geddes, Toronto. A letter was read by Mr. 

 Moffat from Mr. F. G. Buckell, of London, England, upon the expansion of the wings of 

 Lepidoptera with reference to Mr. Moffat's paper upon this subject in the annual report 

 for 1891, p. 32. A letter was also submitted by Mr. Harrington from the Rev. G. W. 

 Taylor, of Victoria, Vancouver Island, stating that Aphides of all kinds had been 

 extremely abundant during the present season, but that they had been very much 

 parasitized by Hymenoptera. 



REPORT OF THE TEEASURER. 



The Treasurer, Mr. J. M. Denton, presented his annual statement of the finances of 

 the Society and explained the various items of receipts and expenditure. He stated that 

 the balance on hand, ^319.13, was somewhat larger than usual, but it would all be 

 required to meet the expenses of the remaining four months of the year, durint^ which 

 there was very little income to be expected. 



RECEIPTS, 1891-92. 



Balance from last year $ 239 93 



Membership fees 335 22 



Sales of Canadian Entomolo(jist ... ... 99 44 



Pins, Cork, etc 47 18 



Government grant 1,000 00 



Interest on current accoimt 3 55 



1,725 32 



EXPENDITURE, 1891-92. 



Printing Canadian Entomologist, etc $ 509 77 



Report and meeting expenses 226 12 



Library 44 25 



Purchase of collection 50 00 



Expenseaccount(postage, stationery, etc.) 107 54 



Rent and fuel 11(5 00 



Insurance 35 00 



Pins, cork, etc 17 51 



Salaries of ofKcers 300 00 



Balance 319 13 



SI, 725 32 



Audited and found correct, 



London, Ontario, 

 August 30th, 1892. 



(Signed.) 



W. E. Saunders, 

 Jas. H. Bowman 



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Auditors. 



