ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 



The thirty- first annual meeting of the Entomolocfical Society of Ontario was held in 

 its rooms in Victoria Hall, London, on Wednesday and Thursday, October, 11th and 

 12th, 1893. In the absence of the President, the chair was occupied by Mr. J. M. 

 Denton, the Vice-President. 



The meeting was called to order at 3 p.m., when the following members were pre- 

 sent : Rev. T. W. Fyles, South Quebec; J. Fletcher, Ottawa; Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, 

 Port Hope; J. M. Denton, R. Elliott, J. A. Balkwill, H. Stevenson, J. A. xMoffat, 

 R. W. Rennie, G. F. Sherwood, W. McClement, VV. J. Stevenson, W. E. Saunders, 

 London, and others. Letters of regret for their inability to attend were read from Mr. 

 W. Hague Harrington, Ottawa, the President ; Mr. H. H. Lyman, Montreal ; Mr. A. H. 

 Kilman, Ridgeway. 



REPORT OF THE TREASURER. 



The Treasurer, Mr. J. 

 of the Society, as follows : 



A. Balkwill, presented the annual statement of the finances 



RECEIPTS, 1892-93. 



Balance on hand for last year $ 319 13 



Members' fees 297 51 



Sales of Entoiudlogist 60 07 



" pins, cork, etc 55 78 



Ad vertisments 12 03 



Government grant 1,000 00 



Interest 10 64 



$1,761 16 



EXPENDITURE, 1892-93. 



Printing -S 542 05 



Report and meeting expenses 231 60 



Library account . 

 Purchase of collection . 



31 35 

 50 00 



ExiJense account (postage, etc.) 63 04 



Rent and fuel , 40 00 



Insurance 35 00 



Salaries .300 00 



Cork, pins, etc 10 58 



Balance • • ■ • -157 54 



81,761 16 



We have examined the books of the Entomological Society of Ontario, compared 

 them with vouchers and find them correct and affirm that the above statement is in 

 accordance therewith. 



(Signed) J as. H. Bowman, 



London, Ontario, W. E. Saunders, 



' October 10th, 1893. 



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Auditors. 



The Treasurer explained the various items of receipts and expenditure, and explained 

 that the balance on hand, $457.54, though apparently larger than usual, would all be 

 absorbed before the end of the year by the printing and other accounts ; the item of .?50 

 for the " purchase of collection " was the last instalment of the amount due to Mr. Moffat, 

 and that this sum would be available for the benefit of the Library next year. He urged 

 very strongly that some date should be fixed upon for the close of the Society's financial 

 year, and that it should not depend upon the time of the annual meeting, which varied 

 very considerably from year to year. After the Report of the Treasurer had been adopted, 

 and a vote of thanks for his services unanimously carried, it was resolved, after some dis- 

 cussion, on motion of Mr. Saunders, seconded by Dr. Bethune, that the financial ^ear of 

 the Society should in future be closed on the Slat of August, except when the annual 

 meetins; was held earlier than that date. 



