ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



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seconding the motion, gave an account of the admira1)le work that Mr. Harrington has 

 been doing for many years past in collecting and studying the coleoptera and hymenop- 

 tera of Ottawa and its neighborhood ; in the latter order especially he had accomplished 

 very much, and described a number of new species. The motion was very cordially 

 received by the meeting, and the vote of thanks was accorded with much acclamation. 



The reports of the different sections of the Society were thea presented and re:id by 

 their respective Secretaries 



The Treasurer, J A. Balkwill, read the following report of Recei[)ts and Expendi- 

 ture for the year ending August 31st, 1894 : 



Report of the Treasurer. 



Reokii'TS, 1893-4. 

 Balance on hand Sept. 1st, 1893. 



Members' fees 



Sales of Entomologist 



" pins, cork, etc 



'■ duplicates 



Government grant 



Advertisements 



Interest 



S 4.57 rA 



291 08 



73 90 



62 79 



5 25 



1,000 UO 



13 50 



14 24 



Total . 



$1,918 30 



ExPENniTURK, 1893-4. 



Printing 



Report and meeting expenses .... 



Library , 



Expense, postage, etc 



Kent and fuel 



In.surance 



Salaries 



Pins, cork, etc , 



Balance on hand Aug. 31»t, 1894. 



(531 3.3 

 157 70 



82 05 

 116 82 

 159 97 



28 00 

 350 00 



31 83 

 360 60 



Total .SI, 918 30 



We, the Auditors of the Entomological Society of Ontario, certify that we have ex- 

 amined the books of the Treasurer, compared them with vouchers, and find them correct, 

 and that the above is a true statement. 



John M. Denton, 

 J AS. H. Bowman, 



Auditors. 



REPORT OF THE MONTREAL RRANCH 



Mr. H. H. Lyman read the following report . 



Annual Meeting of the Montreal Branch of the Entomological Society of Ontario : 



The 21st annual meeting of the Montreal Branch was held at the residence of Mr. 

 H. H. Lyman, 74 McTavish street, on Tuesday evening, May 8th, at 8 o'clock. 



Members present, Messrs. H. H. Lyman, President ; J. F. Hansen, W. 0. Adams, 

 A. F. Winn. Rev. E. C. Trenholme, a former member was also present. 

 The President presented the following report of the Council : 



21st Annual Report. 



The Council beg to present the following report for the year 1893-94 : 



From a variety of causes we have bad less meetings than usual during the past win- 

 ter, but the four that were held were well attended, and the following papers have been 

 read : 



I. — Common names for butterflies. Shall we have them I H. H. Lyman. 



II. — A Trip to Gomin Swamp, Quebec. H. H. Lyman. 



III. — Trypeta solidaginis and its parasites. Rev. T. W. Fyles. 



One new member has been added to our roll, Mr. 0. C. Hart, but the resignation of 

 Mr. H. B. Cushing has lost us one. 



The Council would urge the members to contribute more papers at the meetings, giv- 

 ing accounts of some of their collecting trips, or experience in raising species from the 

 egg or larva as well as to bring more specimens with them. 



