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Canadian authority on this department of the insect world. Of late years he 

 had taken up the study of Botany with characteristic energy, and became familiar 

 with the Flora as well as the Fauna of Ottawa and the surrounding country. 

 An appreciative memoir by Mr. Arthur Gibson and an excellent portrait appeared 

 in the June number of the Canadian Entomologist. 



To the Society's Roll of Honour in the world-wide war, have now to be 

 added the names of Captain R. V. Harvey and Lieut. Vernon King, who have 

 laid down their lives on the battlefield in defence of the Empire and the freedom 

 of mankind. Captain Harvey was for nine years Secretary of the British Columbia 

 Branch of our Society (1902 to 1911) and the success of the Branch during'that 

 period was almost entirely due to his enthusiastic work. In the collection and 

 study of insects he devoted himself at first to the Lepidoptera and of late years 

 to the Diptera. At the outbreak of the war he joined the 7th Battalion and was 

 with the first Canadian forces who went to France. In April, 1915, he was 

 severely wounded in a charge and died a few weeks later in a German prison 

 camp. Lieut. King, an Englishman by birth and a graduate of the Ontario Agri- 

 cultural College, was employed in the Cereal and Forage investigation branch of 

 the U. S. Bureau of Entomology, where he was doing excellent work. He could 

 not, however, resist the call of patriotism and in November, 1914, he returned 

 to Canada and entered the British Army. He served in Egypt and the Dardanelles, 

 and subsequently joined the Flying Corps in France. During an air fight against 

 lieavy odds he lost his life on April 11th, 1918. 



EEPOET OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



Owing to the want of funds available for the purpose, the only books pur- 

 chased for the Library during the year ending October 31st, 1918, are Fabre's 

 " The Life and Love of the Insect," Burmeister's " Manual of Entomology," and 

 Comstock's " The Wings of Insects." Including these works, fourteen bound 

 volumes have been placed upon the shelves, making the total number 2,285. There 

 is a large accumulation of unbound periodicals, bulletins, reports and pamphlets, 

 which, it is to be hoped, may some day be bound and made more readily available 

 for reference. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Charles J. S. Bethune, Librarian. 



REPORT OF THE CURATOR. 



The Society's collections have been examined from time to time, and the 

 necessary steps taken to prevent injury from museum pests or other causes. At 

 the present time they are in good condition. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Eric Hearle. 



