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late Mr. ^foffat furnished a paper on his '' Recollections of the Past." 

 Dr. L. 0. Howard, United States Entomologist, was a welcome visitor 

 ai the annual meeting, and gave two most interesting addresses, of 

 which abstracts are given in the Eeport, on " The Transmission of 

 Yellow Fever by Mosquitoes," and the warfare that is being waged 

 against the Cotton Boll Weevil in Texas. 



It is with profound regret that we place on record the death of 

 Mr. John Alston Moffat, which took place in London on the 26th of 

 I'ebruary. For fourteen years he had been the efhcient Librarian and 

 Curator of the Society and had endeared himself to all who frequented 

 the rooms by his uniform kindness and courtesy. 



The following report, showing the good work done, has been 

 received from ]\fr. E. Y. Harvey, Hon. Secretary of the British Columbia 

 Entomological Society. 



The Brilish Cohanhia Entomological Society was formed in 

 January, 1902, and its members have increased from 12 to 20 since that 

 date. The province offers a wide and varied field for collectors, owing 

 not only to its extent, but also to the differences of climate found 

 between the coast and interior districts. 



The remoteness of some of the towns, however, is a drawback, pre- 

 venting members from meeting as frequently as they could wish. In spite 

 cf this, a great deal of work has been done. In Lepidoptera 850 species 

 have been listed, the bulk coming from Kootenay. Of these the Noc- 

 tuidae are well represented by 350 species. 



The President (Eev. G. W. Taylor) is already well known through- 

 out Canada for his excellent work in the G-eometridse. He has also 

 in conjunction with Mr. A. W, Hanham, done good work among the 

 Coleoptera, and the British Columbia list now numbers some 500-600 

 species. The Carabidae, Elateridae and Cerambycidae are very well 

 represented. 



In other orders a beginning has been made ; of Diptera and Hymen- 

 optera about 200 species each have been identified. 



Our thanks are due to the experts in the various orders through 

 whose unfailing courtesy we have been able to get our specimens deter- 

 mined. 



The following is a list of the officers elected for the year 1903-4: 

 President — Professor ^yilliam Lochhead, B.A., M.S., Ontario Agri- 

 cultural College, Guelph. 



Yice-President — J. D. Evans, C.E., Trenton. 

 Secretary — W. E. Saunders, London. 

 Treasurer — J. A. Balkwill, London. 



