PEOCEEDINGS FOE 1892. XXV 



the translation into English of the fir.st part we are indebted to Mr. \Vm. Wood, council secretary. 

 Mr. Stone furnished the tian>lation of the hecond part. The society hopes to be in a position to 

 publish a volume of Transactions' this year also. 



Our library is rich in books, manuscripts and valuable historical documents, the reading-room is 

 well supplied with first-class periodicals in Englioh and French, and the museum, though small, is 

 interesting. 



At the annual general meeting of the society the retii-ing president. Dr. Stewart, briefly thanked 

 the members for the confidence which they had reposed in him by electing him for seven j'eurs in 

 succession to the high office which he had just vacated. Col. Prower and Mr. P. B. Casgrain were 

 appointed scrutineers. The result of the elections was as follows: 



President — Hon. II. G. Joly de Lotbinière. 

 1st Vice-President — \Vm. Hossack, Esq. 

 2nd Vice President — Very Rev. Dean Norman, D.C.L., D.D. 

 3rd Vice-Pi-esident — Cyr. Tessier, Esq. 

 4th Vice-President — A. Campbell, Esq. 

 Treasurer — Edwin Pope, Esq. 

 Librarian — F. C. Wurtele, Esq. 

 Recording Secretary — T. Ainslie Young, Esq. 

 Corresponding Secretary — Wm. A. Ashe, Esq., F.R.A.S. 

 Council Secretarj-— W. C. H. Wood, Esq. 

 Curator of Museum — Wm. Clint, Esq. 

 Curator of Apparatus — C. B. Langlois. Esq. 



Additional Members of the Council— Dr. Geo. Stewart, F.R.G.S., P. B. Casgrain, Esq., 

 Peter Johnston, Esq., and J. M. LeMoine, Esq. 



Mr. W. S. Bennett was appointed auditor, and J. W. Strachan guardian of the rooms. 



Messrs. J. Ferguson and Stuart Oliver were elected associate members. 



At the request of Mr. Campbell, Dr. Stewart vacated the chair, and Mr. P. B. Casgrain was called 

 thereto. 



On motion of Messrs. Archibald Campbell and William Hossack, a cordial vote of thanks was 

 passed to Dr. Stewart for his services as president. 



Mr. Joly de Lotbinière declining to accept the office to which he was elected, Mr. Cyr. Tessier 

 was chosen in his stead, and Dr. John M. Harper, was elected a vice-president. 



IX.— From The Entomological Society of Ontario, through the Rev. Dr. Bethune, President. 



On behalf of the Entomological Society of Ontario I have the honour to report that it continues 

 to prosper and to perform much useful work. During the past year the ordinary membership was 

 well maintained, while the number of associate members (who are not resident in Canada) was largely 

 increased. 



'The Canadian Entomologist,' the monthly publication of the societj', continues to attract contri- 

 butions from all the leading entomologists of North America, and to maintain its well-establi.shed 

 reputation. The twenty-third volume was completed in December last, and consisted of 292 pages, 

 instead of the usual 240. Its contributors numbered 51, of whom 14 weie residents of Canada, .35 of 

 the United States. 1 of England and 1 of Gei-many. No less than 61 new species of insects were 

 described in its pages, and the life-bistories ot 21 species were recounted. Among the more impor- 

 tant papers maybe mentioned: "Notes on Canadian Ehyncophora," by W. H. Harrington; "The 



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