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sought after particularly, and many of these have been determined 

 and definite records for the locality obtained. 



The most important outbreak of an insect which has occurred for 

 many years was that of the Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma 

 disstria, which devastated miles of forest country in the Gatineau 

 Valley, north of Ironsides, and did much damage throughout the 

 Ottawa District. The foliage of certain trees, particularly poplar 

 and birch, was entirely eaten by the caterpillars, and for a certain 

 period the trains leaving -Ottawa for Kazabazua and Maniwaki were 

 unable to make the grade between Ironsides and Chelsea, owing to 

 the thousands of caterpillars which were present on the rails. 



The Officers selected at the annual meeting on March 18th, 1913, 

 were : 



President — Mr. L. H. Newman. 



Vice-Presidents — Mr. Arthur Gibson and Mr. Harlan Smith. 



Secretary — Mr. E. D. Eddy. 



Treasurer — Mr. W. T. Macoun. 



Members of Council — Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, Mr. J. W. Gibson, Mr, 

 A. E. Currie, Dr. M. 0. Malte, Mr. J. J. Carter, Mr. Andrew Halkett, 

 Miss A. L. Matthews, Mrs. W. D. Oakely. 



At a subsequent meeting of the Council Mr. Currie was elected 

 librarian and Mr. J. R. Dymond was appointed to the Council to fill 

 the vacancy. 



The Financial Statement submitted to the annual meeting by the 

 Treasurer showed the total receipts of the Club for the year to be $578.15, 

 including a grant of $200.00 from the Ontario Government. The 

 expenditure amounted to $578 . 15, and of this $523 . 18 was in connection 

 with the publication of the Ottawa Naturalist. The balance on hand 

 was $9.79. 



X. — Report of the Quebec Society for the Protection, of Plants. 

 By W. LocHHEAD, Delegate. 



As delegate of the Quebec Society for the Protection of Plants I 

 have pleasure in presenting the following Report: — 



This Society was organized June 24th, 1908, at a meeting held at 

 Macdonald College. Its object was (1) the investigation of the char- 

 acters and habits of economic insects and fungi, and (2) the dissemina- 

 tion of information regarding insect and fungous pests among the people 

 of Quebec. The Department of Agriculture at Quebec gives a grant 

 of $250.00 a year and publishes the Annual Report, which is printed 

 in both French and English. 



