CX ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
At the close of last year the Rev. C. J. 8. Bethune, who had con- 
ducted the Canadian Entomologist for many years with great care and 
ability, found it necessary to retire from active editorial work, much 
to the concern of the members of the Society, who have highly appre- 
ciated his services. However, a worthy successor in the editorship of 
the magazine has been found in Dr. E. M. Walker, of the Biological 
Department of Toronto University. 
Dr. Btehune has been appointed Editor emeritus by the Executive 
of the Society. 
In the Society’s library, at Guelph, there are more than two 
thousand bound volumes, and a very large number of unbound pub- 
lications—bulletins, proceedings of societies, etc. 
The Society’s cabinets contain a very complete collection of the 
Lepidoptera and Coleoptera of the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec 
and a good number of representatives of the other orders. In addition 
there are many very beautiful specimens of exotic Lepidoptera. 
The Branch Associations connected with the Society are doing 
excellent work. They spread the knowledge of Economic Entomology 
to the great benefit of the farmers, horticulturists and fruit growers 
in their several localities. 
THomas W. FYLEs. 
Hull, Que., May, 1910. 
XX.—Réport of The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal 
Presented by W. D. LiguTHatu, F.R.S.C., delegate. 
The past year has not been especially eventful with our Society. 
The additions to the Museum have been ten Canadian antiquities and 
several coins and medals; those to the National Portrait Gallery, several 
oil portraits: of the Honourable William McGillivray of the North West 
Company, founder of Fort William, by whom Fort William was named, 
Isaac Todd, Lafontaine, Baldwin and Lord Elgin: in the library, 
shelving has been put up, inthe upper storey sufficient to hold about fifty 
thousand volumes; a commencement has been made in cataloguing, and 
ten thousand subjects have been catalogued so far. The additions to 
the Library have been some 400 books and pamphlets. 
The Canadian Antiquarian Journal continues to be published 
regularly; extensive repairs have been made to the outside of the Chateau 
and also to the vaults. 
About 100,000 visitors, from all parts of the world annually pass 
through the Chateau. 
