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1625 Nelson Street, 

 Dr. C. J. S. Bethune, Vancouver, B. C, November 9th, 1912. 



Guelph, Ont. : 

 Dear Dr. Bethune, — 



Referring to your request that I should call a meeting of the B. C. Branch 

 of the Ontario Entomological Society', previous to our annual meeting and in 

 time to refer our opinions re the change in the Constitution to the annual meet- 

 ing of the Ontario Society taking place in Ottawa on November 19th of this 

 month, I regret to say that this is not possible, for the reason that the members 

 are scattered too much over the province. We have so few members in Van- 

 couver and in the immediate vicinity that no representative resolution could be 

 passed. With the few members that I have seen and referred the question ver- 

 bally there seems little doubt that they are in favor of the proposed changes. 

 The B. C. Branch has lain dormant for several years. It has now been reor- 

 ganized, but it is still in a formative condition, consequently I feel personally 

 and as Secretary for the Branch that I should be voicing the feelings of the 

 members that they would prefer to defer a resolution on this point and agree to 

 accept the ruling of the majority of the members of the other Branches. 

 I remain. 



Yours truly, 



R. C. TREHERNE, 

 Secretary B. C. Entomological Society. 



Mr. Cunningham — I move that the action of our Secretary be 

 upheld in his reply to the Ontario Society. 



Seconded and Passed. 



Mr. Treherne — I think that we should discuss the question of our 

 future policy in regard to the affiliation of this Society to that of Ontario. 



So far as I have been able to find out, this Society, in the years gone 

 by, originated as a separate society with a small membership consisting 

 of men interested in Entomology. The question then came up as to 

 whether they should still remain as a separate society or become affiliated 

 to the Ontario Entomological Society as a branch of that Society. 

 Apparently the decision was reached that they should unite their efforts 

 with Ontario, for we find the Ontario Society extending courtesy to the 

 members of the B. C. Society by forwarding the monthly numbers of 

 "The Canadian Entomologist" and the Annual Reports of the Ontario 

 Entomological Society. Such a condition continues till the present 

 day. But now we have developed a little bit beyond the standing of 

 the Society as it was at its inception. Our numbers have increased, 

 fresh blood has been infused into our midst and we have a large number 

 of men engaged in or interested in Entomological pursuits. It is a 

 pit> that the work of these men should be lost to the people of the 

 Province and it is unreasonable to expect the Ontario Government to 

 print the work of these men detailing conditions peculiar to British 



