B. C. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



The membership dunn.i! the past year has deereased trom 90 to 66. It is 

 probable that the membership will drop still further this year, owing m a 

 great measure to the war situation. Approximately 15, of our members have 

 joined the colours, and a number have withdrawn, owing partly to hnancuil 

 conditions and partly because the kind of information we are able to offer 

 did not appeal to them. 



I am glad to say, however, that a number of new members are joining;, 

 in fact, the general health of the Society is yearly improyin.g, so far as ento- 

 mological enthusiasts are concerned. As a Society, think we should fee! 

 pleased that the membership is becoming more stable and the quality im- 

 proving. 



I regret to say however, that we are in trouble with our parent Society 

 in the East It is p'robable that some of our members have not been receiving 

 their publications for fee received, but I am taking steps now to see that the 

 matter is cleared up; that back membership is settled, and that from now on 

 we may make our situation clear with the Ontario Entomological Society. As 

 I understand the situation, our Society here received its members and their 

 dues during the t^rst few months of the year. This list of members is then 

 forwarded to Ontario with the enclosure of a sum o money equivalent .o 

 SOc per member. The following year our list of members, as the Society -s 

 in a formative condition, may chan.ge; new members are elected and some old 

 members withdrawn. Hence the list forwarded to Ontario may vary from t.ie 

 previous list. So far as our Society .goes, those members whose names are 

 not included on the list are withdrawn, and no longer remain as members. 

 However as I understand the situation, this was not understood in Ontario. 

 The "Canadian Entomologist" being run as a ma.gazme. and therefore run on 

 a different plan to our Society and other Branch Societies, maintains a con- 

 tinuous list of members. Therefore I believe the magazine has been sent lO 

 men who really are not on our list as members for the specihc year, but were 

 maintained on the Ontario list. As the list changes you can understand that 

 some names have gone with arrears. It is not the fault of the inembers. It 

 is a joint misunderstanding between myself, as Secretary to this Society, and 

 Mr. A. W. Baker, Secretary of the Ontario Society. 



In a recent letter covering these points, I have now made it clear how 

 our Society is run, and that the list I file in the early part of each year follow- 

 ing our Annual Meeting covers the members for that year, and all previous 

 names are dropped. I have asked Mr. Baker to submit to me how many and 

 what names are in arrears, and the extent of our obligation, and I trust that 

 with your sympathy I shall be able to arrange matters from now on, on a 

 satisfactory basis. It may mean the voting of $20, tentatively speakin.g, from 

 our funds to refund the "Canadian Entomologist." 



Mr Treherne: If it is the wish of the members to take up this matter 

 now. I will put it to the meeting, otherwise I will continue with other business. 

 (Matter left over.) 



THE LIBRARY. 



I beg to submit a list of the books in our Library. 



During the past summer I have been able to arrange the list of the books 

 in our library The library at the present time is at the Entomological Branch 

 Laboratory, Agassiz. We have an upstairs space, which is devoted to the 

 library I have them arranged in cases, so that each bulletin is marked with 

 blue pencil, the number corresponding to the list given here, so if anyone 

 wishes any specific article he will be able to write for that number, and the 

 Librarian will be able to go direct and mail it to him. .\nybody who is 

 working on any group, or wishes any book, can apply for it. 



