q3RITISH COLUMBIA 

 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER 

 FOR THE YEAR 1923 



I beg to submit tbe fnHDwiiij;' rejicirt (Hi the activities of the Society 

 for the i)ast year : 



FiXANTES 



The Financial Statement siiows a credit balance of $183.7r). This 

 compares very favourably with tlie liaJance of last year, $7:5. 



Membership fees amounted to $7r2 this year, half of tliis aciinu' to 

 the Ontario Society. 



We received the usual iiraiit from the Provincial (iovernmen: of 

 $250. which enabji's us to ])ublish our Proceedin»'s. 



This cost $1.")6, a I'eduction of $1.1'.") per pajie in the cost of printing 

 M'as obtained this year, thus allowing a saving of about i^i'u. 



Proceedings 



One number has been published this year. This, Nos. 17 and 19 

 combined of the Economic Series, contained several very useful con- 

 tributions and has been in considerable demand. 



We have now published twenty numbers of our Proceedings. 



Incorporation 



I am ghid to be able lo repoi-t that tiiis has at length been accoin- 

 plisiied. Tile ci>st as mentioned was $12-4.7.'), plus a lot of paper and ink. 



Membership 

 The membei'shi]) has remained stationary at thii'ty-two; a few liave 

 dropped out. l)ut their places liave l)een taken by most desii-able sub- 

 stitutes. 



Si'MMER ^Meeting 



The Slimmer meeting in the Okanagan, projjosed by Mr. \'enables. 

 which was to synchronize with the visit of the Dominion Entomologist, 

 Mr. Gibson, was not held. Mr. Gibson did not visit British Columbia 

 this year, and it was found that few if any of tlie coast mrinbei-s rould 

 make tlie trip. 



