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mittee, the Secretary of the Society and two elected members, 
who at the present time are the PrestpEenT and Dr. K. JorDAN. 
The Royal Horticultural Society having asked for the names 
of Entomologists competent and willing to act as members of 
their Parliamentary Committee, the names of Prof. THEOBALD, 
Mr. Maxwe.ui-Lerroy, Prof. NEwstgEap and Mr. Guy 
MARSHALL were submitted to them ; they took, for the moment, 
the first-named of these gentlemen, but hope eventually to 
include them all. 
A very cordial invitation having been received by the Council 
to be represented at the Jubilee of the Entomological Society 
of Ontario, our Honorary Fellow, Prof. Comstock, was deputed 
to act as our representative. 
Two important matters bearing more or less directly on our 
Science have been before us this year—Nature Reserves and 
the upkeep of Wicken Fen. Towards the latter object an 
annual subscription of two guineas has been voted by the 
Council. 
Our Transactions for this year form a Volume of 693 pages, 
containing 30 papers by the following Authors :—The Prest- 
DENT, (2), Messrs. H. BortEav, F.E.S., A. E. Cameron, M.B., 
B.Sc., F.E.S., Matcotm Cameron, M.B., R.N., F.E.S., (2), 
G. D. H. Carpenter, B.A., B.Sc., F.E.S., (3), G. C. CoampPion, 
A.LS., F.Z.8., F.E.S., (2), J. E. Cotiin, F.Z.S., F.E.S., F. W. 
Epwarps, B.A., F.H.S., H. Etrrineuam, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S., 
F.E.S., (3), J. C. F. Fryer, M.A., F.E.S., (2), W. J. Kaye, 
F.E.S8., (2), Sir G. H. Kenrick, F.E.S., W. A. Lamsorn, 
M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.E.S., G. B. Lonestarr, M.A., M.D., 
F.E.S., E. Meyricr, B.A., F.R.S., F.E.S., Rev. F. D. Morice, 
M.A., F.E.S., J. C. Moutton, F.L.S., F.E.S., R. C. L. Perkins, 
M.A., D.Sc., F.E.S., (2), W. F. H. Rosenzere, F.E.S., jointly 
with G. Tatpot, F.E.S., and F. H. Taytor, F.E.S. Of these 
16 refer to Lepidoptera, 5 to Coleoptera, 4 to Diptera, 3 to 
Hymenoptera, and 2 are of general Entomological interest. 
These papers are illustrated by 44 plates, consisting of 
6 chromo-lithographs, 2 three-colour plates, 3 black litho- 
graphs, 23 half-tone plates and 10 line blocks. Of these Mr. 
F. D. Gopman gives the entire cost of two chromos (Plates 
Ili and IV), Dr. G. B. Lonastarr the entire cost of one chromo 
