Secretary-Treasurer's Report 



SINCE the last meeting was held about 100 letters have been written relative 

 to the work of the society. I n^ November last year your Secretary attended 

 the meeting of the Ontario Entomological Society at Ottawa, and made a re- 

 port on the formation of our Branch. The members seemed gratified to learn of 

 the organization of a society in this province and were pleased to welcome us as a 

 branch of the parent organization. The existence of strong societies in British Colum- 

 bia, Montreal, Nova Scotia and elsewhere, should do a great deal towards stimulating 

 entomological work throughout the Dominion. 



The publication and distribution of our annual report was arranged for, and 2000 

 copies printed, a number of which are still available. It is to be regretted that the proof- 

 reading could not have been given more careful attention, a circumstance that is re- 

 sponsible for several bad typographical errors occurring on the pages of the Report. 

 Care should be taken to prevent a recurrence of this in future years. However, I think 

 that the publication was appreciated by the members of the society, and numbers of 

 congratulatory letters have been received from entomologists in various parts of Can- 

 ada and the United States. The sincere thanks of this society are due to Prof. M. Cura- 

 ming, through whose efforts we were enabled to have our report printed by the Provin- 

 cial Government. 



A list of insects contained in the collection at the Agricultural College has been pre- 

 pared and will be published. The assistance of the members is solicited to fill up the 

 gaps in this collection. A record will be made of all such donations and due credit given. 

 With the start already made and with the facilities at our disposal, we are now in a posi- 

 tion to build up a strong central collection of the insects of this province. 



Respectfully submitted, 



WILLIAM H. BRITTAIN. 



FINANCIAL REPORT. 



Year Ending December 31, 1915. 



Printing Programmes, 1915 meeting $ 2 . 50 



Subscription to "Canadian Entomologist" 20 . 00 



Membership Subscriptions received $40 00 



$22.50 $40.00 

 Balance on hand $17 . 50 



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