ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



Dr. Fletcher then brought up the subject of facilities for obtaining illustrations for 

 "The Canadian Entomologist," and asked for information regarding cost, length of lime 

 n quired for execution, etc. Dr. Bethune in reply gave a full explanation of what was 

 done regarding the many beautiful plates and excellent wood cuts that had appeared in 

 the magazine during the last year or two, and pointed out the difference in the mode of 

 preparing photo gravures and process reproductions and their relative cost. 



The meeting then adjourned till the evening, and the Council at once held a session 

 for the traneaction of business. The President remarked upon the removal of the 

 Society's property since the last annual meeting to their new quarters, and the work 

 done by the Curator in the moving. The local committee thought that some substantial 

 expression of the Soc'ety's appreciation of the work that Mr. Mcfiat had performed 

 should be made. 



Mr. Balkwill said that there bad b^n a great deal of extra labour involved in the 

 moving, packing and unpacking of the cabinets and specimen?, the taking down and 

 rearranging of the library, etc., and that all had been done with so much care that on 

 books or specimens were damaged in any way. 



Mr. Fyles congratulated the members on their happy removal from the old building 

 to the present cheerful room, and the escape from the beating of drums and other noises 

 from the Salvation Army barracks below that often proved a serious annoyance. He 

 thought that the thanks of the Council were fully due to the Curator, and that some 

 substantial recognition of his careful work and extra labour should be made. 



Dr. Fletcher concurred in the congratulations on the removal into so nice a room 

 and into so fine a building, and he considered that the Society was under great obligation 

 to Mr Moffat for his unfailing kindness for many years to all the members of the 

 Society in naming specimens and doing other work which could not be fairly said to be 

 included in his duties. 



Mr. Balkwill, in presenting the following resolution, said that the sum was not as large 

 as he would like to see given, but he thought that it was all that the limited funds of the 

 Society could afford. He then moved, seconded by Mr. W. E Saunders. That the 

 Council d^ire to place on record their appreciation of the services of the Curator, Mr. J. 

 Alston MofiV, during the removal of the books and specimens from the former to the 

 present room, and it is resolved that the sum of twenty-five dollars be given to Mr. 

 Moffat in recognition of his labour on this occasion — Carried. 



The question of the heating of the room was next discussed, and it was then stated 

 that it was inadequate in the autumn and early winter and again in the spring. The 

 President was authorized to bring the matter before the officials of the Y. M. C. Asso- 

 ciation in order that the difficulty might be remedied, and also to sign and execute the 

 lease. , 



Dr. Bethune drew attention to a suggestion of the President that each Director of 

 the Society should be expected to make at the annual meeting a short report on the 

 insects in his district which had been of special note during the season ; he thought it an 

 admirable idea and one that if carried out would add much to the value and interest of 

 the annual report. r l he suggestion was highly approved of by those present, and it 

 was decided that it should be the duty of the Directors in future to make such reports. 



Mr. Fyles, at the request of Dr. Fletcher, gave an interesting account of the 

 fo.mation of the Quebec Branch of the Society, which was already so successful and 

 numbered about five and twenty members. 



In the evening the Society held a public meeting in its new room on Wellington 

 street, at which there was a largely increased attendance of members and friends. In 

 addition to those who were present during the day may be mentioned Messrs. H. P. Bock, 

 B. Green, T. Green, R. W. Rennie, W. Scarro^, W. Percival, J. B. Spencer, W. Loch- 

 head and Drs Woolverton and Stevenson, London. The chair was taken by the Presi- 

 dent, Mr. Dearness, at 8 o'clock, and the meeting was opened by the reading of the 

 report of the Council for the past year by the secretary, Mr. W. E. Saunders, which was 

 on motion adopted. 



