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Harper that the by-law be suspended, and that the Edit- 

 ing Committee be appointed by the Council. Carried. 



Mr. E. T. Chambers was elected as Librarian by acclama- 

 tion. 



On motion, Mr. Justice Wiirtele was requested to take 

 the chair, when the following was proposed as a vote of 

 thanks to the retiring President : 



Moved by the Eev. liobt. Campbell, M.A., D.D., and 

 seconded by Mr. J. S. Buchan, B.C.L., that a very hearty 

 vote of thanks be and is hereby tendered to Prof. Frank D. 

 Adams, Ph.D., the retiring President, for the admirable 

 manner in which he has filled the office for the past two 

 years and for the great assistance given and time spent for 

 the advancement of the aims and objects of this Society. 

 The motion was carried unanimously. 



After a few remarks by Dr. Adams the meeting 

 adjourned. 



The Chairman of Council begs to submit the following 

 report for the year ending May 30th, 1899. 



During the year eight meetings of Council have been 

 held, at which reports of the different Committees were 

 received and all other business of the Society discussed, 

 before being submitted to the regular monthly meetings 

 of the Society. 



The regular monthly meetings have been held as usual. 



The October meeting was postponed to November 8th, 

 on which date a Conversazione was held in connection 

 witli the Montreal Branch of the Entomological Society 

 of Ontario, which proved most successful. 



The average attendance of the meetings has been larger 

 than formerly, and the interest taken by the members and 

 their friends seems to have greatly increased. 

 ' The papers read were as follows : 



November 28th. — The Asters and Golden Eods of 

 Montreal. Eev. E. Campbell, D.D. 



