The Secretary read a letter from the President, Professor Saunders, regretting his 

 inability to he present at the meeting, and stating that he would be unable to continue in 

 active participation in the work of the Society, or to act as Editor of the Canadian 

 Entomologist, inasmuch as he had accepted the Government appointment of Director of 

 the Experimental Farm Stations, and consequently the whole of his time would necessarily 

 be fully occupied. 



The report of the Council, the audited financial statement of the Secretary -Treasurer,, 

 the report of the Librarian, the report of the Delegate to the Royal Society of Canada, and 

 the report of the Delegates to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 were laid before the meeting, and on motion duly received, discussed and adopted. 



The report of the Montreal Branch was read by the Secretary and ordered to be 

 printed in the Annual Report. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1886. 



The Council are able to report progress in the work whieh has been so long and 

 successfully carried on by the Society. 



The Canadian Entomologist has been issued as usual, and the high character of it& 

 articles fully maintained. 



As stated at the last annual meeting the Society, in compliance with the request of 

 the Dominion Government and with the cordial approval of the Provincial Government, 

 prepared and sent to England their whole collection of Canadian insects, to form part of 

 the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. 



The collection contained some ten thousand inserts representing the various orders. 



They reached their destination in safety and have been well taken care of. 



The Council desire to express their thanks to those members of the Society who gave 

 so much time and assistance in preparing and arranging the collection, especially mention- 

 ing Mr. J. Alston Moffat, of Hamilton, Mr. W. H. Harrington, of Ottawa, and Mr. F. B„ 

 Caulfield, of Montreal. 



A number of electrotypes of insects not hitherto figured have been procured for the 

 illustration of the annual reports. These have been drawn and engraved from specimens 

 in the Society's collection. 



During the spring of this year a Farmers' Institute was organized in the County of 

 Middlesex, and the Council thought it proper that the Society should be represented 

 thereat, and accordingly Messrs. Denton and Reed attended the meeting and gave infor- 

 mation on entomological matters of interest. 



It is with deep regret that your Council has to announce that their esteemed Presi- 

 dent and Editor is compelled to withdraw from active participation in the work of the 

 Society, owing to his having accepted the onerous duties of the Director of the Experi- 

 mental Farm Stations. 



The Council, while congratulating Professor Saunders upon this recognition of his 

 abilities and zeal in the public service, would desire that the Society should place on record 

 their appreciation of the valuable services which, for a period now extending over a quarter 

 of a century, he has rendered to the cause of scientific and economic entomology, and they 

 would suggest the propriety of making Professor Saunders a life member of the Society. 



The Council further suggest that all ex-presidents be members ex-officio of the Council 

 of the Entomological Society. 



The report of the Montreal Branch will be submitted in due course. 



The Society was duly represented at the meeting of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science at Buffalo, and a report of the delegation will be presented. 



The report of the Secretary-Treasurer is submitted herewith. 

 Presented on behalf of the Council, 



E. BAYNES REED, 



Secretary -Treasu r er . 

 London, Ont., 



October 20th, 1886. 



