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Librarian — E. Baynes Reed, London. 



Curator — Henry S. Saunders, London. 



Council — J. M. Denton, London ; James Moffat, Hamilton ; Gamble Geddes, 

 Toronto; W. H. Harrington, Ottawa; Rev. T. W. Fyles, M.A., South Quebec, (and the 

 former Presidents who are ex-officio members, Prof. Saunders, F.R.S.C., F.L.S., P.C.S., 

 and Rev. C. J. S. Bethune.) 



Editor of The Canadian Entomologist — Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, M.A., D.C.L., Port 

 Hope. 



Editing Committee — The President, Prof. Saunders, J. M. Denton, H. H. Lyman, 

 Dr. W. Brodie (Toronto). 



Auditors — J. M. Denton and E. B. Reed. 



Delegate to Royal Society of Canada — H. H. Lyman, Montreal. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Council presented their report for 1*887-8 as follows : 



1. They have much pleasure in recording the continued progress of the Society ; the 

 membership has been considerably increased during the year and the prospects are 

 encouraging for still further accessions to the roll. 



2. The Council have noticed with great satisfaction that the important Department 

 of Agriculture has been placed under the charge of a separate Minister of the Govern- 

 ment. They desire to avail themselves of this opportunity to tender their respectful 

 congratulations to the Hon. Charles Drury, who has so recently accepted the important 

 and responsible position of Minister of Agriculture for the Province of Ontario, and to 

 assure him that the members of the Entomological Society recognize the value of his long 

 and practical experience as an agriculturist. 



3. The Canadian Entomologist, the organ of the Society, has been issued with 

 promptness, and it has maintained to the full its well earned reputation as a scientific 

 periodical. It is the intention of the Council to endeavour to make its value and useful- 

 ness still more marked, and to publish papers on economic and popular entomology, 

 more especially adapted to interest beginners in the study of this branch of natural 

 history. The chief object of the Entomological Society is to familiarize the fruit-grower 

 and the agriculturist with the many and varied forms of insect life, and while teaching 

 them to distinguish between friends and foes to endeavour to discover and apply practical 

 remedies for insect depredations. 



4. During the past season the attention of the Society has been called to what is 

 known as " Silver-top " in the hay crop, which, in some districts has seriously affected 

 the value of the yield. It is believed to be the work of a " Thrips." Acting under the 

 suggestion of the Society, experiments have been tried in ploughing up the old pasture 

 lands where the pest seemed most injurious, and it is hoped that this treatment may be 

 found beneficial. Close attention will be given to this matter during next season. 



5. The Council desire to be informed of any insect attacks on the various crops, and 

 they invite, as heretofore, correspondence on these matters, and will gladly hold them- 

 selves in readiness to give any practical information and assistance that may be in their 

 power. 



6. The Library has been added to during the year and now forms a very valuable 

 collection of natural history works of reference. 



7. The tine collections of the Society have received the attention of the Council 

 during the year. The Lepidoptera have been carefully revised and rearranged in the 

 most suitable manner, so as to afford opportunity for comparison. It is intended, as 

 soon as possible, to treat the collection of Coleoptera in the same manner. 



8. In accordance with the custom of the Society, a deputation was sent to attend 

 the meeting of the Entomological Club of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science. The President (Mr. Jas. Fletcher) and the Editor (Rev. Dr. Bethune) 

 attended the session at Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Fletcher had the honour of being elected 



