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President of the Club for the ensuing year. Aided chiefly by the efforts of the delegation, 

 the City of Toronto was chosen as the place of the next meeting, in 1889, of the Associa- 

 tion. The Council invite the cordial co-operation of the members of the Society in 

 making the meeting a successful one, especially to the Entomological and Botanical 

 Clubs. 



9. The report of the delegate to the Royal Society is presented herewith. 

 10. The accounts have been duly audited, and will be submitted as usual. 



Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Council. 



W. E. SAUNDERS, 



Secretary-Treasurer. 



ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. 



Receipts, 1887-8. 



Balance from previous year $85 59 



Subscriptions 583 61 



Sales of Entomologist, pins, cork, and advertising 324 19 



Government grant 1,000 00 



Interest 8 76 



$2,002 15 

 Expenditure, 1887-8. 



Printing $601 66 



Expenses of report and meetings „ 411 08 



Library , 331 33 



Refitting collections . 71 00 



Expense and merchandise t 175 66 



Grants to officers 225 00 



Rent 40 00 



Insurance 23 91 



Balance in hand 122 46 



2,002 15 



We certify that we have examined the above statement with books and vouchers, 

 and found the same to be correct. 



E. B. REED, ) . ,. x 

 J. M. DENTON, ) Audltors - 



REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN. 



I beg leave to submit my Report as Librarian of the Entomological Society for the 

 year ending September 30th, 1888 : — 



The total number of books now on the catalogue is 987, and there are a number of 

 volumes waiting to be bound. 



During the year some valuable additions have been made to the Library by purchase 

 and exchange, and the departments of Zoology and Botany have been increased. 



