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Thanking yon for the kindly interest you have always taken in the operations of 

 our Society, and the substantial encouragement given, which has enabled us to carry on 

 our work without embarrassment, 



I have the honour to be, 



Your obedient servant, 



Wm. E. Saunders, 



Secretary pro tern. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



The annual meeting of the above Society was held, according to announcement, in 

 the city of Hamilton, on the evening of Tuesday, the 28th of September, in the City 

 Hall. A number of those especially interested in Entomology from various parts of the 

 Province were present. 



The Report of the Council was read and adopted ; also that of the Secretary -Treasurer, 

 which showed a satisfactory state of the finances. 



ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE 

 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER, 1880. 



Receipts. 



Balance from 1879 . $152 62 



Members' fees and sale of Entomologist 329 94 



Merchandise, pins, cork, etc 57 01 



Advertisements 26 15 



Interest 14 56 



Government grant 1,000 00 



$1,580 28 



Disbursements. 



Printing Entomologist $288 00 



Mailing " 19 50 



Insurance 10 63 



Rent 90 02 



Annual vote to editor and secretary 150 00 



Sundries, freight, etc 35 27 



Postage 35 16 



Expenses of sending collection to Ottawa 12 85 



Library 136 75 



Paper for Entomologist 72 20 



Report expenses 129 75 



Engraving 141 44 



Expenses of council and delegation to A. A. A. S 61 00 



Merchandise — cork 42 91 



Balance 354 80 



$1,580 28 



Abraham Puddicombe, I 4 ,. x 

 ~ ~ ' > Auditors. 



Charles Chapman. I 



