b GENERAL NOTICE. 



4. The advancement of the Veterinary Art, by conferring 

 Diplomas on Students who have passed through a prescribed 

 curriculum, and who are found, by public examination, qualified 

 to practise. 



5. The appointment of a Chemist, for the purpose of promoting 

 the application of science to agriculture. Investigations on 

 subjects of importance are conducted in the Laboratory, and 

 published in the Transactions. Members can obtain analyses, 

 reports, and advice, on terms below those charged to others 

 (see p. 64). 



6. The periodical publication of the Transactions, which com- 

 prehend the proceedings in the Laboratory, reports of experiments, 

 and other communications invited and approved by the Society. 



