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matriculation at some of the teaching schools. 

 Up to the 27th of August, 1881, any quack 

 could with impunity call himself a veterinary 

 surgeon. In 1896, the veterinary matricula- 

 tion examination was made equal to that 

 required from medical candidates, and the 

 veterinary course of study has been extended 

 to four years. With respect to the social 

 advance of veterinary surgeons, I may point 

 out that a few C.B.'s and D.S.O.'s have 

 been distributed, and since June, 1883, veteri- 

 nary officers are allowed to be presented at 

 Court. 



The high officials at the War Office ignore 



the great progress In education and efficiency 



v^ made by the veterinary profession, and try 



their utmost to keep the Army Veterinary 



Department In a degraded position, despite 



