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addition, contribute ^200 a year for five years. A 

 Parliamentary grant of .£15,000 was promised, and on 

 the strength of this promise an appeal was made to 

 the public. The guarantee fund, including donations 

 (which some contributors preferred to give), eventually 

 reached the sum of £2253. A charter of incorpora- 

 tion was applied for, and, after negotiations in relation 

 to some details, the charter was granted, and it was 

 enrolled on May the 29th, 1895. Under this charter 

 the governing body of the Royal Veterinary College of 

 Ireland consisted of twelve persons nominated by the 

 Crown, twelve persons nominated by the Council of 

 the Royal Dublin Society, four persons nominated by 

 the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, 

 and four persons to be elected by subscribers. 



In 1906, this charter was annulled, and a new 

 charter issued, increasing the number of the Society's 

 nominees to fifteen, and giving to the Department of 

 Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, 

 which had been created since the first charter was issued, 

 the power to nominate thirteen persons. The power 

 of the Crown to nominate twelve persons was retained, 

 but the Commissioners of National Education ceased 

 to have the power of nomination. 



In 19 1 3, the Board of Governors decided to sur- 

 render their charter, and to transfer the government 

 of the college to the Department of Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction for Ireland. Under the proposed 

 new charter the functions of the former Board of 

 Governors will become advisory in character. The 

 Council of the Royal Dublin Society concurred in the 

 proposed change, believing that it would be greatly to 

 the advantage of the country. 



