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Report to the General Meeting, 
Examinations, and who therefore became entitled to the Society's 
Medals, were : — 
Mr. J. A. W. Dollar, M.E.C.V.S., 56 New Bond Street, W. 
(Silver Medal). 
Mr. E. E. McHugh, Strokesto^\^l, Ireland (Bronze Medal). 
22. In their last Report the Council announced that a 
deputation had been appointed to urge upon the Lord President 
the adoption of more stringent measures for the suppression 
of pleuro-pneumonia both in this country and in Ireland. 
Deputations from this and other AgTicultural Societies waited 
upon the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at the Privy 
Council Oflace on December 9, and on March 6 last an Order of 
Council was issued requiring Local Authorities in England and 
Wales and Scotland to cause all cattle, being or having been in 
contact with cattle affected with pleuro-pneumonia, to be slaugh- 
tered within ten days after the fact of their having been so in 
contact has been ascertained, and to pay compensation for cattle 
so slaughtered out of the local rate. A similar Order was 
passed by the Irish Privy Council on the same day with regard 
to Ireland. The Council trust that these Orders may have 
the desired effect of stamping pleuro-pneumonia out of the 
Kingdom. 
23. The Council have for some time had under their anxious 
consideration the difficulties experienced by Stock-owners and 
Veterinary Surgeons with reference to the protective inocula- 
tion of animals of the farm against anthrax and other con- 
tagious diseases, owing to the interpretation placed by the Home 
Office upon the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1876. Considering 
it highly necessary that an Act should be passed exempting 
Veterinary Surgeons from the provisions of this Act, when 
there is a bond fide intention of doing good to the animals and 
preventing suffering, the Council invited the authorities of the 
Royal Veterinary College to join with them in appointing a 
deputation to wait upon the Lord President to urge the import- 
ance of such a Bill being introduced by the Government. A 
Joint Deputation from the two bodies was received on April 24 
by the Lord President, who was accompanied by the Home 
Secretary. Although no hope was held out to the Deputation 
