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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
PROCEEDINGS AT THE QUARTERLY MEETING, 
JANUARY 4th, 1871. 
Present : — The President, Professor Spooner, Professor 
Brown, Deputy-Professor Pritchard, Mr. Withers, Mr.Fleming, 
Mr. Harpley, Mr. Robinson, Mr. J. C. Broad, Mr. Cartwright, 
Mr. Naylor, Mr. Moon, and the Secretary. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Secretary read the report of the Finance Committee, 
which showed that the present liabilities of the College were 
£75 12s. 3d.; and also the Treasurer’s account, from which 
it appeared that the balance at the banker’s on the 1st of 
January, 1871, was £291 16s. 7 cl. 
Professor Broiun proposed that the report be received. 
Mr. Naylor seconded the motion. 
Mr. Withers : That balance does not show the interest 
upon the £500 invested in the names of three trustees ; it 
will be handed over to me, and will appear in the April 
account. 
The report was then received. 
On the motion of Mr. Cartwright, the report was adopted. 
Mr. J. C. Broad said the Finance Committee were of 
opinion that the Council should take into consideration the 
desirability or otherwise of holding the Christmas examina- ’ 
tions, inasmuch as they are invariably held at a loss to the 
funds of the College ; and also come to a decision as to the 
number of times a candidate may present himself for exami- 
nation. 
The President : I may say that this matter comes before 
me now for the first time, otherwise I should have requested 
the Secretary to put it into the notice. As they are both 
subjects of great importance, I think the gentleman who has 
brought them before us ought to give notice that at the next 
quarterly meeting he will bring them forward for discussion. 
Mr. J. C. Broad then gave notice that he would do so. 
The Secretary announced the results of the Christmas ex- 
aminations. 
The President gave notice that at the next meeting he 
should propose for the consideration of the Council whether 
or not a pupil who had been rejected by one section of the 
examining board should be allowed at a subsequent period to 
appear before the other section of the Board. There had 
