ANNUAL MEETING. 429 
Woodger, Josh. Woodger, Jun., Ed. Woodger, J. A. 
Woods, and the Secretary. 
The Secretary read the Notice convening the Meeting. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Secretary then read the Twenty-eighth Annual 
Report, including the Treasurer’s Annual Balance-sheet. 
REPORT. 
The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 
has to report to the Body Corporate that, at its First 
Meeting, held in May, and in accordance with the provisions 
of the Charter, John Wilkinson, Esq., Principal Veterinary 
Surgeon to the Army, was elected President, and the follow- 
ing gentlemen were elected as Vice-Presidents : — Professor 
Brown, Messrs. Alexander Lawson, Harrison, Dray, Naylor, 
and Clement Lowe ; Treasurer, Mr. S. H. Withers ; and 
Secretary, Mr. W. H. Coates. 
It is almost impossible to do more, within the limits of a 
report, than merely touch on the salient points of so broad a 
subject as the history of a year’s transactions of a corporate 
institution ; hut in this instance care has been taken to note 
occurrences which appeared to be of importance. 
The legislation of the year commenced very auspiciously, 
and sanguine hopes were entertained as to the ultimate suc- 
cess of the two urgent measures, which public and profes- 
sional opinion had forced upon the attention of the Council. 
It will be in the recollection of the members of the Royal 
College that some very important preliminary steps were 
taken during the preceding year respecting the “ matricula- 
tion examination.” Communications were carried on by 
deputations and official correspondence. These means were 
continued at the commencement of the present year, and an 
apparent unanimity existed amongst all the parties engaged, 
not only as to the principle upon which the negociations were 
based, but also as to the amicable manner in which the scheme 
should be carried out. The Schools placed themselves in com- 
munication with the Council and with each other, with a view 
of establishing a code of rules which would be at once binding 
on the contracting parties as to their reciprocal obligations, 
and ensure an uniformity of action. 
There was a decided feeling expressed in regard to the 
absolute necessity of having the operations of the scheme 
carried out under the supervision of the Council, in order 
that the examination might be a bond fide one, and the Staff 
of each School relieved from what was considered a very 
onerous responsibility. 
