864 ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEON^. 
informed whether he was not a member of the College, having 
attended as a pupil. 
The Secretary stated that he had replied to Mr. Webster 
stating that, as his name did not appear in the Register, it 
was evident he was not a qualified member of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
A letter was read from Mr. W. H. Hooper, of Cheltenham. 
Also one from Mr. Paul Wray Hayden, of Melbourne, stating 
that he had been shipwrecked on a voyage to India, and had 
lost his diploma. The date of the diploma was 1846. Mr. 
Hayden asked whether a certificate that he was a licensed 
member of the profession could be furnished to him. 
Mr. Wilkinson : It is a case like the one decided at the 
last quarterly meeting ? 
The signature to the letter of application was compared 
with Mr. P. W. Hayden’s signature in the Examination Book, 
for the purpose of identification, and on its appearing to the 
satisfaction of the Council that the signatures were those of 
the same person, it was resolved that Mr. Hayden be furnished 
with a certificate similar to those granted in allied cases. 
A letter was read from Col. Fitzwygram, of the 15th 
Hussars, who holds the Highland and Agricultural Society’s 
Certificate, stating his wish to become a candidate for the 
diploma of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and 
also one from Mr. John Gillespie, to the same purport. Mr. 
Gillespie’s communication set forth that he held the Highland 
and Agricultural Society’s Certificate of 1856, and, having 
purchased a business in the city, he was desirous of having 
the diploma of the College as soon as possible. 
Mr. Wilkinson stated that Mr. Gillespie was entitled to 
come before the Board for a nominal examination. It was, 
however, for the Council to decide whether they would admit 
him to an examination at once, or whether he must wait 
until Christmas. 
Mr. Lowe inquired whether there was any precedent 
for the proposed course. 
Mr, Wilkinson , in explanation, said that in order to bring 
about a kindly feeling between themselves and those gentle- 
men in Scotland holding the Highland and Agricultural 
Society’s Certificate only, it was arranged by the Council 
that the bye-laws should be suspended so far as to admit of 
these gentlemen becoming members of the College with a 
merely nominal examination. 
It was then arranged that the examination should take 
place on that day fortnight. 
