ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 865 
A notice was read from Mr. Armatage to the effect that 
the annual meeting of the Central Veterinary Medical Society 
would be held on Thursday, October 5th. 
The Registrar reported that he had been subpoenaed to 
attend at the Assize Court, Shrewsbury, on July 28th, in the 
case of Pitt v. Clayworth, to prove that Mr. Pitt’s name was 
not entered on the Register, and that he attended accordingly. 
Finance Report. 
The report of the Finance Committee was read ; also the 
quarterly balance sheet. 
Mr. Silvester moved that the report and balance sheet 
be received and adopted. 
Mr. Cartwright seconded the motion, which was agreed to. 
Cheques were ordered to be drawn for current expenses. 
The report of the House Committee was also received and 
adopted. 
December Examinations. 
It was arranged that the examinations should be held in 
the week preceding Christmas Hay, the particular day or 
days to be named by the professors. 
The Secretary asked, with regard to the practical examina- 
tion, whether it was to be conducted as in April last. 
Mr. Wilkinson said that the pupils who would come up at 
the Christmas examination were gentlemen most of whom 
had been examined before and had already paid their fees for 
the practical examination, consequently holding a second 
practical examination of such students would cause an addi- 
tional expense to the College. The College lost money at 
the last examination, when the full fees were paid. 
Mr. Hunt presumed that pupils would have again to go 
through the practical examination provided they did not pass 
the previous one to the satisfaction of the examiners. If they 
had passed it satisfactorily, it was hardly necessary to put 
them through a similar examination again. If it was not 
so, he did not see how they could give up the practical ex- 
amination, which was most important, and. if the examina- 
tion had not been gone through satisfactorily the pupils must 
undoubtedly be examined again, whether it entailed a loss 
on the College or not. 
It was agreed that the practical examination should be 
added to the list of the Christmas examinations. The 
arrangement of details was left to the Secretary. 
Mr. Gowing expressed his regret that the Secretary of the 
