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work in order that at the next examinations the wishes of the 
Council might he carried out. There were many points to 
be considered with regard to the practical examinations. 
One thing to be considered was the expense, and how it was 
to be provided for. If the governers of a school objected to 
lending their premises, was the Council in a position to pro- 
vide other premises ? Was the expense of the examination 
to be borne by the Council or by the applicant ? 
Mr. Robinson ; By the Council, of course. 
Mr. Wilkinson said that the funds of the institution were 
in a very low state, and to make any pull upon them for the 
purpose of the additional examinations without increasing 
the fee would be a hardship upon the College. 
Professor Gamgee : You cannot increase the fee this year, 
but by all means do it next year. 
Mr. Ernes : We ought to make the sacrifice at the 
beginning. 
Mr. Wilkinson said increasing the fee would necessitate 
an alteration of the bye-laws. There would be no difficulty 
about the matter if the schools were willing to work harmoni- 
ously with the College. He thought with Mr. Hunt, that a 
practical examination was the great desideratum, and the 
sooner it was carried into effect the better. 
Professor Gamgee said the committee was in duty bound 
to frame regulations with regard to it. Then the communi- 
cations could be made to the authorities of the different 
schools, and possibly with the Horse Guards. He did not see 
why the barracks should be closed against them if they required 
horses for the students. While it would be better if the 
schools co-operated frankly with the College, they ought to 
be able to do without that co-operation. He trusted that 
next year the fee would be raised to ten guineas. 
Mr. Ernes said there would not be much difficulty in ob- 
taining horses for the practical examination; if the worst 
came to the worst they could get them from the knacker's 
yard. They ought besides to examine with regard to cattle, 
although there were no cattle at the College. 
Professor Brown said that in the lairs of the Metropolitan 
Market there were always hundreds of cattle and sheep. 
Mr. Ernes protested against the quarter-hour system of 
examination. 
Mr. Hunt thought that, although it was to be hoped that 
the schools would heartily co-operate with them, it would 
still be better for the Council to take neutral ground in this 
matter. Healthy animals might be used for the examination, 
the students being required to point out the positions of the 
various diseases. 
