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nation before the whole Court. In either event, the examiners 
must state the degree of excellence which the pupil has dis- 
played to the chairman of Board of Examiners. 
8th. Expenses, — The expenses incurred in procuring animals, 
assistants, place of examination, and examiners, to be borne 
by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
9th. Fees. — For the first year no increase to the exa- 
mination fee shall be made; but after the first year the 
examination fee shall be raised to ten guineas. 
Mr. Wilkinson asked Professor Spooner if he thought such 
an examination could be carried out at the examination in 
April or May. 
Professor Spooner said such a course would be a great 
injustice to the pupils at present in the schools. 
Mr. Fleming thought if the students were not in a fit 
state to pass the proposed practical examination, they were 
not in a fit state to possess diplomas. 
Professor Spooner said such a fundamental change in the 
system of examination should not be made without previous 
notice having been given. It would be an act of injustice to 
require the pupils at present in the schools to undergo such 
an examination. 
Mr. Fleming said any young man about to enter the pro- 
fession could see by “ Bye-Law 29” that he would have to 
undergo an examination on the principal points connected 
with his profession. 
Mr. Wilkinson stated that the Committee merely brought 
forward their report as containing suggestions for the con- 
sideration of the Council. Some of the best thinkers in the 
Council had been appointed to deal with this subject, and 
they had taken a great deal of trouble about it. If Professor 
Spooner had been present at the last meeting of the Council, 
he would have known that the Committee were reappointed 
to give further consideration to the subject, as to the best 
means by which it could be carried out. They had done so, 
and now presented their report. He was sorry that Professor 
Spooner saw any objection to the suggestions of the report 
being carried out. 
Pofessor Spooner said that although, strictly speaking, it 
might not involve an alteration of the Bye-Laws, yet it was 
understood by the pupils that the examination was of a 
certain kind, and it was unjust to alter it without giving 
sufficient notice. 
Mr. Wilkinson said it was understood by the public that 
when a man obtained his diploma he was qualified to prac- 
tise. In some instances he had not been so, and, therefore, 
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