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ness of the minutes. It would be as well if Professor 
Spooner would point out the remarks in the Veterinarian 
which were “ garbled/' as they could then be compared with 
the reporter's notes. 
Professor Gamgee said the Council rendered every possible 
assistance to the Editors of the Veterinarian in obtaining 
correct reports of its proceedings, and, in his opinion, a cer- 
tain amount of responsibility rested with the Editors of that 
Journal, if they chose to publish garbled statements therein. 
So far as the minutes were concerned, it was clear that they 
did not correctly represent the conclusion at which the 
Council arrived, and some addition must, therefore, be made 
to them. 
Professor Simonds, as an Editor of the Journal, disclaimed 
any personal responsibility for the correctness of the reports 
furnished by the Council. The Council engaged its own re- 
porter, drew out its own report, and sent that report to the 
Veterinarian. All that the Editors had to do was to see that, 
when published, it was readable English. If it was thought 
the matter was of value to the Veterinarian, all he could 
say was, he should be glad to get rid of it entirely, were it 
not for the sake of the profession. 
Professor Gamgee called attention to the fact that the 
question as to the correctness of the published reports had 
no bearing on the matter now before the Council, namely, 
the adoption of the minutes. 
Mr. Ernes inquired whether these reports were taken from 
the shorthand writer or from the Secretary. Professor 
Simonds had impugned the discussion altogether ; but he did 
not exactly understand whether it was the discussion that 
was blamed or the reporter. If it was the discussion that 
was disgraceful, then the whole Council was implicated. 
The President said there was a considerable difference be- 
tween the statements ultimately put upon the pages of the 
Veterinarian and the words taken down by the reporter. The 
mass of shorthand notes were considerably abridged, and the 
sense might in some manner be slightly altered ; this was done 
by the reporter. 
Professor Simonds said that was the very thing. He did 
not complain of the Council, nor the way in which the dis- 
cussions were carried on, but of the statement which was 
sent for publication. The matter rested not with the 
Council, but the Committee appointed for the purpose of 
drawing up or condensing the report for publication. 
Mr. Ernes thought they had better abolish the Committee 
and leave the matter solely in the reporter's hands. 
