ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 879 
On the subject of the reprint of the Register, it was 
decided that the publication of the new Register be deferred 
until after the April examination. 
The President next announced that he had received a 
letter from Mr. Robertson, of Kelso, stating that he had been 
requested by the authorities at the Edinburgh School to give 
a course of lectures on anatomy. No doubt this was with a 
view to his ultimately becoming a permanent teacher. He 
wished to know whether, in the event of Mr. Robertson 
undertaking to deliver the lectures in the ensuing session, it 
would be desirable that he should resign his appointment 
as an examiner ? Perhaps the best plan would be to request 
him to suspend his duties as an examiner for next year, or 
until a further development of the case took place, so that 
in the event of his not becoming a permanent teacher at 
Edinburgh, the College might not lose his valuable services 
as an examiner. This plan would reduce the number of 
examiners pro tem., but no doubt the remaining members of 
the Board would be able* to carry on the examinations in 
Scotland for one season in a satisfactory manner. 
Professor Simonds thought it better to fill up the vacancy 
at once if Mr. Robertson was about to become a teacher ; 
but if he was only going to deliver an experimental course 
of lectures, the Council ought not to take any notice of it. 
The President : He could not examine his own pupils. 
It was decided not to ask Mr. Robertson to send in his 
resignation at present ; but to send down another examiner at 
the close of the session during which Mr. Robertson had 
delivered his lectures, and that if he became a permanent 
teacher at Edinburgh to appoint another examiner in his 
place. 
Report of Finance Committee. 
From this report it appeared that the present liabilities 
amounted to £70 11s. 8d., which the Committee recom- 
mended should be discharged. 
A motion for receiving and adopting the report was moved 
by Mr. Gowing , seconded by Mr. Lawson , and agreed to. 
