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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Exemption from Juries. 
The President said all his efforts had failed in obtaining a 
clause in the Juries Bill for the exemption of veterinary sur- 
geons. He had reason to believe that if the authorities had 
been applied to at an earlier period the wishes of the Council 
would have been acceded to ; hut when he (the President) 
first heard of the matter, the bill had passed the House of 
Commons, and was down for second reading in the Lords. 
Some earlier notice ought to have been given to him as to the 
progress of the bill. 
The Central Veterinary Medical Association. 
A letter was read from Mr. Armatage (Secretary to the 
Central Veterinary Medical Association), stating that a reso- 
lution had been passed, thanking the Council for the use of 
their Board room. 
Another letter was read from the same gentleman, asking 
the Council to allow the use of the room for the meetings of 
the Association during the ensuing twelve months, they 
undertaking to pay the expenses incurred. 
The Secretary said the days which had been selected for 
holding the meetings were those immediately preceding the 
days on which the Council would meet, and it would be 
impossible for him to properly prepare for the Council meet- 
ings if the room was occupied on the preceding days. 
The President said the object the Association had in view 
was to secure the attendance of those members of the Council 
who were also members of the Association, and who resided 
in the country. 
Mr. Naylor proposed that the Board room should be placed 
at the disposal of the Association on the days next succeeding 
the quarterly meetings of the Council. 
Mr. Lawson seconded the motion, which was agreed to. 
Mr. Gowing, as a member of the Association, thanked the 
Council for the concession. 
It was next resolved that the December examinations 
should be held in the week preceding Christmas Day. 
It was ordered that cheques should be drawn for the exa- 
miners’ fees and the insurances due at Christmas. 
The proceedings then terminated. 
