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tured to apply for a bill to prevent a man calling himself 
merely a chemist, and then obtain an Act to secure it solely 
to the members of the body corporate — upon hearing these 
opinions your secretary declined ordering the draft of the 
bill until the opinion of the Council had been taken on the 
matter.” 
In reply to a question from Mr. King, 
The Secretary said the Pharmaceutical Society first applied 
for a bill of exemptions and prohibitions, to prevent men 
calling themselves chemists and druggists, but were obliged 
to give up their claim ; and it was only by inventing a new 
name, that of Pharmaceutical Chemists, that they could 
obtain an Act to restrict the use of the name solely to their 
own body. The question now was, if there was no pro- 
bability of the name by which veterinary surgeons were 
known being changed, whether it was desirable to go on with 
the bill ? 
Mr. Silvester moved, and Mr. Burley seconded, the following 
motion : — “ That the application for tlte Bill of Prohibition 
be deferred.” 
Mr. Ernes said there was one thing he did not understand 
in the instructions given to the committee. The words were 
C( according to the principles of the Charter.” He was not 
aware that the Charter contained any principles which would 
authorise them to apply for the Bill. He thought they were 
entitled under the Charter x to a prohibition to prevent people 
calling themselves Veterinary Surgeons, but nothing further. 
After all, however, the matter rested principally with them- 
selves, in taking care that no incapable individuals got into 
the profession. 
The Chairman put the motion, which passed unanimously. 
Finance. 
Mr. Cherry moved, according to notice , — “ That a committee 
be appointed to inquire into the finances of the Royal 
College.” The first thing towards doing business correctly 
was to have good accounts. Now, he had gone through the 
various printed reports of the Council, and found great dis- 
crepancies. There was a balance on the 1st of May, 1848, of 
£256 ; when brought forward in April, 1 849, it was said to be 
only £193 ; which balance was carried on as correct. Again, 
on the 4th of May, 1846, there was a balance in hand of £265 
odd ; when brought forward on the 4th of May, 1847, it was 
only £260. A subscription of £24 2 s. had also been received 
in June, 1846, and had nowhere been accounted for. Here 
discrepancies, amounting to £62 2s. 6)cl. had not been ex- 
