PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. 
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Quarterly Meeting of Council, Oct. 25th, 1853. 
Present — Messrs. Cherry, A. Cherry, Dickens, Hen- 
derson, Lepper, Silvester, Professors Simonds and 
Morton, and the Secretary’. 
H. Lepper, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
Letters were read from Messrs. Lucas, Pritchard, and 
Stockly, regretting their unavoidable detention from the meet- 
ing. 
On the motion of Mr. Gabrieli seconded by Mr. Henderson , 
it was unanimously resolved that Professor Spooner be elected 
a trustee of the college, in the room of the late Professor 
Sewell. 
The Secretary read a communication from the medical mem- 
bers of the Board of Examiners requesting an increase of 
fees, on the ground of having received information of the im- 
proved financial condition of the College. 
Professor Morton , in moving a resolution on this subject, of 
which he had previously given notice, said it was extremely 
desirable to have men of talent and reputation on the Board 
of Examiners, and that they should be properly remunerated 
for their labours. With a pretty large income, and funds in 
hand, he thought the College could afford an increase of fees 
to the examiners ; believing which, he would move — 
“ That the sum of five guineas be paid to each medical 
gentleman on the Board of Examiners for the period in 
attendance as examiner; that the travelling expenses of 
veterinary surgeons coming from the country to serve on the 
Board be defrayed ; and also, if the funds of the College will 
allow it, that the fee of three guineas be paid for each attend- 
ance to the other members of the Board, except those who 
are members ex- officio.” 
Professor Simonds seconded the motion. 
The Treasurer thought the funds of the College, though 
ample, were not in a sufficiently flourishing condition to war- 
rant the contemplated increase of expenditure, especially con- 
sidering the liabilities which the Council had in view. 
