356 110YAL COLLEGE OE VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Mr. Lepper having moved, and Mr. Robinson seconded the 
reception of the Report, 
Mr. Vines rose, and made some observations respecting an 
inaccuracy which he said existed in it. This being satis- 
factorily explained, he proceeded to make a lengthened state- 
ment relative to his early connection with the Royal Veteri- 
nary College, and his endeavours at all times to advance the 
interests of the profession, but which he did not think had 
been acknowledged or appreciated ; nor had he been either 
fairly or kindly dealt with in being kept out of the Council 
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. What had he 
done to merit this ? Yet he could only obtain a very few 
votes year after year. He thought he might still prove use- 
ful to them, and was desirous of being so, for he had long 
been a teacher, and intended being so again perhaps, having 
a son about to enter the profession. 
The Chairman here called him to order, on account of the 
irrelevancy of his remarks, and soon after he resumed his 
seat. 
Professor Spooner said he could not but feel gratified to 
find that the members of the Council were enabled on that, 
their fourteenth aniversary, to lay before the general body of 
the profession, a report which communicated the fact of 
their financial position being in a satisfactory state. There 
was one subject alluded to in the Report, which ought not to 
be passed over in silence, namely, the reduction of the exami- 
nation fee. They were told that the subject had been dis- 
cussed on a previous occasion, in Council, with a view to 
meet what w 7 ere supposed to be the wishes of the authorities 
of the Scotch school, so that they might send their pupils 
for examination to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 
and admission into the body corporate. It was ascertained, 
however, that the desired effect would not be secured by the 
proposed alteration, and hence the Council declined to con- 
firm the proceedings of the previous meeting at which the 
reduction of the fee was assented to ; the matter, therefore, 
fell to the ground. The Charter gave to the Council the 
power of fixing the sum or sums to be paid for examination, 
and also for admission ; and, in another clause, it is stated, that 
the fee or fees for admission should not exceed ten guineas ; 
it being questionable whether, or not, the fixing of the special 
payment applied both to the fee for examination and the fee 
for admission. As he construed the meaning of these clauses 
the Council could charge what they pleased for examination, 
but were restricted to the sum of ten guineas for admission. 
That, however, did not materially affect the question. At 
