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the first thing that ought to be done was first to read the minutes 
of the last General Meeting, and then the minutes of the Council 
appointed by such meeting, otherwise, how could it be said what 
was going on 1 
Mr. James Turner thought Professor Dick’s object would be 
gained if a promise were given by the Council that, at an early 
opportunity, their proceedings should be published in The VETE- 
RINARIAN. 
Professor Dick. — That would do very well ; but I must have 
some understanding now. 
Mr. Cherry , sen. — It would be too much to read the whole of 
the minutes then. He thought, however, that it would be desira- 
ble to have a general summary or abstract of what was done. This 
was the sort of information required by the body at large, and he 
considered they had a right to it. 
Professor Dick. — A sort of general Report would be sufficient. 
He thought that could be done by the Council. 
Mr. Percivall did not see how they were to get over it. If the 
Secretary proceeded to read the proceedings, they were so long 
that it could not be done then. Could not some abstract of the 
proceedings be prepared. 
The President felt that the Council might take the same view 
which Mr. Dick had taken. It was, however, a subject that should 
be discussed by the body. As an individual, he thought it was right 
that what Mr. Dick required should be done. 
Professor Dick thought he had a right to have the minutes of 
the Council, and if he did not have them, he should take the sense 
of the meeting upon the subject. What he 'wanted was the 
minutes of their private meetings. 
Mr. Cherry , sen. thought the difficulty might be satisfactorily 
met by having part of the proceedings of the private meetings read. 
He did not think that there ought to be any private meetings at 
all ; but he could answer for it, that if these proceedings were read 
there would not be any thing that the Council need be ashamed 
of. At the same time there must be some means devised to keep 
up the intimate connexion between the Council and the profession. 
It was but an act of justice due to the latter to have some means of 
getting an abstract of the proceedings of the Council, by which 
the latter might be known to the general body of the profession. 
Mr. Vines. — If this be not done, how can we know that the 
parties have done their dut} r , and how can we tell who to elect ] 
Professor Dick would be quite satisfied if the Council promised 
to report their proceedings in The VETERINARIAN. 
The President. — You mean a summary of the proceedings during 
the year. 
