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The Secretary said the next business concerned the com- 
pletion of the Board of Examiners for Scotland. At present, 
there were only four members instead of ten, Dr. Easton, 
Messrs. Williamson, Robb, and Cowie; and, as it was pro- 
bable, that the board would soon be called upon to act, it 
was desirable that the vacancies should be filled up. In 
reply to Mr. Wilkinson, the Secretary stated that the four 
gentlemen at present on the board were willing to continue 
their services. The following names had been handed to 
him: Professor Miller, suggested by Mr. Cowie; Drs. 
Dunsmuir and Moir, and Mr. Wishart, suggested by Mr. 
Williamson. He would suggest that those gentlemen should, 
at the next meeting of the Council, be elected as members of 
the board; which would then be complete, wfith one ex- 
ception. 
The Secretary drew attention to a paragraph that had lately 
appeared in the Times , stating that the Highland and Agri- 
cultural Society had passed a resolution at their recent meet- 
ing, to apply to government for a Supplementary Charter to 
establish a School of Education. 
Mr . Ernes suggested the appointment of a Committee to 
consider the bearing of the subject on the Charter of the 
College. 
After some conversation on the subject — 
Professor Spooner suggested that a Committee should be 
appointed for general purposes, its duties not being con- 
fined to the question mentioned by the Secretary. 
On the motion of Professor Spooner , seconded by Mr . Ernes , 
a Committee for General Purposes was appointed, consisting 
of Messrs. Ernes, Field, Jones, Robinson, Silvester, Spooner, 
and the Secretary 
The Treasurer then read his Annual Report, which showed 
a balance in favour of the College of £68 10 s. 10d., in addi- 
tion to the sum of £250 placed as a ec deposit/ 5 bearing inte- 
rest, at the bankers. 
Mr. Ernes moved the reception of the report. 
Mr. Silvester seconded the motion, which was passed unani- 
mously. 
Mr. Withers , pursuant to notice, proposed that £20 should 
be added to the allowance of the Secretary, whose duties, he 
said, were very onerous, and such as fully entitled him to 
the additional remuneration. 
Messrs. Braby , Wilkinson , and Silvester , spoke in favour of 
the motion, and Professor Spooner proposed, as an amendment, 
that the additional sum be given as a bonus, the allowance 
having been previously fixed. This was seconded by Mr. 
Robinson, and was agreed to nem. con. 
