ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 739 
was, that should it be determined at any future period to 
increase the duties of the examiners, which w ould involve an 
augmentation of remuneration, they would have no resource 
to fall back upon. If the fee w r ere reduced to five guineas, 
the Royal Veterinary College might be in a position to 
appoint an additional teacher in some other branch of science, 
and he asked whether that would not be an advantage to 
the pupil, as well as a means to increase the reputation 
and efficiency of the College. He believed, from the 
objections urged by the Duke of Buccleuch, and other 
gentlemen connected w ith the Highland Agricultural Society, 
that the present high fee kept Scotch pupils away, and not 
only did this, but that it had led to the establishment and 
success of Mr. Dick’s examination, wdiose pupils are admitted 
into the army and the East India service as equals w 7 ith the 
members of the Veterinary College. 
It w 7 as moved by Mr. Ernes that the fee should be reduced 
to five guineas, and he suggested that, if the fees did not 
yield sufficient to meet the expenses, the deficiency 
should be made up by donations. Upon this the Secretary 
remarked, that w r hen an attempt w r as made to collect dona- 
tions, they only succeeded in getting from £25 to £30 
annually out of the 1400 members of the profession. 
Mr. Ernes ’ resolution was negatived by seven to four, and 
a motion to reduce the fee to seven guineas, submitted by 
Professor Simonds, w T as likewise rejected by six to five. 
The original motion, that no reduction of the fee should 
take place, w T as then put, and carried by seven to four. 
The statement of the accounts, for the last two quarters, w r as 
next read, showing a balance in hand in July, of £499 2$. Id ., 
and in October, of £364 16$. Id. On the motion of Mr. 
Langworthy the accounts were passed. 
The Registrar’s Report announced four deaths during the 
quarter — viz. C. E. Ashworth, of Holywell, w 7 ho passed in 
1843 ; W. Phillips, of Monk’s Eleigh, in 1846; J. Stod- 
dart, of Whitehaven, in 1839; and J. Siddall, of the Royal 
Horse Guards, in 1808. 
Messrs. Langworthy , Legrew , and the Secretary w 7 ere , 
named as the Committee of Supervision, and the proceed- 
ings terminated. 
J. H. Langworthy. 
J. Legrew, V.S. 2d. Life Gds. 
E. N. Gabriel. 
