356 ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
After the reading of these reports. 
Professor Morton said, that, as Treasurer, he felt extremely 
gratified to find that, at the end of this his first year of 
office, there was a small increase of the balance in hand 
over that of the previous year. It was, however, still more 
gratifying to reflect that certain items of expenditure would 
not again appear in the yearly account, such as the Solicitor’s 
charges, and expenses of the lease ; moreover, that the re- 
ceipts from the examination fees would be much larger 
during the coming year than they had been in the past. 
Those fees had at the present time amounted to £425 5s . 
and there was now in the banker’s hands a sum of £580 175. 6d. 
(Applause.) 
Mr . Ernes suggested that a portion of the balance in hand 
should be devoted to the purchase of new works for the 
library, and the re-binding of those that required it. 
Professor Spooner said, he thought the allusion made in the 
report to the steps which had been taken with reference to 
the admission of non-qualified persons as veterinary surgeons 
into the service of Her Majesty and the East India Company 
was somewhat vague and unsatisfactory, and he should be 
glad to know the grounds on which the hopes of ultimate 
success, expressed in the report, were founded. 
The Secretary said, that no active measures had lately been 
taken in the matter, with the exception of the appointment 
of a Committee, consisting of Messrs. Stockley, Robinson, 
and Silvester, to watch the question ; and he was sure that 
those gentlemen w r ould lose no opportunity for action that 
might present itself. 
Mr. Goodwin observed that as the principal veterinary 
surgeon, Mr. Wilkinson, was present, he could perhaps 
give the meeting some information as to the feeling at the 
Horse Guards on this subject. 
Mr. Wilkinson expressed a hope that no precipitate move- 
ments would be made, and said, that he believed he had it in 
his pow r er to bring about a reconciliation between the College 
and the Edinburgh School, which would render unnecessary 
any appeal to the Government on the subject. He should 
feel it his duty to bring this matter before the Council at the 
earliest opportunity. 
Mr. Hunt asked if there w T as any probability of a satisfac- 
tory arrangement being made in reference to the East India 
service ? 
Professor Spooner said, that he had no reason to doubt but 
that the same arrangements would be made for both services. 
Mr. Hunt , considering these statements highly satisfactory, 
had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report. 
