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He, therefore, considered lie ought not now to be called to an ac¬ 
count in the manner he had been for any omissions there might be 
[hear, hear!]. 
Mr. Vines did not think that Mr. A. Cherry ought, as Regis¬ 
trar, to have omitted any of the titles of the members from his list, 
but more especially that of his own father [disapprobation], which 
was inserted in the list that was circulated when the Charter was 
tirst applied for. He thought such neglect ought to be visited with 
a vote of censure. 
Mr. Gloag could not see that any sufficient answer had been 
given by Mr. A. Cherry. He still considered that such omissions 
as he had specified ought not to exist. 
Mr. Baker said he thought that all honour ought to be given to 
those gentlemen who were in office, and that their titles ought, 
therefore, not to have been omitted. He would move “ That they 
be inserted in the next Report.” 
The President called on Mr. Gabriel, the Secretary, to read the 
Report of the Council for the past year. 
Fifth Annual Report of the Council of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons to the Members 
of the Profession. 
The Fifth Annual Report of the Council of the Royal College 
of Veterinary Surgeons will be a less severe tax on the pa¬ 
tience of the Members of the Body Corporate than has hitherto 
proved to be the case; the principles on which the Council have 
acted have been, as usual, fully and freely investigated, but in a 
spirit more consistent with calm discussion and cool delibe¬ 
ration. 
It will, doubtless, be remembered, that last year an attempt 
was made by the London and Edinburgh Schools to evade the 
scrutiny instituted by the Board of Examiners of the Royal College 
of Veterinary Surgeons by setting up spurious boards of their 
own. In London this plan appears to have been abandoned j but 
in Edinburgh it was carried out and acted on, several pupils having 
appeared before a self-constituted Board, and contented them¬ 
selves with certain certificates issued therefrom. This being the 
case, the Council considered it their duty to ascertain (not for 
their own information, for they had no doubt on the matter, 
but for the guidance and caution of the young aspirant to 
veterinary honours) what, if any, influence such certificates 
would produce as passports to her Majesty’s and the India 
