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COMMUNICATION FROM MR. C, MOIR, HON. 
SEC. TO THE WEST OF SCOTLAND VETERI¬ 
NARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Glasgow; June 12th, 1860. 
Gentlemen. — I feel sorry that I have to trouble you 
again about the last general meeting of the West of Scotland 
Veterinary Medical Association ; but as Mr. Gamgee has seen 
fit to take upon himself (and that without permission) part 
of the duties of the secretary*, and blown his own trumpet 
both far and near, and would fain make those believe, who 
don’t know better, that his report is the only fair statement 
of what took place at the society’s meeting, by stating that 
the report was drawn up by a reporter; now, the only 
reporter present was one for the c North British Daily Mail, 9 
and he was so by Mr. Gamgee’s invitation ; but he had no 
right to introduce him in the clandestine manner he did. 
He ought to have given his name to the chairman, who 
alone had the right to grant admission to a stranger. I 
inclose you the report which was drawn up by this party, 
and which appeared in the ‘ North British Daily Mail 9 the 
day after the meeting. I was called upon to contradict it, 
which I did ; but they did not think fit to affix the prefatory 
matter I sent them, which I inclose a copy of.* Mr. 
Gamgee stated that he had no cause to heed the attacks 
which had been made upon him bv Messrs. Callv and 
Balfour; if so, why does he take so much trouble to bring 
the matter before the public by means of the newspapers, 
and the profession through the pages of the ‘ Veterinarian ’ ? 
* To the Editor of the ‘ North British Daily Nail? 
Glasgow; April 1th, 1860. 
Sir, —As I have not liad any answer to my application, regarding the 
author of the remarks which appeared in your paper of Thursday last, 
headed “ Veterinary Obstetrics,” and as he has not seen fit to correct what 
he must know to be a gross misrepresentation of the society’s proceedings 
(the society was got up expressly for the purpose of creating a friendly 
feeling of emulation among the members, and also for the mutual discussion 
of proposed subjects), you will easily perceive what an amount of dissatis¬ 
faction the publication of the article in your paper of Thursday last has 
caused, and is still likely to cause, among the members of the veterinary 
profession in 'the West of Scotlaud, if allowed to go uncoutradicted. The 
following is an outline of the society’s proceedings, which you will confer a 
favour bv inserting at vour earliest convenience. 
[The paper referred to by Mr. Moir has not been received by us.— 
Editors .] 
