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Mr. A. Cherry brought forward a motion for the Examiners 
to take into consideration the advisability of amalgamating 
their sections, and to report thereon to the Council. He said it 
arose out of a motion which was brought forward at the last 
meeting by Professor Morton with the same object, but which 
was withdrawn, owing to an informality. That motion involved 
the abrogation of the present by-law relating to the divisions of 
the Board of Examiners; but his (Mr. Cherry’s) proposal sim¬ 
ply referred the question to the Examiners for them to test the 
alteration, and report the result to the Council, who would 
then be in a position to repeal or alter the by-law. 
Mr. Henderson seconded the motion. 
Professor Morton deprecated any extension of the time al¬ 
lowed for examination, as being harsh towards the pupil and 
unfair towards the examiner. If the Board was divided into 
three sections, according to his proposal at the last meeting, he 
thought twenty minutes for each section would be ample. In 
answer to a question from the Secretary, Professor Morton 
said that half an hour was not too long for the examination of a 
pupil in the anatomy, physiology, and the pathology of the 
horse; but that he thought it too long for the other sections. 
Professor Simonds thought that the Council should instruct 
the Examiners as to the plan they ought to adopt, without re¬ 
ferring the subject to them and requiring them to report upon it. 
He then suggested that the Board should be divided thus:— 
one division for the anatomy and physiology of the horse and 
all domesticated animals; another division for the pathology of 
the horse and all domesticated animals; and the third for 
chemistry and materia medica; allowing twenty minutes to 
each table. This, he said, would obviate all difficulties as to 
the extension of time. 
The Secretary approved of the suggestion. 
Professor Morton said he should be glad to withdraw his 
own proposal in favour of that brought forward by Professor 
Simonds, which he thought would tend greatly to simplify the 
arrangements. 
Mr. Stockley and Mr. Braby supported Mr. Cherry’s mo¬ 
tion, which, on being put to the meeting, was unanimously 
adopted. 
The President named Messrs. Henderson and A. Cherry, 
with the Secretary, as the Committee for supervision of the 
Reports of this and the previous meeting. 
The proceedings then terminated. 
A. Henderson 
A. Cherry 
E. N. Gabriel. 
