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ward any similar communication they may receive, to be 
forwarded to the Saxon Government. Information has also 
been received by the Council, that endeavours are about to 
be made to establish a veterinary school in Dublin. The 
financial report is as favorable as may be expected from the 
at present reduced fee. The balance in hand, after defraying 
the expenses of the year, is £409 3s. 8d. 
The death of Mr. James Turner occasioned a vacancy in 
the English Board of Examiners, which has been filled by the 
election of Mr. W. Mavor, jun. The Scotch portion of the 
Board has been entirely reorganized; it now contains the 
names of some of the best men in the north. 
Our worthy and respected President, J. Wilkinson, Esq., 
has done everything in his power to advance the interests 
of the profession ; and, at the last general meeting, he gave 
a premonitory notice, that applications be made to the 
authorities of the schools, that the pupils, before being 
admitted thereto, should receive a preliminary examination 
—an idea which we doubt not will be unanimously re¬ 
sponded to by every member of the profession. 
It is to be hoped, therefore, that the time is fast approach¬ 
ing that the Boyal College of Veterinary Surgeons—in full 
reliance on the talented professors of our schools—may be¬ 
come a united and a stable body. 
E. N. G. 
[Subjoined is a copy of the yearly balance sheet, by which 
it will be observed that an increased amount is in the 
banker’s hands.] 
