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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OF COUNCIL, held October 30, 1861. 
The President, F. R. Silvester Esq., in the Chair. 
Present: —Professors Spooner and Gamgee, Messrs. Lawson, 
Cartledge, Mavor, Aitkin, Burley, Wilkinson, Hunt, 
Gamgee, Robinson, Moon, Jex, Ernes, Broad, Dickens, 
Field, Kerr, Gabriel, Harpley, and Braby. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed 
by the President. 
The balance sheet of the finances of the College beino- laid 
before the Council, it was moved by Mr. Ernes , and seconded 
by Mr. Robinson , that it be received. Carried. 
Moved by Mr. Gabriel , and seconded by Mr. Jex , that it be 
adopted. Carried. 
It was moved by Mr. Wilkinson , and seconded by Mr. 
Lawson , that Bye Law 27 be suspended during the last meet¬ 
ing of the Board of Examiners for Scotland, more particu¬ 
larly that portion of it relating to the time of depositing cer¬ 
tificates with the Secretary. 
An amendment was proposed by Professor Spooner , and 
seconded by Mr. Mavor , that Bye Laws 27, 28, 29, 30 and 
31, be suspended during such examinations, which, on being- 
put to the vote, was not carried. 
After considerable discussion on the subject, and there 
being no evidence before the Council, the Secretary not 
having any documents in his possession respecting the meet¬ 
ing of that Examining Board, as to its illegality, 
It was moved by Mr. Ernes , and seconded by Mr. Field, 
that the further consideration of Mr. Wilkinson's motion be 
continued at the next meeting of the Council. 
The appointing of a Secretary was next taken into con¬ 
sideration. It was ordered by the Council that advertise¬ 
ments be inserted in the veterinary journals and some of the 
leading newspapers, stating that the election of that officer 
would take place at the quarterly meeting to be held in 
January, 1862, and that all particulars relating to the duties, 
&c., of the Secretary could be obtained at the College, 10, 
lied Lion Square, Holborn. 
