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WEST OF SCOTLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The quarterly meeting of this Society was held in the 
Institution Rooms, Catliedral Street, Glasgow, on Wed¬ 
nesday, 5th of August, 
Alexander Robinson, Esq., JM.R.C.V.S., Greenock, in 
the chair. 
The Secretary read the minutes of the former meeting, 
which were approved of; also a letter from Mr. Dickie, V.S., 
Ayr, stating his desire to become a member, and for that 
purpose he would endeavour to attend next meeting. 
Messrs. J. McDougall, V.S., Cardross, and J. Ferguson, 
Ayr, were both admitted members. 
The Chairman then called attention to the prosperous 
state of the Society, and observed that the roll now contained 
upwards of thirty veterinary surgeons, situated at various 
places, and embracing a very large district of the West of 
Scotland. Nearly all the members of the profession in this 
district were members of the association. 
Some, no doubt, were situated at a considerable distance 
from the place of meeting, so that their presence could not 
be expected regularly, but it gave him great pleasure to see 
so many of his brethren to-day, and he hoped they would 
find it convenient to attend often in order that all may gain 
information by the diversity of opinions and friendly dis¬ 
cussion of the subjects brought forward. 
To-day we are specially called upon to discuss the sub¬ 
ject of Quittor. But before entering upon it, they would 
have an opportunity of hearing some remarks from Mr. 
Mitchell, whose experience and success in cases of quittor 
had often been commented on. Before, however, calling on 
Mr. Mitchell to address them, he (the chairman) would take 
this opportuity of saying a few words in testimony of the 
worth of a member and his son wlio were both present at 
the last, meeting, but are now on their way to the far south 
—New' Zealand. Mr. Dunlop and son, of this city, are 
gone from us for a time, and I cannot but express my 
feelings of sympathy with you at the loss of two such zealous 
supporters of this society. I am certain it is the expression 
of your sentiments in unison with my own, w hen I say that 
w'e all appreciated them as brethren, and can look back 
with pleasure on the many hours they spent with us in 
