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KOYAL COLLEGE OF VETETITNARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OF COUNCIL, held April 8, 1803. 
Present: —The President, Messrs. Rraby, Burley, Ellis, 
Ernes, Ilarpley, Hunt, Jcx, Lawson, Robinson, Silvester, 
^Wilkinson, Withers, and the Secretj^ry. 
The President in the Chair. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and con¬ 
firmed. 
A letter was read from Mr. Joss, M.R.C.V.S., of Alintlaw, 
Aberdeenshire, by which it a^ipearcd that his name had 
been originally misspelt in his diploma and afterwards erased. 
The diploma was submitted to the inspection of the Council. 
Under the circumstances the Council deemed it advisable 
that Mr. Joss should be furnished with a new diploma; the 
one defaced being cancelled. 
Letters were read from Professor Brande and Dr. Stmthers 
relative to the meetings of the Court of Examiners, when it 
was determined that the London examinations should take 
place in the week commencing April 27th, and those of Edin¬ 
burgh on April 24th and following days. ^ 
The Secretary announced that he had received the volumes 
wanting to complete the Veterinarian from Alessrs. Braby and 
Goodwin; the body corporate would therefore now possess a 
perfect copy of that journal. 
The thanks of the Council were ordered to be given for 
these presentations. 
The Finanee Committee reported that they had examined 
the vouchers of receipts and payments for the quarter ending 
at Christmas, and found them correct. 
The Quarterly Balance Sheet of the Treasurer’s account 
w^as read, from which it appeared that the liabilities for the 
quarter ending March 31, amounted to ^119 \s. ^d. 
It was moved by Mr, Ernes, and seconded by Mr. 
Braby — 
“ That the Report from the Finance Committee be received 
and adopted.”—Carried. 
The House Committee presented its Report. They re¬ 
commend that a cocoa-nut matting for the students’ room, 
and a table-lamp for the use of general Committees, and 
a die for stamping'the books in the Library, be purchased. 
The Report was received and adopted. 
The subject of the gratuitous distribution of the Register 
was discussed. The motion of Mr. Ernes, seconded bv Mr. 
Lawson — 
That it be distributed gratuitously both to mem- 
