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CORRESPONDENCE. 
the New York Legislature was mutilated after it left my hands, 
and consequently its value lessened ; but who is to be held ac¬ 
countable for such mutilation, I leave it for others to say ; but it 
was done without my knowledge. However, it is one thing to 
ask, but quite another thing to get just what you may want, and 
certainly no easy matter to get a State law from a legislative 
body representing over five millions of people. 
Looking over the proposed New Jersey bill, as published by 
you, 1 fail to see any of the good qualities of a bill that Dr. 
Lowe is so full of; perhaps he is one of those godly people who 
are taught to expect little. It simply calls for two years’ experi¬ 
ence to entitle any one to register, and even provides that “ dip¬ 
lomas” issued by a county shall be recognized. Every bill fol¬ 
lowing the New York one should be an improvement, certainly 
not the reverse. 
In conclusion, I would say that I, notwithstanding all the en¬ 
dorsements presented, consider the proposed New Jersey bill is 
not by any means as good a one as that already in force in New 
York State. W. H. Pendry, D.Y.S. 
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REGISTRATION OF SELF-CONSTITUTED VETERINARIANS. 
Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1887. 
Editor Veterinary Review : 
Permit me, through the columns of the Review, to state that 
veterinary legislation has done little for the profession, at least 
in this section, as the registration of laymen still continues after 
the expiration of the time fixed by law expired, i. e ., November 
11th, 1886. When in the County Clerk’s office at Po’keepsie, 
the other day, I took a peep at the Veterinary Medical Register, 
and there found the names of the following gents who had sworn 
in on the following dates: 
Benjamin C. Risedorf, Rhinebeck, Nov. 22d, 1886. 
Godfrey Wolvern, Manchester, Nov. 23d, 1886. 
Albert Flagler, Po’keepsie, Nov. 29th, 1886. 
I asked Mr. Osborne, County Clerk, if any Supreme Court 
Judge gave a mandamus ordering their registration, when he 
answered in the negative, out said the last named had been highly 
recommended by the Supervisor. Now, the question arises, 
