ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 861 
“ Practical Examination. 
“ Proposed by Mr. Wilkinson,secondedby Lord Portsmouth — 
“ That the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons be invited to conduct the practical examination of 
the pupils of this College in the Institution.”—Carried. 
On the motion of Mr. Fleming, seconded by Mr. Cartledge, 
the thanks of the Council were accorded to the Governors of 
the Royal Veterinary College for their kindness in allowing 
the Institution to be used for the proposed purpose. 
The Registrar next read the obituary report. 
Finance Committee. 
The Report of this Committee was received, and cheques 
were ordered to be drawn for paying the accounts, and also 
for the examiner’s fees and insurances due at Christmas. 
Special Committee. 
The Report of the Special Committee appointed to inquire 
into the terms upon which the sum of £37 14s. "Id. was pre¬ 
sented to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons by T. 
W. Mayer, Esq., in 1849, was brought up and read. They 
reported that the evident intention of the donor in presenting 
the sum was, that it should form the nucleus for a building 
fund, and recommended that the amount should be trans¬ 
ferred from the general account of the College, with interest 
upon the same, for twenty-three years and a quarter, at three 
per cent, per annum. They further recommended that the 
increased sum should be appropriated for the specific purpose 
for which the gift was originally intended, and that an appli¬ 
cation should be made to the members of the profession for 
donations and annual subscriptions towards the establishment 
of a permanent building fund. 
The Report having been received, Mr. Wilkinson asked 
whether the Council could legally pay interest on the sum 
named, and suggested that their solicitor should he consulted 
as to whether they would be justified in so doing* He moved 
“ That the President be requested to obtain the opinion of 
the Solicitor of the College with reference to the legality of 
the payment of interest on the original sum given by Mr* 
Mayer in 1849, namely, £37 14$. "Id. as a nucleus for a 
Building Fund, and that the discussion of the Report be 
adjourned to the next meeting.” 
Mr. Dray seconded the resolution, which was agreed to. 
Mr. Wilkinson drew attention to a circumstance in con¬ 
nection with the examinations, and remarked that the law by 
which they were regulated was, that a pupil coming up for ex¬ 
amination for a diploma had to present documentary or some 
