366 ROYAL COLLEGE OE VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
The Chairman asked if the reports were published prior to 
the minutes being read before the Council and signed. 
Professor Swionds replied that it was generally the case. 
It was very true, if they compared the minutes with the pub¬ 
lished report, a little alteration would be found in the wording, 
but no alteration with regard to the arrangement of the 
matter. 
Mr. Goioing observed that he thought it an irregular step 
if the reports were furnished before they were entered in the 
minute book, as any gentleman might feel himself aggrieved 
by matters going before the public which had not been certi¬ 
fied by the Council as correct. 
Mr. Fleming said the reports which appeared in the Vete- 
rinarian were so meagre that the members of the profession 
who were not present at the meetings could know very little 
about the proceedings of the Council. The reports ought to 
be more extended. 
Professor Swionds proposed the appointment of a Com¬ 
mittee upon the subject of the reports. 
The Chairman said the question appeared to him to resolve 
itself into two parts : first, whether or not a report should be 
published issuing from the Council of its proceedings, and, 
secondly, whether such report should not be of a fuller nature 
than it had heretofore been. Mr. Gowing’s remarks were 
very pertinent, if the publication in the Veterinarian was to 
be considered as constituting the minutes; but from subse¬ 
quent remarks it appeared that the published reports had 
nothing in reality to do with the minutes. He was inclined 
to agree with all those gentlemen who had advocated a far 
more lengthened report being published ; and in the event of 
that being decided upon, he concurred with Professor Simonds 
in the proposal that it should not be left to the Secretary, 
but that there should be a committee of the Council to super¬ 
intend the preparation of it. 
Professor Simonds said the managers of the Veterinarian 
wished to receive a report in a readable form, which they 
could send off to the printer at once without alteration. 
Mr. TVilkmson asked whether the Council would incur 
any legal responsibility for what was stated in any report 
sanctioned by them. 
The Chairman said they undoubtedly would be respon¬ 
sible. 
Mr. Wilkinson considered that a serious matter. 
Mr. Ernes said the committee would take care not to pub¬ 
lish anything that was against the law. 
Mr. Hunt said what was required was merely a truthful 
