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because he thought it would put a stop to any parties prac¬ 
tising as veterinary surgeons, and vending and dispensing 
poisons, who were not members of the Royal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons; This having been noticed by the 
authorities in Scotland, there was now before Parliament 
another Bill, which was said to be an amendment of the 
Pharmacy Act Amendment Bill. This new Bill stated, 
Wliereas it is expedient to exempt from the provisions of 
the Pharmacy Act (1868) all duly qualified Medical Practi¬ 
tioners and Veterinary Surgeons in Scotland: be it enacted 
by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and 
Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the 
authority of the same, as follows :—That nothing contained 
in the first fifteen sections of the recited Act shall extend to 
or interfere with the business of any legally qualified Veteri¬ 
nary Surgeon in Scotland.” He was also told by the Pre¬ 
sident that there was another amended Act coming forward, 
by which it was to be enacted that the Act for the prevention 
of the vending and dispensing of poisons shall not extend to 
those gentlemen who had been graduated and examined 
by the Highland and Agricultural Society. 
Professor Spooner submitted to the Council whether it 
would not be advisable to take some steps to inform the 
parties in authority, who would have to be applied to for the 
sanction of these Acts, of the real standing of the case ? 
The President of the Pharmaceutical Society, who had been 
communicated with, was of opinion that some steps should 
be taken. 
3Ir. Wilkinson said he should be happy to second any 
motion for a committee to wait upon the Home Secretary 
or whatever member of the Government had to deal with 
the subject. 
J\Ir. Ernes thought the proper mode of proceeding was 
to petition to be heard against the Bills in Committee. 
Professor Spooner thought that was useless now, as the 
Bill before him had already passed the second reading, and 
the third reading was fixed for the 29th instant. It might, 
however, be for the interest of the Pharmaceutical Society 
not to proceed with it in its present form, as their object 
would be nullified. 
Mr. Ernes said this College had never been refused an 
Act for enforcing the provisions of their charter. 
It was then moved hy Professor Spooner, and seconded 
by Assistant-Professor Pritchard — 
“ That a Committee of the Members of the Council do 
