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WEST OF ENGLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of this association was held at the Queen’s Hotel, 
Exeter, on Thursday, the 19th of August last, in the week of the visit of 
the British Association to that city. 
The following members were present:—T. D. Gregory, Esq., President 
(Bideford) ; Messrs. T. D. Broad (Bath), J. M. Broad (Bristol), J. J. 
Codings (Plymouth), C. Parsons (Launceston), E. Drake, Jas. Austen, 
and J. A, Codings (Hon. Sec.), of Exeter. 
The business of the meeting commenced with the reading of the 
annual report, as follows : 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
Mu. President and Gentlemen, —During the past year three 
meetings of this association have taken place, instead of four as hereto¬ 
fore,—viz. Exeter, July 9th, 1868; Bristol, November 25th, 1868; and 
Dorchester, March 25th, 1869. The attendance of members at each of the 
two first named was very numerous; that at Dorchester being, on the 
other hand, somewhat small, probably on occount of that town being out 
of the main line of railway. 
The election of officers at Exeter, 1868, resulted in the renewal of the 
presidentship of T. D. Gregory, Esq.; the following gentlemen being 
chosen to fid the office of vice-president: Messrs. T. D. Broad, J. J. 
Codings, and J. E. Cornelius ; Mr. J. A. Codings (hon. sec.), and Mr. E. 
Drake (hon. treas.). 
At the Bristol meeting in November the vacancy caused by the death 
of Mr. J. E. Cornelius was filled up by the election of Mr. T. Aubrey 
as vice-president. 
Mr. E. Drake afterwards expressed his objections to the office of hon. 
treasurer, consequently the funds in hand have been since held con¬ 
jointly between the president and secretary. 
The political affairs of the veterinary profession have not during the 
past year engrossed any portion of the time of this association. The 
subjects introduced by members for discussion have been novel and in¬ 
teresting ; the laminitis question, so ably introduced by Mr. T. D. Broad, 
which has excited such a vast amount of discussion ; the essay, “ Prin¬ 
ciples of Breeding,” by Dr. J. D. Barford, was exceedingly practical and 
instructive. 
Four new members have been added to the association : Messrs. James 
Austen, of Exeter; James Rowe, of Dorchester; Samuel Newman, of 
Havant; and J. T. Handy, of Chipping Sodbury. 
The finances of the association are in a favorable condition; the 
amounts in hand may be seen (as audited) in the balance-sheet. The 
annual subscriptions, payable in advance, are now due to the association, 
as also two other sums; and for the recovery of the latter the secretary 
is prepared to take such steps as may be deemed advisable. 
