HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND. 935 
diploma in veterinary surgery ; and he laid on the table 
the Act as amended (11th August, 1869), by which all 
persons holding the society's veterinary certificate have 
now the power of dispensing medicines for animals under 
their care. 
A communication w’as submitted from the veterinary 
department of the Privy Council Office, dated 31st August, 
intimating that a committee had been appointed by the Lord 
President of the Council to consider and report—(i) How 
a sufficient supply of food and water may be provided for all 
animals brought by sea to British ports, and for all animals 
carried by railway in Great Britain ; and (2) how animals 
may be protected from unnecessary sufi’ering, whether in 
consequence of overcrowding or from other causes, during 
their sea passage from ports abroad to ports in Great Britain 
—from ports in the United Kingdom to ports in Great 
Britain—also on their landing, and also during their inland 
transit.^’ The letter also expressed a hope that the society 
would furnish the committee with any information, or whth 
any aid which it might be in their power to give. 
The Secretari/ stated that as the board meetings were 
adjourned at the time, and as the Privy Council Committee 
had to report before the 1st of November to the Lord Pre¬ 
sident of the Council, he had at once replied to the letter, 
and forwarded the ^ last number of the Society's Trans¬ 
actions,^^ in which there was a report of considerable length 
on the subject, the directors having considered the matter 
so important that they offered a premium in 1868, and 
awarded the gold medal to the author of the paper considered 
the best. The board approved of the course followed by the 
Secretary. 
Printed copies of letters by Miss Burdett Coutts on the 
humane treatment of animals were circulated among the 
directors ; and Mr. Menzies stated that, at her request, he 
had had an interview on Tuesday with her, when she ex¬ 
pressed a desire that the directors would aid her in the object 
she had in view. The directors expressed their sympathy 
with Miss Burdett Coutts’ kind endeavours, and remitted to 
the District Show Committee to consider what course was best 
to be taken to further her wdshes .—North British Agriculturist. 
