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the Council had endeavoured to carry out. The one object they 
had in view had been to bring over foreign animals under such 
regulations as happened to be in force at the time whatever they 
might be. The proposition of Mr. Wilson would be very useful, 
because it would enable the Society to publish to the countries 
abroad exactly what they would have to expect if disease broke 
out in May or June. 
After a conversation in which Mr. Randall, Mr. Dent, Mr, 
Pain, Earl Cathcart, and the Duke of Richmond took part, the 
Committee’s report, with the addition of Mr. Wilson’s motion, 
was unanimously adopted; and on the motion of the Hon. W. 
Egerton the renewal of the veterinary grant of £250 for the year 
1879, for general purposes and for special scientific inquiries, was 
also agreed to. 
Letters respecting carriage of cattle in horse boxes were read. 
Mr. Jacob Wilson remarked that Australian ports have been 
opened for the conveyance of cattle from this country, but one 
of the conditions is that there shall be ninety days’ quarantine 
on arrival, and the other condition is that conveyance in England 
shall be by horse-boxes only. 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
QUARTERLY MEETING OF COUNCIL, HELD JANUARY 15th, 
1879. 
Present —The President in the chair; Professors Brown, 
Williams, Pritchard; Messrs. Dray, Greaves, Freeman, Balls, 
Batt, Blakeway, Cartwright, Collins, Cuthbert, Harpley, Moon, 
Taylor, and the Secretary. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Correspondence. 
The Secretary announced that the following letters had been 
received:—(1) From Professor McCall.; Messrs. Broad, Cox, 
Proctor, Morgan, and Reynolds, regretting their inability to 
attend the meeting. 
(2) From the Pharmaceutical Society and the College of 
Physicians, acknowledging with thanks the receipt of a copy of 
the register. 
The Secretary stated that a copy of the work revised by Mr. 
Mayer on the ‘ Anatomical Outlines of the Horse ’ by Macbride, 
and a pamphlet by Dr. Voelcker on ‘The Influence of Chemical 
Discoveries on the Progress of English Agriculture’ had been 
presented to the library of the College. 
