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ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
The following letters were received from the Lord President of 
the Council. 
Veterinary Department, Privy Council Office, 
44, Parliament Street, Westminster, S.W., 
13th February, 1879. 
Sir, —I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 
on the 5th instant, addressed to the Lord President, submitting 
a resolution of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, having 
reference to the importation into this country of cattle from the 
United States of America, and, in reply, to forward a copy of an 
order of Council on this subject, passed by the Lords of the 
Council on the 10th inst.—I am, sir, your obedient servant, 
(Signed) C. L. Peel. 
The Chairman of the Council, Eoyal Agricultural 
Society of England, 12, Hanover Square, W. 
Veterinary Department, Privy Council Office, 
44, Parliment Street, Westminster, S. W., 
February 17 th, 1879. 
Sir, —I am directed by the Lord President to acknowledge the 
receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, and to state, in reply, 
that if a suitable quarantine station is provided at Portland, the 
application of your Society shall be taken into consideration by 
the Privy Council; but I am to add that should a quarantine station 
at Portland be opposed by the Lords of the Council, such station 
cannot be confined to animals from any one particular country. 
I am further directed to state that, as at present advised, the 
Lord President proposes to fix the 19 of June as the day on 
wffiich all animals from scheduled countries (for exhibition) must 
be in the quarantine station.—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 
(Signed) C. L. Peel. 
The Secretary, Eoyal Agricultural Society of England, 
12, Hanover Street, London, W. 
EOYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
SPECIAL MEETING OE COUNCIL, HELD MARCH 5th, 1879. 
Present —The President, Professors Brown and Pritchard, 
Messrs. Batt, Blakeway, Cartledge, Cartwright, Collins, Dray, 
Fleming, Greaves, Morgan, Proctor, Reynolds, P. Taylor, Geo. 
Williams, and the Secretary. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 
The minutes of the Quarterly and Special meetings were read 
and confirmed. 
Correspondence. 
Letters were received from Professor Williams, Professor 
McCall, and Mr. Freeman, regretting there inability to attend 
the meeting. 
