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NORTH OF SCOTLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The fifth annual meeting of this Association was held in the 
Mechanics' Hall Buildings, Aberdeen, on Saturday, 4th Janu¬ 
ary, 1873. 
Mr. Cassie, the President, occupied the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and 
approved, the election of office-bearers for the year took place. 
Mr. Duncan, of Methlic, was elected Vice-President; the Trea¬ 
surer and Secretary were re-elected. 
The following gentlemen were elected members of Council: 
Messrs. Fowlie, Peterhead; Robbie, Banchory; Deuchars, 
Cruden; Diack, Olmeldrum; Robertson, Stonehaven; Stewart, 
Rothiemay; Barron, Echt; Cassie, Newmachar; and Masson, 
Kintore. 
The Treasurer read the annual financial report, which showed 
a balance in favour of the Association. 
A scale of fees was submitted to the meeting, generally raising 
them, which was approved of. 
Mr. Cassie then addressed the meeting on the events of the 
past year in connection with veterinary science, after which he 
called on Mr. Keith, of Strichen, to take the chair as President 
of the Association for the present year. 
Mr. Keith , after delivering his inaugural address, called on 
Mr. Robertson, Stonehaven, to open the discussion on contagion 
and infection left over from the half-yearly meeting held in 
July last. 
A very spirited discussion followed Mr. Robertson's remarks, 
and many different opinions were expressed on the subject. 
Mr. Thomson , Aberdeen, kindly consented to bring forward a 
subject at next meeting. • 
Votes of thanks to the essayist, Mr. Robertson, and the chairman, 
terminated the meeting. The members subsequently dined in 
the Royal Restaurant, Market Street, where they spent a very 
agreeable afternoon, not in the usual way of toast and song, but 
in a friendly discussion on various diseases, the most prominent 
being that of “ Stomach Staggers," an affection to which cattle 
are so much exposed in Aberdeenshire. 
(Signed) Thomas Mellis, 
Seer eta ry. 
