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REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING. 
Mr. Helmore .—Unless some cause is assigned by the 
solicitor, I think that clause had better be drawn in strict 
accordance with the clause which regulates the College of 
Surgeons and other bodies. 
The President. —The solicitor did not strike it out. The 
Bill is still before the body corporate, and the clauses are 
still an open question. The Bill is not yet in the House, 
and if it were in the House it might not pass. Therefore it 
will come before the Council again next year, and any sug¬ 
gestions the body corporate may make will be considered. 
There was also a clause put in exempting members of the pro¬ 
fession from the duty on horses, providing they had only one 
horse in use. That clause, which is also in the Medical Bill, 
was struck out by the Council. So far as the solicitor is con¬ 
cerned, he has only extended the preamble, and altered the 
wording of the clauses, as they appeared in the original 
Bill. 
Mr. Helmore. —If the matter is still open to the considera¬ 
tion of the Council, I am quite willing to leave it in their 
hands. There is only one more remark I would make—that 
when this Bill comes on in the ensuing session of Parliament, 
the Council should prepare a form of petition, which might 
be sent to every veterinary surgeon for signature, and then 
presented to the House in support of the Bill. 
The President .—That would have been done in the present 
session if the Bill had been proceeded with. The notice is in 
the House, but I do not think the Bill will go on. It will now 
be competent to any gentleman to move that the Report be 
adopted. 
Mr. Lichens. —In addition to copies of our new register 
being sent to masters of hounds, I think they ought also to 
be sent to the President of every known agricultural associa¬ 
tion in the kingdom. They are likely as anybody to be our 
employers. 
The President. —It was my opinion that the list should 
be distributed gratis. It was printed for that purpose, but 
unfortunately the intention was overruled by the Council. 
I think the suggestion might come before the Council at a 
future meeting. 
Mr. Lines. —I rise to move the adoption of the Report, but 
I cannot do so without saying that I have been anxiously 
listening to hear some reasons given why this Bill should 
not be proceeded with at once. I do trust the Council, if 
they have the means at hand, will introduce it into the 
House, and follow it up this year. We shall then be the 
sooner relieved from those objectionable practices to which 
