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The subject of the re-election of representatives to the Council of the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons was then discussed, and the 
secretary was requested to communicate with the other Veterinary 
Medical Associations to ascertain their opinions on the matter, so as, if 
possible, to secure unity of thought and action. 
The following gentlemen were then unanimously elected officers of 
the Association for the ensuing year. 
President. —Mr. C. W. Elam. 
Vice-Presidents. —Messrs. W. Woods, Jas. Storrar, and Jos. Welsby. 
Treasurer. —Mr. George Morgan. 
Secretary (re-elected).—Mr. D. Hutcheon. 
A cordial vote of thanks to the retiring President, Mr. Welsby, which 
was carried by acclamation, closed the meeting. 
Duncan Hutcheon, 
Hon. Sec. 
NORTH OF ENGLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
The quarterly meeting of this Association was held in the “ Douglas 
Hotel,” Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Friday, November 28th, 1879. Mr. 
D. Dudgeon, President, occupied the chair. 
There were also present Messrs. II. Hunter, A. Hunter, C. Stephenson, 
G. Elphick, and F. Gillespie, Newcastle-on-Tyne; P. Gofton, North 
Shields; W. Wheatley, South Shields; J. Nisbet, Fence Houses; 
W. J. Mulvey, Bishop Auckland; J. Malcolm, South Hetton ; A. L. 
Butters, and the Secretary, Sunderland. 
M. W. Williams, junr., was present as a visitor. 
Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from Professors 
Prichard and Whalley, and Mr. M. Hedley, Darlington. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 
A letter was read from Mr. D. Hutcheon, Secretary of the Liverpool 
Veterinary Medical Association, the consideration of which was postponed 
until the next meeting. 
Mr. Mulvey related the history of a very interesting case of “ Spinitis,” 
the subject only being in the owner’s possession a week when it fell ill. 
Mr. Mulvey attributed the case to the animal having been recently 
docked, the tail being excessively seared, and being driven a long 
distance. The case was improving, and Mr. Mulvey did not despair of 
it making a good recovery with long rest. After hearing the remarks 
of several members on the above case the President called on Mr. Mulvey 
to read his paper on “ Injuries to the Coronet and Feet.” 
Mr. President and Gentlemen, —In fulfilment of the promise given 
at our last meeting it becomes my duty to introduce a subject for your 
discussion this evening, and although I had a certain amount of diffidence 
in doing so, yet having an earnest wish for the prosperity and firm 
establishment of this Association, I considered that it was the du*v of 
every individual member to do all in his power to promote its welfare ; 
and, therefore, I come before you to make a few observations on 
“ Injuries to the Coronet and Feet.” 
Injuries to the foot of the horse, I need not tell you, are amongst the 
most intricate and difficult cases, and yet are the most frequent with 
