ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
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VETERINARY COMMITTEE. 
Sir Brandreth Gibbs reported that the Committee had received a letter 
from the Secretary of the Royal Veterinary College approving of the 
new schedule of veterinary privileges as approved by the Council; and 
the Committee recommended that the same be now printed, and issued 
to the members of the Society in the usual manner. The Committee 
had also received the following letter from the Highland and Agricultural 
Society of Scotland: 
“The Directors have to-day had the report of the Veterinary Committee 
before them on the subject of joining with your Society in giving prizes 
to veterinary students, and after careful consideration they have arrived 
at the resolution not to alter the present arrangement of giving prizes 
in the three veterinary schools in Scotland, and also at our examinations. 
The sum required for these prizes in as much as the Society can devote 
to veterinary encouragement, and, therefore, the Board determined to¬ 
day not to join with your Society in the scheme proposed in your letter 
of the 30th January—at any rate, not till after our examinations cease, 
viz. in 1881.” 
Dr. Greenfield, of the Brown Institution, Wandsworth Road, S.W., 
had expressed his desire to have sent to him any animals or fowls suffer¬ 
ing from the epidemic diseases now so fatal in many districts, and Prof. 
Simonds had also expressed a similar desire on behalf of the Royal 
Veterinary College. 
This report was adopted. 
A letter was also read from the Foreign Office, transmitting a dispatch 
from Her Majesty’s High Commissioner in Cyprus, respecting the 
“ Sirivil” insect, accompanied by specimens of it preserved in spirit, and 
asking for advice as to the best manner of destroying this insect. 
On the motion of Mr. Wells, seconded by Sir Brandreth Gibbs, the 
matter was referred to the Society’s Consulting Naturalist (Mr. Car- 
ruthers). 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
MEETING OF COUNCIL, HELD APRIL 9th, 1880. 
The President in the Chair. 
Present: —Professors Walley and Pritchard; Major-Gen. Sir F. Fitz- 
wygram; Messrs. Blakeway, Taylor, Reynolds, Greaves, Freeman, An- 
derton, Gowing, Whittle, Dray, Moon, Batt, Fleming, Morgan, Harpley, 
Cartledge, G. Williams, Cartwright, and the Secretary. 
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Secretary read a letter from Prof. McCall regretting his inability 
to attend the meeting. Also a letter from Mr. John Roalfe Cox, 
acknowledging with thanks the honour of his election as a member of 
the Court of Examiners. 
The Secretary announced that Gen. Sir Frederick Fitzwygram had 
presented to the museum some specimens of grasses, which had been 
classified and arranged by Dr. Cobbold. 
On the motion of Mr. Dray , seconded by Prof. Walley , a vote of 
thanks was accorded to the donor. 
Mr. Fleming presented to the museum a fractured os corona of a 
pony and some amphistomes from the stomach of a horse, received^ 
India. 
On the motion of Mr. Dray, seconded by Mr. Gowing, a voj^^ 
was accorded to Mr. Fleming for his presentation. 
