ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
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The Vresident thanked the members of the Council most heartily for the 
honour they had paid him in electing him as President of the Royal College 
of Veterinary Surgeons. He must confess that he accepted office with a 
large amount of diffidence. He was not sure whether the very high com¬ 
pliment they had paid him was altogether deserved. He himself was of 
opinion that the office of President should be held by the senior members 
of the profession. There were many worthy men whom he should have 
liked to see President in preference to himself; nevertheless he obeyed the 
call of the Council, and he trusted that in the coming year they should be 
able to transact the business of the College satisfactorily. He should rely 
upon their assistance. There was a great arrear of business and a large 
amount of committee work especially. He trusted the members of the 
Council would give him their active support, and he assured them he would 
do all he could to further the interests of the Royal College. 
The following gentlemen were nominated as Vice-Presidents :—Messrs. 
Dray, G. Williams, W. Woods, Moon, Dollar, F. Dunn, Cartwright, Prof. 
McCall, and Mr. Cox. 
On the ballot being taken, the following was found to be the result: 
33 
Mr. Dray 
Cartwright 
Cox 
Dunn 
Woods 
Dollar 
Moon 
G. Williams 
33 
Professor McCall 
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Messrs. Dray, Cartwright, Cox, Dunn, Woods, and Dollar, were there¬ 
fore declared duly elected. 
On the motion of Mr. Taylor , seconded by Mr. Whittle , Mr. Dray was 
unanimously re-elected Treasurer. 
Mr. A. W. Hill was unanimously re-elected to the offices of Secretary 
and Registrar. 
This concluded the business of the First Special Meeting. A Second 
Special Meeting was announced to be held, but 
The President questioned whether it could be held legally, as the Vice- 
Presidents for the past year no longer existed, and those who had been 
just elected were not present. The Vice-Presidents were responsible for 
their share of the business of the Council, and if they had not received 
notice of the meeting they could not be held responsible. 
Mr. Greaves thought it had been hitherto held that the Council was no 1 
complete unless the Vice-Presidents were in attendance. 
The meeting, therefore, was not held, and the business that would have 
been transacted was postponed till the next Quarterly Meeting. 
Before the Council dispersed, on the representation of Mr. Coates , 
it was agreed that the Treasurer should be instructed to reimburse the 
Secretary for the expenses he had incurred in connection with the Annual 
Meeting at Edinburgh. 
The Council then adjourned. 
