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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
On motion of Aid. Fair bairn, seconded by Dr. Alio way, a 
vote of thanks was returned to the lecturer for his interesting 
paper, and the meeting then adjourned .—Montreal Gazette. 
ONTARIO VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of the Ontario Veterinary Association 
was held in the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, on Dec. 
21st, 1882. 
Members attended from all parts of the Province, also some 
from the United States. 
The President, Mr. Elliot, in his opening address referred to 
the advancement of the profession in Canada, and cited as proof 
of the confidence of the public in its members, that not a dollar 
of the funds of the Association had to be expended in defending 
members in law courts. He expressed the opinion that a benefi¬ 
ciary society, in connection with the Association, would be appre¬ 
ciated by its members, and closed his remarks with a well-merited 
eulogium of the Ontario Veterinary College. 
The minutes of the last meeting were then read and confirmed, 
and the Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports [read and adopted, 
showing the finances of the Association to be in a healthy state. 
Dr. Duncan moved, seconded by Mr. Wilson, supplemented 
by some very complimentary remarks by Professor Smith, that in 
view of the great services rendered to the veterinary profession 
by George Fleming, Esq., F.R.C.V.S., through his valuable con¬ 
tributions to veterinary literature, through his exertions in the 
passage of the Veterinary Act of 1881—and in other ways 
therefore, be it— 
Resolved , That the Ontario Veterinary Association, on behalf 
of colonial practitioners, records its high appreciation of the labors 
of Mr. Fleming, and requests its Treasurer to forward the sum of 
twenty-five dollars, as a contribution toward the testimonial about 
to be presented to that gentleman, in acknowledgment of these 
services. 
The resolution was carried unanimously. 
Mr. Cowan moved, seconded by Mr. Coleman, That the 
