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way, Y. S., referring to the state of the profession in this 
province regretted very much that no such protection was given 
to the profession here. Having been informed that the Lieut.- 
Governor, by an act recently passed by the local Legislature, pos¬ 
sesses discretionary powers in this matter, he therefore moved, 
seconded by Dr. Wm. McEachran, ‘‘ That the Principal of this 
College be requested to call a meeting of the qualified Veterinary 
Surgeons practising in the Province of Quebec, for the purpose of 
taking steps to secure the most favorable legislation possible for 
the protection of qualified Veterinary Surgeons in this Province.” 
Professor McEachran was then called on to read his paper on 
a disease which has prevailed in the County of Pictou, Nova 
Scotia, for the last thirty years. He described minutely the his¬ 
tory, symptoms and post mortem appearances of the disease, as 
observed by himself in 1880, and by Dr. Wm. McEachran in 
1881. He indicated that the disease was “ dropsical” in its 
character, and promised at a future date, after the present 
investigation which is being held by the Dominion Government 
is completed, to lay before the Association all the facts connected 
with this disease, which is one that has hitherto had no place in 
Veterinary nomenclature .—The Gazette. 
The regular fortnightly meeting of this Association was held 
last Thursday evening, at the Veterinary College, Dr. Wm. Mc¬ 
Eachran, 2d Vice-President, in the chair. Messrs. C. P. Drake 
and John Henry, Jr., were elected members and Mr. E. Crundell 
was proposed as a member. After preliminary business, Mr. 
Alexander Glass was called upon to read his communication on 
Influenza. He described a very interesting case, which was com¬ 
plicated by a peculiar rash which Mr. Glass considered to be scar¬ 
latina. A lively discussion followed, after which Mr. M. C. 
Baker, V.S., read an interesting paper on the subject of “ Foot 
and Mouth Disease,” a subject which Mr. Baker, being Govern¬ 
ment Inspector at this port, has paid great attention to. He de¬ 
scribed fully the history, causes, symptoms, treatment and 
consequence of this disease, which caused loss not only from the 
direct loss by death, but also from the loss in condition, quality 
