J. small anim. Pract. Vol. 6, pp. 463 to 473. Pergamon Press Ltd. Printed in Great Britain.

Minutes of Eighth Annual General Meeting of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association KENSINGTON PALACE HOTEL, LONDON, W.8 SUNDAY 25th APRIL 1965

1. Apologies fo r absence Apologies for absence were received from Miss M. Dalby; Mr. Oliver; Col. J.

Hickman; Miss Hillary; Mr. Townsend; Miss C. A. Woods and Mrs. Wadman Taylor.

2. Minutes of the last meeting Minutes of the last meeting, published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice,

were proposed by B. V. Jones, seconded by 0. Graham-Jones and approved as a correct record.

3.

4. Hon. Secretary’s Report

Matters arising f rom the minutes There were no matters arising from the Minutes.

The Secretary then read his report for 1965. “Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I have the honour to present the

Honorary Secretary’s Report for the past year. I think it is fair to say it has been for the B.S.A.V.A. an uneventful year, but this

is not to say an unimportant year, for peaceful progression is patently preferable to a year of dramatic events, especially in an Association which is still greatly concerned in establishing its image and traditions within the profession. My own feeling is that the B.S.A.V.A. has consolidated itself very markedly in the past year. There is no doubt that the Association has come from strength to strength in each year of its existence. Its members would never question this, but in the first few years of its existence this might not have been universally agreed outside the Association. In the year just passed, however, there has been ample evidence that the B.S.A.V.A. holds an established place in the British veterinary profession, and, indeed, internationally.

At each of our previous Congresses, there has been reference to the age of the Association, its adolescence and adulthood being successively referred to. I think the time has now come when such reference is no longer appropriate or necessary. A person reaches manhood not at any particular year in his life, but when his general

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behaviour warrants the description, and so it now is with the B.S.A.V.A.: there is no longer any question whether the Association will behave in a responsible and adult manner.

As Secretary, I am in the best position to gauge the attitude of individuals and other associations to the B.S.A.V.A., and I am convinced of the respect with which the Association is regarded, both by its own members and by the rest of the pro- fession. As Secretary, I feel happy about the position of the B.S.A.V.A. Without becoming complacent or losing any of its virility, it has established itself as a solid citizen within the community of the veterinary world.

This position has been attained over the years by the efforts of many people and by the general attitude of all the members. Our Publicity and Public Relations Committee Chairman is constantly reminding me that each member is, in effect, a public relations officer, but of course the image of any association is largely created by its Presidents, and in the past year this has been abundantly apparent. Ken Evans first demonstrated his statesmanship at the Hanover Congress shortly before he became President. We were fairly confident then that we had chosen our next President wisely, and he has not disappointed us. In many ways he is a quiet man and thus, apart from seeing him in action in Hanover, he was comparatively un- known to many people. In passing, I should like to say that I am reminded of another unobtrusive man, who was an excellent President, and has been a most helpful Past President ever since-Mr. Woodrow. Ken Evans has retained his modesty throughout his Presidential Year, and, in his quiet way, commanded the respect of all who came into contact with him. Once again, my position as Secretary gives me a very advantageous position as far as observing the President is concerned. I also reserve the right, entirely self-ascribed, to tell you about him. I believe this is the right thing to do, as no-one but the Officers can know how much the reputation of the B.S.A.V.A. depends on its President. At the risk of making this modest man uncomfortable, I feel I must disclose more of his character, for it is not the events of his Presidential Year which have affected the course of the Association, but it is his personality. I have described him with the word “modest”, for I cannot think of a better one, but I must make it clear that this is no false modesty or pseudo-reticence, but he is in no way an opportunist, and he has worked for the Association entirely, and not with an eye on what gain there might be for himself. From my personal point of view, he is an easy President to work with, for he is not slow to express a definite opinion; there is no sitting on the fence; he is brief and precise; on occasion he might have to change an opinion, but it is to his credit that he is never hesitant to do this should he think it necessary. There has been criticism in the past that the Officers indulge in too much mutual admiration from this platform. I make no apology for my praise of the President. I could go on at greater length, but suffice it to say now that I can assure you he has been a very good President and a great asset to the Association.

Of the other Officers, Walter Carr, last year’s President, and now the Senior Vice President, has been far from idle, and he has not missed a single meeting. In the latter part of the year, we experienced something of a Presidential reincarnation, for Walter was recalled from higher planes to deputise as President while Ken was in America at the International Congress.

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The Junior Vice President, Michael Young, has been active in attending regional meetings and outside functions on behalf of the Association. He has held senior positions for many years, and few could come to the office of President with greater knowledge of the administration of the B.S.A.V.A.

The remaining Officer is the Honorary Treasurer; Mr. Bob Kay, probably the most unpopular person in the Association. I t is he who reminds us that our sub- scriptions are due, and he has to remind some of us more than once. This year, he excelled himself and had the annual subscription raised. It has become increasingly obvious to us all that this was necessary, and without going into detail, for I know Bob himself will be dealing with this matter, it is greatly to his credit that he recognized the necessity for an increase and put it into effect in good time. Bob remains, as ever, a very sound Treasurer.

As to the Association’s year, quarterly council meetings have been very well attended, and thanks to the President’s persuasion, the Regional Representatives have been very active in Council on behalf of their regions. I do not wish to take up time to deal at length with the business that has been dealt with in Council, but a Secretary’s report would not be complete without mention of some of the items.

In the early part of the year, the President took a party to the Netherlands. This was very successful, and it is hoped that our hosts will be paying us a return visit next year.

The B.S.A.V.A. is now well represented on the Veterinary Clinical Observation Unit in the persons of Bob Kay and Bob Townson.

The Hyde Park Sheep Dog Trials were once again under veterinary inspection supplied by the B.S.A.V.A.

The Francis Hogg Award was again awarded to members of the B.S.A.V.A.- Miss Brancker and Mr. Dall.

Thanks to our Symposium Committee under the guidance of Past President, Oliver Graham-Jones, and Mrs. Joyce Wright, nominee for the next Honorary Secretary, the Association staged a very successful symposium on Canine and Feline Nutritional Requirements. There is another symposium on the stocks for launching on 2nd June, this time dealing with Ophthalmology.

Council has discussed at some length suggested uniforms for Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliaries, and we have had the pleasure of seeing uniforms modelled by the President’s daughter, Carole. The question of uniforms has not yet been settled, for Oliver Graham-Jones tells us that male R.A.N.A.’s at the Zoo refuse to wear a green dress with flared skirt and a little frilly white cap!

More recently, we have had negotiations with the export section of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, with a view to devising a standardized, officially approved certificate of export. We have had excellent co-operation from the Ministry, and the official wording has now been agreed between ourselves and the Ministry.

This year we have decided to award another Honorary Membership. One hardly thinks of a more popular choice than this year’s recipient, Emeritus Professor J. G. Wright.

In addition, of course, we have the Annual Awards, which will be presented later in this meeting.

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Other events of the year include a visit to Washington to the International Congress by a number of our members, some as invited speakers, some as spectators, but all as ambassadors of the B.S.A.V.A. and the profession.

We have given advice and support to a number of members who approached us. This is particularly gratifying to me because I feel very strongly that an Association such as this exists for the benefit of its members, both individually and collectively. Many Associations in all walks of life develop an autocratic administrative body, which loses sight of the fact that it is the members who keep the association in existence.

We have had a joint meeting with representatives of The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the British Veterinary Association on the subject of Professional Public Relations. We are very pleased about this, for we believe that the B.S.A.V.A. is the most public relations conscious of the three, and we believe our initiative has acted as a stimulant. I should like to place on record our appreciation of the co-operation the B.S.A.V.A. has had from the R.C.V.S. and from our parent body, the B.V.A. on many matters.

The Association has been consulted by authors, publishers, script writers, and, of course, frequently by newspapers.

The B.S.A.V.A. groups have been active in the past year-some of the sessions of this Congress were presented by some of them. Mr. Woodrow tells me that the Quarantine Group had the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer of the Ministry at its meeting yesterday. This further recognition of our activities by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, I am sure you will agree, is most pleasing and we want the Ministry to know that we are at their disposal whenever we can be of use.

The Journal of Small Animal Practice has continued at its usual high standard, and we are promised a still further increase in the number of issues per year.

In all, the past year has been a very successful one, and the retiring President has every reason to feel very satisfied with his efforts.

I have not dealt in detail with any of the events of the past year, but all important items will be published in the Journal o f Small Animal Practice in the now regular feature-a summary of each Council Meeting. And, of course, I am at your disposal if anyone wishes to ask me any questions.

Before moving the adoption of my report, Mr. President, I would ask your permission to make a few remarks of a personal nature, for I am now at the end of my period of office, and it has been a very important period in my professional life.

Two years ago, I set my hand to the plough, with some misgivings, perhaps, but I set my hand to the plough and I resolved I shall not turn back, no matter what sort of rough ground I may encounter. I need not have feared, for I met no such obstruction and with the help of a willing team, we have been able to cultivate a number of different fields of activity. There have, of course, been harrowing times, for example, when the Treasurer decided on a mid-year price review, and I had to call and conduct an extraordinary general meeting. However, I survived this, and the members accepted the increase in yeoman fashion. This was mainly due to the wisdom of the Treasurer, who explained fully the reasons for the increase. He

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realised that if you try to pull the wool over the eyes of Veterinary Surgeons, they will see through it, and if they don’t actually use the word “bull”, they will certainly recognize it as artificial.

I approach my retirement from the post of Honorary Secretary with mixed feelings. When I look back, I have feelings of gratitude for the opportunity the Association has given me to hold this honoured position. Gratitude, too, for the friendly co-operation I have had, not only from the Officers and Council, but also from many other members of the Association. This sort of honorary position can achieve nothing without friendliness and encouragement, and I have had this i n abundance. Gratitude too, for the generous way in which my shortcomings have been overlooked.

Another feeling I have is one of fear for those things left undone which I ought to have done. I am an amateur at office organization, and I am constantly wondering what else I have forgotten. This fear will remain with me until approximately 4.30 this afternoon !

When I look ahead, I also have mixed feelings. Again gratitude, this time to the Association for releasing me and thus giving me the time to work up my practice to economic figures again.

I have feelings of regret that I shall no longer have an active part in the running of the Association. Having been closely connected with it since its inception, and having been Secretary, I can’t help feeling somewhat proprietorial.

I am pleased that I am to be succeeded by an able person, and one, at least partly, of my own choosing. I have known Joyce Wright for many years. During my term of office, she has been a very efficient Assistant Secretary and she will have no difficulty in stepping into my shoes. Her work in other directions is well known, and I am sure no-one will have any doubt that she will make an excellent Honorary Secretary.

A final word, Mr. President. My thanks are due to many people-so many that I cannot mention them individually. I must, however, give specific thanks on behalf of myself and of the Association to the wives of the Officers. Those most affected, of course, are the wives of the current President, the Honorary Treasurer and my own wife. I t is plain fact that none of us could have taken on his job without the unobtrusive co-operation and help which they have given us.

I t is said of Secretaries that they take minutes and waste hours. I n order to avoid this criticism being levelled at myself, Mr. President, I now formally propose the adoption of my report.”

There being no discussion the Secretary proposed the adoption of this report, which was seconded by Mrs. J. G. Wright and carried unanimously.

The President, Mr. K. G. D. Evans, at this stage interrupted the proceedings, saying :

“Bill Taylor, as you know, is retiring and only those who have worked closely with him know how much this Association owes to him; it is quite immeasurable. We who have worked with him have known how easy he has been on the whole, and we are grateful to you, Bill, for all you have done for the Association. I am so sorry that Ruth is not here today, but they have a practice to run, but she knows about this and she will be here in spirit.” The President then presented the retiring Honorary

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Secretary, Mr. W. M. Wadman Taylor, with a handsome set of pipes and tobacco jar, to the acclaim of the meeting.

5. Honorary Treasurer’s Report The Treasurer presented his Report and Accounts. “Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : I have now completed my third year as

your Treasurer-three years which have seen not only enormous changes in our Association, but during which it has also been an honour to serve you.

The Association is now settling down into its niche in veterinary practice in this country. We have to some extent overcome our initial growing pains and we have assumed the role of the senior advisor in the “small animal” field. I cannot em- phasize this latter point too much; there are major changes on the way for the veterinary surgeon in Britain, our whole pattern of life may be changed and the value of a strong and virile Association such as the B.S.A.V.A. is bound to be felt in any discussions on our future. Whatever is the future for the veterinary surgeon in large animal practice this will directly affect us; it is therefore vitally important that we of the B.S.A.V.A. remain strong, undivided in our policies and active in expressing our opinions whenever and wherever the livelihood of the small animal practitioner is likely to be affected.

To ensure that this role is always maintained it must be our prime concern that the financial structure of our Association is maintained on a rock firm basis. We cannot see what the future will bring but we do know that changes are on their way. We cannot see what role the B.S.A.V.A. will have to play in deciding our future but we do know that a strong, financially sound organization is essential if it is to be a power to contend with.

When I presented my Treasurer’s report to the Annual General Meeting last year I issued a warning that the subscription would have to be increased. This has now been accomplished and the balance sheet that I have presented today for 1964 is the last one incorporating a subscription of 1(;3 3s. Some of you may still have some doubts as to the necessity for this increase but a close study of this balance sheet will entirely support our action.

You will note that the gross expenditure in 1963 was E2,570 and again in spite of great efforts, I assure you, on my part this expenditure rose to E2,700 in 1964: an increase of E130. This could not be ignored. The surplus for the year only represents back subscriptions reclaimed after much effort by the Treasurer’s depart- ment. For those who have a very hard head for figures: if everybody had paid their subscription immediately at the beginning of the year (i.e., 825 members) our income would have been approximately E2,600; our expenditure was E2,700, thus exhibiting a loss of El00 on the year for running the Association.

This situation indicated that we were heading for a downfall with destruction of everything this Association has achieved over the last few years, and a stifling restraint on all future developments, e.g. expanding our Journal. The majority of members appreciated this and the vote to increase the subscription was overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution. As a result we had a number of resignations because there are now so many specialist organizations that we are having to face much greater competition, However the facts are that we started the year 1964 with 792 members

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and ended with 825 members; today after the increase has come into operation our membership now stands at 820. I take this as a true representation of our member- ship, the increase in subscription has to some extent sorted the sheep from the lambs and I feel that we are now at a stage in our history where all our members are moving towards the goal of true small animal specialists, with one aim in mind-to give our clients the very best and most up to date treatment possible for their pets.

This has been the second increase in subscription that I have had to deal with while in office. Can I now make a special plea to you all: please reply to my letters, please amend your bankers orders and please send me your cheques for the right amount promptly! If not, you are making my job so much more difficult and increasing the costs on secretarial help, postage and stationery.

Before leaving the subject of subscription increase, I promised you last year that if you voted in favour of increasing the subscription we would not rest in our efforts to produce more issues of the Journal for your subscription. This promise has now been kept and I am now able to announce that active plans are now going ahead to publish the Journal on a monthly basis from January 1966. We are also negotiating with the American Animal Hospital Association so that our members may obtain their quarterly Journal at exactly the same cost as to their own members.

At the 1961 A.G.M. Mr. Lauder who was then Treasurer, stated that during the previous five years the Association had managed to increase its capital reserves to El,OOO and commented that this was no mean achievement in five years. In 1962 Mr. Sutton then the Association’s accountant stated that whilst the accounts were very satisfactory he would like to see a slightly higher accumulation of capital for emergencies. This growing Association must always have this aim in mind for a great many years to come if we are to be a strong stable force in the veterinary world. In many ways we have achieved this and my job this year must be to consolidate and build a structure which will always be sound and strong. We moved in the right direction in 1964 and you will note that our invested capital has now reached the total of E2,246 with a further E542 in the Symposium account. In informing you of this very satisfactory state of our invested income I would like to pay tribute to the two previous Treasurers: Mr. Hodgman and Mr. Lauder. The credit for the fact that this Association is on a good basis today is no small way due to the efforts of these two men.

The costs of running the Association shown on the balance sheet have risen once more, this time a rise of nearly E300. I take this not only as an indication of our rising spiral of costs but also as a very excellent indication of the tremendous amount of work that the various committees are doing and the enormous number of man hours that go into maintaining the standards of the B.S.A.V.A.

We have always maintained the closest co-operation with other scientific bodies and I would mention here that it is your Council’s recommendation that for 1965 our annual disbursements to the Canine Health Centre of the Animal Health Trust and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Trust Fund shall be E5 5s. to each body.

Along with the growth of the Association comes the increase in work, this year I have had to prepare three balance sheets, the other two being for the Symposium and the Congresss accounts. Both these functions showed very healthy profits, due

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entirely to the excellent committees running them. The Symposium committee with Oliver Graham- Jones and Joyce Wright and the Congress committee with such names as Michael Young, Stanley Lauder, Peter Mann and many others. I do sincerely thank these committees, there were very few problems for me when I prepared these balance sheets as everything was tidily and efficiently presented. I would like to record my grateful thanks to our firm of accountants, Messrs. Clayton, Stark 8z Co., who have given me untold helpin preparing the three balance sheetsand also during the year.

May I at this stage also thank our registration officer Paul Bottomley for the excellent work he has done this year. Keeping an accurate record of our member- ship is a Herculean task, veterinary surgeons are notorious for not bothering with such small details as notifying changes of address and it is Paul’s job to keep track of all our members and ensure that they all get their Journals. I t is important Ladies and Gentlemen, that you notifjr us of these details and please remember if you do not receive your Journals we want to know, so that we can take the matter up in the right quarters.

During this difficult year I have had wonderful support from the Finance Committee and all Council and I do thank them all. Our President has been a great help to me and I cannot thank both he and his charming wife too much: all I can add to everything that has been said about Ken Evans is that he has kept all parties pulling together so well that he has made an ideal Captain of the ship. I know that Michael Young has the same dedicated outlook and is going to be another out- standing President. Our secretary, Bill Taylor, has somewhat dampened my enthusiasm : a very deep bond of friendship has developed between Bill and myself. We worked closely together, our views were usually similar and certainly Bill has only lived for one thing during his years of office-the B.S.A.V.A. I am very sad that he is relinquishing his job.

Finally, it occurs to me that a President is always a tower of strength, loved by all and well respected; a Secretary is always tactful, diplomatic and well thought of: but a Treasurer-he is miserable, mean, tough, heartless and inefficient when there is not as much money as there should be! Why do we do i t? Because of a fervent belief that the B.S.A.V.A. is doing a good job, will do a better job, and unless there is a B.S.A.V.A. all of us in small animal practice will have nowhere to turn and no help to call upon, in the future difficult years.

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, may I propose the adoption of my report together with the Balance Sheet for 1964.” There was no discussion on the report and the Treasurer proposed its adoption, which was seconded by Mr. D. Earnshaw and carried unanimously.

The retention of the Auditors of the Association, Messrs. Clayton and Stark, was proposed by Mr. W. M. Wadman Taylor and seconded by Mr. J. S. J. Lauder.

6. Awards (i) Honorary Membership : The President announced that Honorary Membership

(awarded only for the fourth time) had been given to Emeritus Professor J. G. Wright, F.R.C.V.S., DSc., M.V.Sc. This he duly awarded to the standing ovation of the meeting.

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(ii) Blaine Award: The President announced that the Award for 1965 had been awarded to Dr. F. G. Startup. Mr. Simmens, Director of Research and Develop- ment at Petfoods Ltd., presented the award.

(iii) Simon Award: The President announced that the recipient of this Award for 1965 was Mr. A. N. Ormrod, and the presentation was then made.

(iv) Bourgelat Medal: The President announced that the Bourgelat Medal named after Claude Bourgelat, who founded the Veterinary College at Lyons in 1730, was to be presented this year for the very first time. The recipient of this award was Dr. Halfdan Moltzen from Denmark. The President presented the award, provided by Pergamon Press Ltd., on behalf of the Journal of Small Animal Practice, to the acclaim of the Meeting.

( v ) (a) Final Examination: Mr. W. S. Singleton, Chairman of the R.A.N.A. Com-

mittee presented the medal for the highest marks gained in the Final Examination to Miss P. D. Borrett.

(b) Preliminary Examination: Mr. W. B. Singleton presented the medal for the

Owing to the shortage of time before lunch, it was decided to take Item 8 on the

Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary Medals :

highest marks gained in the Preliminary Examination to Miss S. M. Randerson.

Agenda at this stage and leave Item 7 until after the break.

8. Election of Representatives on B. V.A. Council There being no new names put forward for representatives, it was suggested

that the four present representatives, Messrs. C. E. Woodrow, W. H. Carr, K. G. D. Evans and W. M. Wadman Taylor should be retained. This was proposed by Mr. M. Young and seconded by Mr. R. S. Kay, and carried unanimously.

The adjournment for lunch was proposed by Mr. S. F. J. Hodgman and seconded by Dr. K. C. Barnett.

The meeting re-opened at 4.30 p.m.

7. Election of Oficers for 1965-66 The President announced that it was the unanimous recommendation of the

Council that the name of Mr. M. Young be forwarded to the Annual General Meeting as their proposal for the position of President of the Association for 1965/66. The nomination was seconded by Mr. W. H. Carr and carried unanimously.

Wadman Taylor, seconded by Mr. 0. Graham-Jones and carried unanimously.

Evans, seconded by Mr. M. Young and carried unanimously.

seconded by Mr. W. M. Wadman Taylor and carried unanimously.

seconded by Mr. W. B. Singleton and carried unanimously.

(b) Senior Vice-president: Mr. K. G. D. Evans; proposed by Mr. W. M.

(c) Junior Vice-president: Mr. A. N. Ormrod; proposed by Mr. K. G. D.

(d) Honorary Secretary: Mrs. J. G. Wright; proposed by Mr. K. G. D. Evans,

(e) Honorary Treasurer: Mr. R. S. Kay; proposed by Mr. K. G. D. Evans,

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9. Members’ business Mr. T. M. Eaton from Cheltenham had two points to make: (i) that too much time was spent on the A.G.M., and could not the amount of

business to be dealt with be reduced to the absolute minimum; he also commented upon the poor attendance of this year’s A.G.M.

(ii) that papers on the talks to be given could be printed prior to the Congress and be available on the arrival of members in the Congress Office. These papers could then be read before each talk and the Speaker would only have to say a few words to introduce the subject, thus leaving more time for a general discussion amongst the members present. This would enable members to voice their own opinions or experiences, compare problems, give tips, etc., to the benefit of all present.

The President thanked Mr. Eaton for his views and said that these would be discussed by the Committee concerned.

10. Presidential address Printed on pages 406-409 of this issue.

11. Any other business There was no other business.

12. Induction of new President The final ceremony at the Congress was the induction of the new President, Mr.

M. Young, by the retiring President who marked the ceremony by passing on the Badge of Office. Mr. Young then addressed the meeting, and afterwards handed to Mr. K. G. D. Evans a silver salver.

13. Closing of Congress Mr. Young then declared the 1965 Congress closed.

473 ACCOUNTS

BRITISH SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION NCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR

ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1964 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER 1964

963

62 329 219

320

5 53

I 6

31 115

-

- 141

385 122

10 67 53 -

792

:570

:344

-

-

COSTS OF RUNNING THE ASSOCIATION General : Committee Meetings . . . . . . Printing and Stationery ... Association Handbook ... Postage, Telephone and Travel- ling Expenses incurred by Officers Depreciation of Office Furniture Insurances . . . . . . . . . Audit and Accountancy ... Bank Charges . . . . . . . . . House of Commons Reception ... Income Tax on Deposit Account

Sundry and Miscellaneous Ex- penses . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regional : Grants to Regions to meet ex- penses of Meetings and Dele- gates . . . . . . . . . . . . Delegates at Hanover Congress Professional : B.V.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . W.S.A.V.A. . . . . . . . . . Animal Health Trust-Donation Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon’s Trust Fund . . . . . . Journal of Small Animal Practice : Publication and Distribution ...

GROSS EXPENDITURE . . . . . .

& s. d. k s. d.

190 0 2 407 7 I0 170 10 0

456 6 6 2 16 6 6 17 1 1

52 10 0 2 0 0 I I 1 0

49 4 6

74 5 5 1413 9 10

377 3 5 - _ _

10 0 0 66 16 0

2 2 0

5 5 0 84 3 0

825 0 0

2699 16 3

1963

2417 161

- 2256

-

237 - - 793

567 515 90

107

2309 -

53

E s. d. & s. d. ACCUMULATED FUND

Balance at 1st January 1964 ... 2256 14 3 Net Surplus for Year to 31st December 1964 . . . . . . . . . 341 18 4

2598 12 7 ~_ ASSETS

O#ce Furniture at cost . . . . . . 28 4 6 Less: Depreciation . . . . . . 2 16 6

Investments at cost Bank Deposit Account ... 746 9 4 Liverpool Corporation Mortgage 500 0 0 Walthamstow Building Society 1000 0 0

25 8 0

Burnley Building Society ... - _ _ 2246 9 4

CURRENT ASSETS Current Bank Account . . . . . . 762 1 10 Congress Bank Account ... 430 18 5

Sundry Debtors and Prepayments 28 11 0 Subscriptions Receivable ... - _ _

1221 11 3

3493 8 7

894 16 0 Less: LIABILITIES

. . . . . . Sundry Creditors

2256 2598 12 7 Symbosium Account:

current and Deposit Bank Accounts . . . . . . . . . 542 15 8 Less: Reserve for losses on Future Symposia . . . . . . . . . 542 15 8

MEMBERS SUBSCRIPTIONS (including . . . . . . . . . Arrears) 2920 3 0

(Deficit) 226 SURPLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 6 9

~-

WORLD CONGRESS FUND MISCELLANEOUS INCOME Cash at Bank . . . . . . . . . 274 10 0

... ture 274 10 0 41 Inuestmcnf Income (Net) . . . . . . 30 14 3 k s s : \Vorld Congress Expendi- 55 Rcfund from Pergoman Press - _ -

(Deficit ) ... 90 17 4 3 I Surplus on Congress ... 121 I I 7

161 NET SURPLUS FOR YEAR . . . . . . 341 18 4

. . . . . . . . . . . .

- _____ (Deficit)

We have prepared the above Income and Expenditure and Balance Shcet from the books and records of the Association. We are of the opinion that the Income and Expenditure Account gives a true and fair view of the Association’s surplus for the year ended 31st December 1964 and that the Balance Sheet gives a true and fair view of the state of the Association as at that date.

I8 Sf. George street, Hanoun Square,

London, W.1. CLAYTON, & STARK 24th February, 1965. Chartered Accountants.