“According to the desire of the meeting, I have to convey to you our best wishes for the success of your efforts. “Yours very truly, “JAMES SMITH TURNER, “_Hon. Sec., British Dental Association_.” The report which was then read by the Secretary, was as follows:— REPORT OF COUNCIL. As this is a Special, and not an Ordinary General Meeting, and as the Council have only met once, there is not much upon which they can report. In accordance with the resolution adopted at the last meeting, circulars inviting practitioners in the Midland District to join the Association, were issued to every name on the Register. Up to the first of August, the Secretary had enrolled 33 members and 6 associates, and since that date there have been six applications for membership, five of which the Council have this day admitted, viz., Messrs. R. Rogers, Cheltenham; T. C. Parson, Clifton, Bristol; T. Wormald, Oldham; B. L. Harding, Manchester; W. H. Ridge, Stafford. The election of members will be by ballot, at the Council meeting following the date of application, and the vote of two-thirds of those present, will be necessary to ensure election. A book has been provided for the entry of names of members attending the meetings, and your Council have further arranged for the admission of visitors, each member having the privilege to admit two visitors, whose names and addresses should be entered in a column provided for the purpose. The Council have nominated Mr Major Stewart of Liverpool, as first Vice-President of the branch, and they recommend that the Annual Meeting in April next be held in Liverpool. An analysis of the Dentists Register shews that 1,400 names have been enrolled, of gentlemen engaged in the practice of Dentistry, in the Midland Counties. Of these, about half are registered as practising in conjunction with pharmacy, and of these last, a considerable number—are names not to be found in the Chemists’ and Druggists’ Directory. Some difficulty is encountered in attempts to verify cases of incorrect registration on account of changes of residences, alterations or errors in spelling, &c., this pertains to both the Dentists’ and Chemists’ Directory, so that it is not easy to identify positively in all instances. If gentlemen, who may be aware of the facts in any locality, would be at the pains to collect them, and submit them in a concise form, so as to furnish clear and trustworthy evidence of fraudulent registration, it would be of great service. Any one practising Dentistry, but who is not on the register, or anyone on the register, who can be shown not to have been in the practice of dentistry at the date of the Act, these are the two kinds of error it is desirable to expose.