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regular meeting, provided notice of the intended amendment or
addition shall have been given in writing at the previous regular
meeting.
There were, in June, 1893, twenty licensed dentists in Mani-
toba. Dr. R. H. Robertson, of Portage la Prairie, says in a letter,
dated June 27, 1893: "We have not organized any dental society
outside of the Manitoba Dental Association, but expect to, at the
January meeting of the Association, which will likely be called
Manitoba Dental Society."
There is no dental school in Manitoba, only a Board of
Directors.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
An Act to Regulate the Practice of Dentistry in the Prov-
ince of British Columbia.
Whereas, The profession of dentistry is extensively practiced
in Europe, the United States and the Dominion of Canada; and
whereas the said profession of dentistry is protected by law in
Europe, the greater portion of the United States and in parts of
Canada; and whereas it is expedient for the protection of the
public that there should, by enactment, be established a certain
standard of qualification required of each practitioner of the said
profession or calling, and that certain privileges and protection
should be afforded to said practitioners;

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, Enacts
as follows
1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to practice, or at-
tempt to practice, the profession of dentistry or dental surgery
in the Province of British Columbia, without having first received
a diploma from the faculty of some reputable dental college,
school or university department duly authorized by the laws of
Great Britain and its dependencies, or the laws of some foreign
government, and in which college, school or university depart-
ment there was at the time of issuance of such diploma annually
delivered a full course of lectures and instructions in. dentistry or
dental surgery, and without having had issued to him a certificate
under the provisions of this Act; Provided, That nothing in Sec-
tion 1 of this Act shall apply to persons who have been there
months in actual practice in this Province, previous to the pass-
age of this Act, except as hereinafter provided, and nothing in