Veterinary School Needed In New Zealand
CHKISTOHU JRCH, Fch. 3. It was advantgeoua to traiii veterinary surgeous at fcjyduey at present but he hoped tliat eventually a Veterinary School would, be attached to oue of the New Zealand Agricultural Colleges, said the Minister of Labour, Mr Me- ' Lagen, opening th'e annual conferenee of the Veterinary Association at Oant.ttrbdry Agricultural Co'llege, Lincoln, today. Mr. McLagan said . 71 New Zealanders were in training at Sydney last year, including. 29 with, rehabilitation—assitsance. • At'^he end of. the year 14 retumed fuil^ ,;qualified . to begin praeiice. ^ •. 5 New Zealand fortui^ieiy had been remarkably free froffi ' riiajor animal plagues, largely bechuse of the efficient service given by veterinarians. An efficient veterinary service was important in maintaining not only production but also quality. Mr. H. S. S. Kyle, chairman of the College Board of Governors, wdio is a veterinary surgeon himseif, also' w*elcomed visitors to the conferenee. He said it was the flrst annual conferenee of the association to be held in the South Island.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 February 1948, Page 3
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