SCIENTISTS' GIFT TO THE STATE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 26 July 1918, Page 5

SCIENTISTS' GIFT TO THE STATE

M'GARVIE SMITH VACCINE.

.The New South Wales Minister for Justico (111-. Garland) announced a few (lays ago that the deed of gift i„ necfaou with" the MUirvio Smith Institute had Leon signed. Tho State, ho added, was under a deep debt of obliga*\°J} t° 3l ''- M Game Smith for his great ffilt in placing at the disposal of the Government not only the secret of tho manufacture of his anthrax vaccine, but also of <£10.000 to endow the institute ci t , W '°" lcl Cllrry 0ll(: ' 011 "f tlio Mate, his vaccine process. Mr. Grahame, ilinwter for Agriculture, siid Mr. Garland, had long rccognised the great value ot the vaccine to tho pastoral industry, and had been untiring in his efforts io secure it for Ihe State. Dr. Wall had given invaluable in this con/nection. It wa.s to Dr. Wall th:;t Mr. Jl Gnrvie Smith confided tho secret of his process. Dr. "\A r a 11 and Dr. 'l'iilswell ha<l_ conducted ttu exhaustive sc-rics of experiments with (lie vaccine, and had scientifically demonstrated it* efficiency. J-lic preparation of tho vaccine, the Minister added, would ho under Hie control of t!iO f institute, the honorary directors of which were Messrs. Wnddell, Hunt, and Ashton, M.L.C/s, Latimer, John (pre-sident of the ( 3 rapiers' Association), James Kidd (president of the Pastoralists' Association), and IC. Cudmore (manager of Messrs, Goldabrough, Mort, and Co.).

Any surplus profits derived by ilie insfilute uill bo paid into tho consolidated rAufinue.