VETERINARY SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 239, 6 July 1944, Page 4

VETERINARY SERVICE

Prevention Or Cure?

“Is. it better to have an ambulance nt the bottom of the cliff than to erect, a fence along the top of the cliff. as 's c< | the ('resident of the Royal Agricultural Society. Mr. L. J. YY’ild, when speaking on plans for the provision ot an efficient veterinary service tor the Dominion at rhe annual meeting of the society yesterdav "Ait wo to have a service for tue cure of animal diseases, or are we to have a service which will help to prevent 1,1 Mr'^YVild’said that already a number of young mon had been sent, to to study for the purpose, but we won d not get them back tor tour years; nnn top-class men had been advertised tor in other countries. , . . . lie moved: "Thar, this meeting is of th,, opinion that the lime has arrived lot the establishment ot a school of \ arv science in New Zealand. 1 'is i!’ ion is based not only on. the iinmedt. t requirement, of the Dominion ' lied veterinarians, which is pir giuit-D Ihau the supply, but on the tact that a . ntrv s.; entirelv dependent on annua tnediS to from which instructors and instruction ‘''“Mr X 'Grant'.'’YVainmte. South Canterbury, said what was wanted yus .1111i^anS I '!' bJmlry receive instructmu in ths '■etorinary i br : nielu ;ic f i r hin . Xni . rh terlmrv” said that there was no spirit f eo-operalion among the votermarmns „f the Department ot Agriculture. It wis onlv a ipiestion ol iiiltising mon ffje into'Hie departmem and milling some vouiP'-er blood. Ho questioned whether there' were sufficient men offering r.o Tlie 1 ' ' l YVlmt°'i4 wanted, is a llf , lh |, Lrviee. not a sickness service Tl 1 (. motion was carried, and is to . sent forward t“ the Y eterimiry Commission.