VETERINARY CLUB.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5391, 22 February 1929, Page 2

VETERINARY CLUB.

THE HAURAKI PLAINS BODY. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. The executive committee of the Farmers’ Veterinary Club met at Ngatea on Tuesday evening, Mr C. Sc.hultz presiding over Messrs. R. Burke, Andrews, G. PMllips, McCarthy, and the secretary (Mr C. A. Gibson).

The surgeon l (Mr J. Costello) reported having made 71 visits during the me nth to 36 members. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.

In reply to thq club’s communicar tioii;> in reference to. securing Government assistance to enable it to extend its sphere of activity, letters wei;e received from Messrs. A. M. Samuel, A. W. Hall, and F: Lye; M’&P., promising support, and suggesting a deputation to the Minister of Agriculture on his visit to the county. It was agreed that a deputation wait upon the Minister, and ask for a subsidy bn a sliding scale with, a limit of £l5O to enable the club to employ an assistant to Mr, Ccstello, s'o that proper attention cpiuld. be given the increasing amount of sickness and minor ailments i,n members’ cows, u W as thought that a recently qualified veterinary surgeon could be obtained who would be glad to get his practical.experience under such a competent man as Mr Costelloi

With an assistant for the surgeon the club ‘‘buld reasonably expect an increase in membership sufficient in a few years to enable their subscriptions to pay the assistant’s salary, but until then a subsidy wais desired. As the membership increased the subsidy could 1 be reduced.