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Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 3

USEFUL BOOKS FARMER'S CYCLOP/EOIA OF LIVE STOCK, By Wilcox and Smith. A handsome clothbound volume containing 750 pages, splendidly illustrated with black and white and coloured plates. Chapters on— Stock Feeding, Diseases of Animals, Horses, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Swine, t'heep, Poultry, etc. Price 22/-, post free. L>escripti/e circular on application. Edison's Handy Encyclopaedia of General Information— Posted 1/3. Lee's Priceless Recipes — scoo secrets for Farm, Home, and VYorkshop Posted 1/3 Conklin Handy Manual of Useful Information and Atlas of the World— Posted 1/3 Farm Engines and Hew to Run Them, relating chiefly to Traction Engines — Posted 5/6. ALEX. ~§LIGO, 42 George Street, Dunedin. URGEXT UNIVERSITY SEEDS. PROFESSORIAL BOARD APPEALS. To Monday's meeting of the University Council Dr Gilray (chairman of the Professorial Board) forwarded the following list of " urjrsnt needs of the~Unve>rsity " : — , 1. Three urgent requirements in regard to the library: (a) An additional annual gum of money to spend in the purchase of books and journals; (b) a reading room fitted up to serve as a students' study; (c) a librarian 2. Extension of the biological department, in regard to wmch detailed proposals and a plan are forwarded by Dr Ben ham. 3. The working tables ra the chenmtry laboratory to be reboarded or covered with slate* tops. 4. An extension of the public health laboratory. 5. A new dissecting room. 6. The board wishes to direct the attention of tbs council to the fact that the remuneration of some of the teachers is altogether inadequate. The board would specially emphasise two cases. [Here iollow deteils.J 7. Additional teaching ie required in the following medical subjects: — (a) diseases of children ; (b) diseases of the ear, throat, and nose ; (c) diseases of the skin ; (d) bacteriology. 8. A hall specially equipped for holding examinations. The Chairman : It is a very expensive list The Rev. Mr Cameron explained that it was proposed ro make an attempt to get a grant fram the Government for theee purjx«es. Victoria College had received, in this way, a grant of £1200 a year, and Canterbury College was going to ask for £20,000. The chairman was not prepared to believe that th« college would get that. Mr Cameron eaid that the college authorites had interviewed the Prime Minister befoi-e ho went away. Dr Shand pointed out the desirability of something being done in connection with the biology department. It should be attended to first of all. They had a large building, which pnly .required, .furnishing, and this would not cost more than £100. Mr Sidey said be thought the matter had bettor fee sent to a committee for conoitVjration and ieport. The Rev. M.r Cam>si"on moved that the whole matter be referred to the Finance Committee. It would b-3 well to consider whether or not they were not going blindly into a hole, and whether they knew their real position. He was certain that an increase in the salaries of teachers and lecturers was more necessary than was running into debt in connection with some of those other things. If they were to apply to tho Government he thought they should apply for an increase of the annual income in order to meet these incx-easing needs. The motion was carried.