THE CHIEF VETERINARIAN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13844, 2 September 1908, Page 8

THE CHIEF VETERINARIAN.

\ MR. ■ REAK'ES TO SUCCEED MR.-. | GILBUTH. " [bt: TELEBHtAM®.—ntSSS ASSOCUWWS^- [ £2jLtscxo.v, TnescUy . . iLv tbe course of.the discsision on the &- : ► timsteas i<fT tne Deixartz2>eiit-. r this evening, in the House of Representa- | lives, Mr. Henries stated teat the Minis- ■ ter had. said nothing regairding the resici nation of Mr -Grlr?'iih, chisi veterinarian.' ;In order oitiin- oiformtvticie,- he 'mm«d i to reduce the vote in -that o&er's salary. [by £|...V : .'\' : "-..'. - ~V "'i";.-''"-'"'. v'v-;p | ■ The Hon.- '-Rv''-SlcKib caid tiaikirfsea. sheS subject .wtis'.last referred : to', he .toM the , House he had received no otarial coeokq- | nicatien. frcen Mr. Gil rath. Since then s Mr. Gilrcth ha« 3 written to the Secretory | of Agricatare suiting that he had received ; a letter from the Registrar of the Univerj sity of Melbourne, stating that it. was ; proposed to found a chair of veterinary | pathology, and asking whether he would ; accept toe ; position. He ad replied in \ the affirmative, and he knew of no man > who would refuse soda an offer, which was i one' of great hcroar. - ' Sabseqaeatly herei- eeived a table stating that he had b*en ap--1 pointed to the chair. He thought the j posstkn redected honour spc-a the De- | patinient- In reply to this letter the 'SeeI retory for Agriealtare *« instratted to j write to Mr. Gilrath, conveying the conI gratalß.tk»ns of the Be*jartojeni to him j; upon the hoaoar conferred upon him. I Mr. Berries said this wtsjs so far'satis--5 factory, bat he had hoped', the Minister 1 weald give some indication regarding Mr. I GQrath's successor. He thought Mr. j Reakes should be appointed. He would 3 like so know if it- was proposed to reor- \ ganise the Veterinary .Department, also, | whether the - Government contemplated ' making a 'separate Depaitocent- of it. ■] ". The Hon. S. McNab replied that, Mr. | Gilrath' informed the' Department that | he did not anticipate-having to relinaair-h j his deiias before the New . Year. The { qaestioc or his sn-isessor had been coni eidered, and it had been decided to apI point Mr. Reakes to the oS«. ■ As re- | gardei reorganisation, , it wocld seem like I reSecting apon Mr. GHrath to suggest thati such was detrided upon, and he did not I wish to do each .a thing.