Veterinary Lectures. TO THE EDITOR

Otago Witness, Issue 2572, 8 July 1903, Page 10

Veterinary Lectures. TO THE EDITOR

Sir, — The reasons which led me to fix oa two prices for the above lecture* wer« as follow : — From the Farniors' Union oame the suggestion of the lectures in the first place; from the same borty come the funds to pay for printing and circulation of press matter and the hire of hall in Which lectures are to bo held. It is wo who provide speoi-im-ns for the lectures. L >:ly, and most important, when one of tho leading A and P. association* •of the colony inaugurated • similar course of instruction the members of that association wer» admitted at one price and all others at an increased fee. No objection was raised to that step I would respectfully point out to Mr W. D. Mason that we have no exclusive right to the application of this id»a. It is quite competent for that gentleman to get a class of his own. There is one feature of this question which mp-kos the discussion of the fate to be charged rather unnecessary just at present. The suggested course of instruction is mee-ting with suoh an unexpected amount of support from our own branohes as well as from llr Mason and other outsiders, that it is just possible the Government will not be able to " undertake the classes which we aro ready to form. _ It ■must be remembered that a certairj Kmifc nnwt be put to attendants to each class in order to admit of the lecturer doing justice to himself and his hearers. Nothing official h before the Government so far. When we ehall have the list of those branches desirou3 of benefiting by those lectures wo will submit *uoh list to the proper authorities. I& will bo for them to say whether the department can undertake work in whole or part. I should like all to boar in mind that the more namos we have to back up our request the more likely are we to meet with a larger measure of success. I shall wait on the Minister, if necessary, to endeavour to eecure lectures for all desiring suoh, and will report on what success I have met on my return from Wellington. — I am, etc., H. BUCKLAND.

At Mr M 'ln tyro's Oropuki sawmill tho other day a huge log was brought to the bench, whioh, when cut up, gave upwards of 5000 ft of timber.