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Report No. III. 



VETERINARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 



Director of Veteiinaiij Jul ucdtion ond l^esearcJi 

 Sir Arnold Theiler, X.C.M.G., D.Sc, etc. 



1. Administration. 



During the year it wos possible to adopt gradually the main 

 principles of the reorganization of the Division, as laid down in the 

 meiaorandum submitted from Vryburg- in November, 1919. and subse- 

 quently adopted by Parliament. 



In view of the financial situation research work had to he cui- 

 down to the lowest possible minimum, aJid several important investi- 

 gations that were either in hand or in contemplation had to be 

 abandoned. xVlthough the reasons for curtailment of expenditure are 

 fully realized, restriction of research work is not actually in the 

 economical interests of the country. 



Owing to the shortage of professional staff and the urgent neces- 

 sity for economizing in every direction, the laboratory at Grahams- 

 town was temporarily closed down as a research institute. Arrange- 

 ments were made, however, to maintain its functions as a routine 

 laboratory, and farmers in the eastern districts of the Cape Province 

 have been able to obtain any vaccine or laboratory product required, 

 and blood smears are still being examined there. 



2. Eoutine Work. 



Anthrax Vaccine. — 800,330 doses were jirepared and issued from 

 Onderstepoort of the single spore vaccine, and towards the end of 

 the year a double injection vaccine was introduced, of which 19.2G0 

 doses were supplied. The issue of single spore vaccine showed, an 

 increase of 182, 8G2 doses over the previous year. Pietermaritzburg 

 and Grahamstown laboratories retailing 43,945 and 62.265 doses 

 respectively out of the totr.l production. During 1920-1921. 430. 1G5 

 doses of the Pasteur method anthrax vaccine were supplied, but 

 the issue was discontinued in 1921-1922. 



Quarter En] Vaccine. — The output showed a considerable reduc- 

 tion, only 358,050 doses being prepared and issued from Onderstepoort 



