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M.R.C.V.S.; Mr. C. J. Vyner, M.R.C.V.S., now Chief Veterinary 

 Oiiicer oi the Board of Health, Sydney; Mr. E. Rivett, 

 M.R.C.V.S.; Mr. A. H. Jackson, F.'C.S. ; Dr. J. F. Joyce, 

 L.R.C.P. ; and Mr. S. S. Cameron (now Dr. Cameron). The 

 College was conducted solely by Mr. Kendall at his private cost 

 until 190S, when, after negotiations which extended over a con- 

 siderable time, the teaching activities of the institution were taken 

 over b'f the Melbourne University, which, in that year, established 

 a Veterinary School under a special University Act of Parliament. 

 This Act also approved of the transfer of four acres of land in 

 the Fiemington-road donated by the City Council, and estimated at 

 the time to be worth £20,000, and provided for the erection of 

 buildings and an annual grant of £4,200 for the upkeep of the 

 school, together with the attached Stock Diseases Research 

 Institute. 



With regard to the Department of Veterinary Science of the 

 University of Sydney, it may be said that it owes its existence 

 mainly to the beneficence of the late David Berry, who bequeathed 

 £100,000 for the establishment of a hospital at Berry and for the 

 teaching of veterinary science and agriculture ; although on several 

 occasions public reference to the desirability of creating a 

 veterinary school had prev^iously been made at functions held in 

 connexion with the Sydney University. The responsibilities of the 

 trustees appointed under the will were taken over by the Govern- 

 ment by legislative authority, and the University was approached 

 with reference to the educational provisions. • The University 

 appointed a special committee, comprised of members of the 

 teaching staff, to consider the matter, and, upon its recommenda- 

 tion, the University agreed to establish a Department of 

 Veterinary Science, provided the Government supplied the neces- 

 sary buildings and equipment, together vath requisite funds for 

 maintenance. The preliminary arrangements were completed . in 

 1909, when the University created a Chair of Veterinary Science, 

 and the Government commenced the erection of special buildings 

 upon an adequate area of the University grounds in a central and 

 convenient position allocated for the purpose. The first section, 

 that of the main building, has been completed, fully equipped, and 

 duly furnished, at a cost of about £20,000, while the plans and 

 specifications for the Veterinary Hospital and accommodation for 

 experimental animals have been approved at a further cost of 

 £10,000. This expenditure, supplemented by a generous appro- 

 priation for upkeep, clearly indicated that the Government fully 

 appreciates its obligations, not only to the wishes of the late David 

 Berry, but also to the stock-owners of the country. 



Both these schools have, therefore, with the assistance of their 

 respective Governments, been well established. Their equipment 

 is ample for the thorough education and training of, students, while 

 the curriculum adopted by each is of high standard. 



