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RECORD OF SERVICES banded in by Mr. Otto Henning.
Born in Stuttgart, Germany, in the year 1865.
1. Was a student of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy in Stuttgart.
Munich and Berlin during the years 1882-1887.
2. Became a qualified Veterinary Surgeon in 1887.
3. Was Assistant Government Veterinary Surgeon for town and district of Pforzheim, Germany, from the years 1887-1889.
4. Served 1889-1890 as a Military Veterinary Officer with the second Guards Artillery in Berlin.
5. Was appointed Assistant to Professor Dr. Lupke, holding the chair for Bacteriology, Parasitology, and Pathological Anatomy at the State Laboratory of the Royal High School for Veterinary Medicine in Stuttgart, and remained there from 1890-1892.
6. Passed in 1891 before the State Commission the examination-demanded of every veterinary surgeon desirous of choosing the Civil Service or Academic career.
7. Entered the German Civil Service as Government Veterinary Officer for town and district of Crailsheim in 1892.
8. Appointed by the Cape Colonial Agricultural Department in 1892; served as Assistant Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the Cape of Good Hope from 1892-
1897.
9. Transferred to Bloemfontein and served as State Veterinary Surgeon of the Orange Free State from 1897-1900, when the Republic as such ceased to exist.
10. During the five months of Rinderpest investigation at Kimberley in the Victoria Compound Experimental Station attached to Professor Dr. Koch, 1897-
1898.
11. Served as Veterinary Captain and Divisional Veterinary Officer in the South African Constabulary of the Orange River Colony from 1900-1901.
12. Despatched to Maseru and attached to the Basutoland Administration on contagious disease duty during 1901-1902.
13. Appointed Chief Veterinary Surgeon in the Repatriation and Government Relief Departments of the Orange River Colony 1902-1904.
1905.
14. Served as Government Veterinary Officer for Basutoland since January,
(Signed) OTTO HENNING,
Government Veterinary Officer.
Enclosure 5 in No. 160.
(High Commissioner. No. 141.) MY LORD,
Administrator's Office, Salisbury, June 6, 1907. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's despatch, No. 92/3, of the 28th March on the subject of a Circular despatch by the Secretary of State in regard to the position of veterinary matters in certain Crown Colonies and Protectorates.
I regret that owing to the absence of the Secretary for Agriculture, this matter has not received earlier attention, and in reply I now beg to transmit a copy of a memorandum by him on the points in the Secretary of State's Circular despatch and to state that this Administration concurs generally in the views expressed therein.
I have, &c.,
His Excellency
The High Commissioner,
Johannesburg.
THOMAS C. SCANLEN,
Acting Administrator.
Observations on the Circular Despatch of the Secretary of State for the Colonies of February 26, 1907.
Clause 4. The steps suggested are in operation here. Indigenous diseases have been made a study by the veterinary staff, and on the outbreak of any new
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disease it is thoroughly investigated by a competent veterinary officer. The intro- duction of fresh diseases by means of imported stock is guarded against so far as possible by placing restrictions on importations to the extent of controlling importa- tion by permit, and prohibiting importations from countries where stock diseases of a destructive character are known to actually exist.
A system of exchange of monthly reports of stock diseases prevalent has been in operation for some time past amongst the Veterinary Departments of the several British South African Colonies; this enables each Colony to take timely action to guard against any diseases which may be in existence. A very good purpose would be served if this system of exchange could be extended to the United Kingdom, Colonies, and Dependencies of the British Empire in view of the increasing traffic in live stock between many of the Colonies.
Clause 5. The supplementary training suggested should greatly enhance the value of a veterinary officer seeking employment abroad and better qualify him to deal with diseases with which he has had no practical experience at home.
Clause 6. It is certainly most desirable that only thoroughly competent men should be appointed to the Veterinary Departments of the Colonies and, so far as Southern Rhodesia is concerned, every effort is made to carry out this policy when appointments are made.
Clause 7. It is desirable to encourage some of the best qualified men to accept service in the Colonies by offering them prospects in the form of emoluments and permanency of employment which will compare favourably with those offering at
home.
Clause 8. The post-graduate classes arranged by the Royal Veterinary College have been of immense advantage to men who have been in practice for some time, and many Government veterinary officers avail themselves of these classes annually. Every encouragement should be given to veterinary officers to attend these classes from time to time by granting them facilities in the form of special leave-beyond ordinary vacation leave under Civil Service Regulations and in special cases by granting some pecuniary assistance. The knowledge gained by attending a course of these classes should materially enhance the value of the veterinary officer to the Colony in which he is employed.
Clause 9. It would be of great advantage if a standard of examination, similar to that of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, could be adopted in respect to veterinary appointments in the Colonies. It is suggested, however, that in substitu- tion for Clause 2 of the syllabus "The Diseases of Animals Acts 1894 to 1903" which are only suitable to local needs, officers should be examined in the general veterinary principles upon which the laws are founded and in broad preventive
measures.
Clause 10. The scheme is excellent; but with a view to service in tropical countries, it is suggested that more emphasis should be placed on tropical diseases, so that it will make it easier to select from candidates who have passed the examina- tion the man suitable for the tropics.
Clause 11. A definite undertaking could not, I think, be given to fill any senior appointments in the manner suggested, for it is quite possible that such an appoint- ment could be better filled by a man from one of the other South African Colonies who would be more valuable, having a knowledge of local conditions. Advantage could, and should, however, be taken of the offer when any junior appointment is
vacant.
Clauses 12 and 13. Results attained by the veterinary bacteriologists of the Transvaal and Cape Colony are of great value to the whole of South Africa, but there is no doubt it will be necessary in the near future to establish an institute for carrying on veterinary research work locally.
Clauses 14-17. The remarks in these clauses have no special bearing in this country, so call for no comment.
Department of Agriculture,
Salisbury,
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May 22, 1907.
E. Ross TowNSEND,
Secretary for Agriculture.
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