§ Sir W. JENKINSasked the Minister of Agriculture what number of veterinary colleges there are in this country; what number of such colleges there are in Germany, France, Russia, and the United States of America; what financial aid 46W by way of grants is made to British colleges; and what number of students are attending?
§ Dr. ADDISONThere are two veterinary colleges an England and Wales, five in Germany, three in France, 14 in Russia, and 11 in the United States of America. My Department makes annual maintenance grants to the two English colleges as follows:£3,300 to the Royal Veterinary College, Camden Town, and£2,850 to the School of Veterinary Science at Liverpool. These grants are fixed block grants for a period of five years and the amount in each case is now under reconsideration. There are 200 students at the Royal Veterinary College and 61 at the Liverpool School.