424 EEPORTS OF MEETINGS. 



ENCxINEERING SECTION. 



AT the commencement of the session 1890-1, Mr. Francis 

 Fox, M.I.C.E., was chosen President in place of Mr. 

 Charles Richardson, M.I.C.E., who retired from the office in 

 consequence of increasing deafness. 



Six meetings were held. The following papers were 

 read : '• Notes on Patent Fuel and its Manufacture," Mr. 

 Thomas Morgans ; " Meters for the Measurement of Electricity- 

 supplied from a Central Source for Purposes of Light and 

 Power," Mr. W. P. Mendham ; " Some of the Water-bearing 

 Strata, and Wells sunk in the same, with special reference 

 to Wells in the New Red Sandstone Formation," Mr. H. 

 W. Pearson ; " Sewage Disposal," Mr. A. P. I. Cotterell ; 

 " Sewage Disposal," part 2 (" Chemical and Electrical Pro- 

 cess of Disposal "), Mr. A. P. I. Cotterell ; " Landslips," Mr. 

 Charles Richardson. 



An excursion to Swindon took place in the afternoon of 

 Friday, June 20th, 1890. Twenty-one members and friends 

 attended. On arrival at the Grreat Western Railway 

 Company's Locomotive and Carriage Works, the party 

 was divided into sections, separately conducted by guides 

 provided by Mr. Dean, with whom Mr. Richardson had 

 kindly made arrangements. A most instructive afternoon 

 was spent. After dining at the Great Western Hotel, the 

 party returned, reaching Bristol at 9.15 p.m. 



NICHOLAS WATTS, 



Hon. Sec. 



