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structural materials finished and ready to be assembled in the ship ; nor any finished 

 machinery or finished parts of machinery to be permanently installed in the ship 

 and necessary to the performance of her contemplated service, and be it further 



Resolved, That in his letter of transmission the President of the Society be 

 authorized to advise the government officials concerned that the Society would be 

 glad to assist them in this matter of interpretation of technical phraseology or in 

 any other way possible; also that a committee of technical experts, members of 

 the Society, will be appointed with a view to conferring with the government 

 officials having jurisdiction of the matters in question at such times and place as 

 may be most convenient to the authorities in Washington. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



(Signed) Andrew Fletcher, Chairman. 

 H. L. Ferguson, 

 J. R. Andrews, 

 H. A. Magoun. 



The President: — Gentlemen, you have heard the report of the Committee. 

 What is your pleasure? 



A Member : — I move that it be accepted. 



The President: — Is there any discussion? 



Some discussion followed and the President then put the motion to vote, and 

 the report of the Committee was unanimously adopted. 



The President: — In accordance with the instructions of the resolution, I will 

 take pleasure in due course of transmitting this report, with the further suggestion 

 to the Government as outlined. 



The President subsequently filed with the Secretary the following telegram of 

 transmission which accompanied the report of the Committee, and letter of acknowl- 

 edgment: 



29 West 39TH Street, 

 New York, November 21, 1912. 

 To THE President op the United States. 



At the annual meeting now being held in this city of the Society of Naval 

 Architects and Marine Engineers, composed of those who are responsible for the 

 design, construction and equipment of every American vessel of importance, the 

 following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, and we respectfully 

 forward same to you, asking your consideration before further action is taken in 

 the matter. 



(Signed) Stevenson Taylor, 



President S. N. A. and M. E., 

 29 West 39th St., Nevu York City. 



