xliv, ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 
12th and 26th September, 1922. 
Instead of the usual monthly meeting, the Section visited 
the Woollen Mills of John Vicars and Oo. Ltd., at Marrick- 
ville, and saw the stages in the manufacture of tweeds, 
worsteds and rugs, beginning with the raw wool and end- 
ing with the finished cloth. Late in the month, the Section 
spent an afternoon at the Dunkerley Hat Mills and saw the 
various processes in the development of the hat from the 
rabbit pelt or the greasy wool. 
Monthly Meeting 18th October, 1922. 
Mr. J. KH. Bishop in the Chair. 
Mr. C. EK. Aitken, Technical Representative of Nestle 
and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Oo., London, gave a 
lecture upon ‘‘ The Manufacture of Condensed Milk.’’ 
Monthly Meeting, 15th November, 1922. 
Mr. Robert Vicars in the Chair. 
Mr. Allan G. Garrett, Manager of Harrington’s Metal- 
lurgical Works, gave an address upon “The Precious 
Metals: their Application to Industry.’”’ The lecture was 
illustrated by specimens, and special reference was made 
to the recovery of silver, gold, and platinum from the 
waste material of the photographic, dental and other 
industries. 


