oa ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 
6. ‘* Note upon above,’’ by the Hon. See. With alcohol 
at the then contract price of 1/1 per gallon, the price of 
starch would require to be about $d. per Ib. This precludes. 
the use of cereals as sources of alcohol.? 
Monthly Meeting, May 13th, 1918. 
Mr. W. T. WILLINGTON in the Chair. 
The Chairman gave an address upon “‘ Progress of Manu- 
facture in New South Wales,”’ in which he referred to the 
early work of the pioneer manufacturers, and discussed 
the reasons for the slow progress made up to some thirty 
years ago. Since that time the progress has been of great. 
magnitude, which is the more creditable as the difficulties. 
of establishing industries in a new country, and the com- 
petition of outside manufacturers had to be surmounted, 
while the strong prejudice against locally produced articles 
had to be overcome. Witha small and reducing margin, 
New South Wales may be accepted as a self supporting 
community, and should, in the not distant future, be in a. 
position to largely export her manufactures.” 
The following notes were contributed :— 
1. “Report of the Nitrogen Committee,”’ by B. J. SMART,. 
Bsc. The work may be regarded as a revolution in the 
attitude of the British Government towards science. Steps 
have been taken to conserve waste ammonia, to erect 
plant for the synthesis of ammonia from atmospheric 
nitrogen, for the oxidation of ammonia to nitrates, and. 
for the production of cyanamide. 
2. ‘* The Removal of Rust from Iron Plates,’’ by A. D. 
OLLE, F.c.S. A mixture of two parts of sodium bisulphate 
and one part of common salt are wetted and applied to the 
rusty plate; when the plate is clean it is washed with an 
' Ibid. May 4th. 
* Fully reported in The Australasian Manufacturers’ Journal, June, 1918, 
p- 37. 
