ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



SECTION OF INDUSTRY. 



Monthly Meeting, 1 lth June, 1919. 

 Mr. A. B. Hector in the Oliair. 



The Chairman gave an address on " Imagination in 



Business." 



The following communications were read: — "Dust 

 Precipitation," by Mr. B. J. Smart, b.Sc "Zirconia as a 

 Refractory Material," by Mr. W. M. Hamlet, F.I.C., F.c.s. 

 " Canned Sardines — the formation of Amines and Ammonia 

 during Storage," by Dr. R. K. Murphy. He pointed out 

 that the amount of tin dissolved and presumably converted 

 into a proteid compound was proportional to the amines 

 and ammonia formed and to the period of storage. Cold 

 storage brought about less change than storage at the 

 ordinary temperature. 



Dr. R. K. Murphy, Messrs. J. E. Bishop, E. Elliott, 

 A. D. Olle, A. E. Stephen, the Chairman and the Hon. 

 Secretary took part in the discussion. 



The following Officers and Committee were nominated 

 and duly elected: — Chairman, Mr. A. B. Hector; Past 

 Chairman, Messrs. Loxley Meggitt, W. T. Willington; Hon. 

 Secretary, Dn Greig-Smith. Committee, Dr.R. K. Murphy, 

 Messrs. J. E. Bishop, B. J. Smart, b.Sc, S. H. Smith, F. W. 

 Steel, H. J. Swain, b.a.,b.sc.,b.e. 



