PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENGINEERING SECTION. 



(IN ABSTRACT.) 



The Annual General Meeting of the Engineering Section 

 was held on Wednesday, 15th May, 1907. 



Mr. J. H. Oardew, in the Ohair. 

 Twenty-five members and visitors were present. 

 There being no other nominations, the following gentle- 

 men were elected officers and members of committee for 

 the current year: — 



Chairman : T. W. Keele, m. Inst. c.e. 



Hon. Secretary: W. E. Cook, m.e., m. Inst. o.e. 



Committee : H. G. McKinney, m.e. m. inst. o.e. 



J. M. SMAIL, M. Inst. O.E. 



T. H. Houghton, m. inst. c.e., mi. Mech. e. 



G. It. COWDERY, Assoc M. Inst. C.E. 



Norman Selfe, m. inst. c.e., m.i. Mech. e. 

 J. I. Haycroft, m.e. 

 It. T. McKay, l.s., assoc. m. inst. c.e. 

 F. M. Gummow, m.c.e. 

 Algernon Peake, Assoc, m. inst. c.b. 

 Past Chairmen: S. H. Barraclough, b.e., m.m.e. m. inst. c.e. 

 J. Davis, m. Inst. c.e. 



J. HAYDON CARDEW, Assoc. M. lust. C.E. 



The retiring Chairman, Mr. J. H. Oardew, then read his 

 address entitled "Engineering development in relation to 

 some Australian problems," illustrating the address by two 

 large wall diagrams, one showing the density of population 

 in India, China, Japan, Australia, etc, and the other the 

 various strategetical railways referred to. 



