lxii. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



At the conclusion of his address Mr. Cardew installed 

 Mr. T. W. Keele, the newly elected Chairman. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring Chairman. 



The retiring Chairman having asked members to discuss 

 the various questions touched on in the address, the follow- 

 ing briefly discussed portions of it : Messrs. Selfe, Deane, 

 Wilkin, and Small. 



The Chairman suggested that the address should be 

 discussed in two parts, viz : — 



1. (a) Unification of railway gauge. 



(b) Strategetical railways for development and defence 

 purposes. 



2. Municipal decentralization and greater Sydney 

 on separate future evenings. This was decided on. 



Exhibit— Mr. Wilkin exhibited a model of Mr. Brennan's 

 third-rail device for overcoming difficulties at points and 

 crossings. 



General Monthly Meeting, Wednesday, 19th June, 1907. 



Mr. T. W. Keele, in the Chair. 



Twenty-three members and visitors were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



The discussion ou retiring Chairman's address — 



(a) The unification of railway gauges. 



(b) Strategetical railways for development and defence 



purposes 

 then followed. 



After a few introductory remarks by the Chairman, the 

 fo] lowing gentlemen took part in the discussion Messrs. 

 Deane, Wilkin, Simpson, Cowdery, C. W. Smith, Lt.-Col. 

 Holmes, Barraclough, Daly, Taylor and Cook. 



