XVIII. J. HAYDON CARDEW. 



back to protect liim under the aegis of infallibility. The 

 result will be that the occupier of the position of shire 

 engineer must rise from being a mere officer of a bureau 

 to the full and higher status of a responsible engineer. 



Apropos of this question, it will be interesting to note 

 that the Institution of Civil Engineers, Westminster, has 

 just completed an elaborate enquiry into the training of 

 engineers, the results of which are published in the last 

 volume of the Proceedings, and which should be studied. by 

 all engineers who take an interest in the welfare of their 

 profession. The professional status of the municipal 

 engineer was considered in 1904 by the Incorporated 

 Association of Municipal and County Engineers of Great 

 Britain, and the conclusion arrived at was, that the 

 positions of engineers and surveyors to all local 

 authorities should be given only to those who are possessed 

 of the necessary qualifications and experience, and that all 

 such appointments should be made subject to the confirm- 

 ation of the Local Government Board. 



It is satisfactory to note that the representations which 

 were made by the united bodies of engineers of this State 

 at the invitation of this Section, on the question of quali- 

 fications of engineers, have received recognition by the 

 Government, and that our recommendations in their 

 entirety are included in the regulations applying to shires 

 and municipalities. 



The establishment of Local Government is one of the 

 problems that has been vexing us for the past thirty-five 

 years, but at last it has made its appearance in the Statute 

 Book ; this does not mean that the problem is solved and done 

 with ; very far from it. The solution has yet to be worked 

 out, and its successful accomplishment rests very largely 

 upon the shoulders of engineers. 



