TRANSVERSE TESTS OF JARRAH. CV. 
grain in the former timber. From what he had learned, 
Mr. Nangle thought that an architect or engineer might 
be able by means of the microscope to say as to whether a 
timber belonged to a good class or not. In so far as this, 
the method of microscopic examination together with 
evidence afforded by the naked eye would prove useful. It 
had to be remembered that the engineer and architect had 
to judge the timber in the form of scantling, and had not 
the means of judging by bark, leaves, or fruit. 
Mr. J. H. Maiden addressed the Section at the invitation 
of the Chairman. He expressed his pleasure that Mr. 
Nangle had taken up this work of utilizing the microscopic 
structure of our hardwoods for purposes of diagnosis. He 
had done some work in this direction himself, but pressure 
of other duties had caused it to be laid aside; still, he had 
never ceased to take an interest in the subject that Mr. 
Nangle had begun so auspiciously. He ventured to refer 
to his remarks as President of this Society (these Proceed- 
ings, Vol. XXxI., 58, 1897). He also exhibited one ‘‘ book”’ 
of 100 of Nordlinger’s beautiful wood-sections for the 
microscope, which would be models for sections of Austra- 
lian woods. Indeed Nordlinger’s sections, of which the 
speaker has 1,100, include a number of Australian ones. 
The work on which Mr. Nangle has embarked is so vast 
that it might well be taken up by a number of men working 
to a common end, otherwise the present generation would 
not see the work far advanced. He wished Mr. Nangle 
every good wish in his research. 
