342 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SECTIONS. 



Monthly meeting held October 17, 1894. 

 Mr. R. R. P. Hickson, in the Chair. 

 Twenty-eight members and visitors present. 

 The adjourned discussion of the paper on " The Destruction of 

 Garbage" was resumed by Messrs Webster, How, Houghton, 

 Smail, Tournay-Hinde, Docker, De Montemas, and replied to by 

 the authors. 



A paper communicated by Mr. E. M. de Burgh, entitled "Notes 

 on Cylinder and Pile Foundations for Bridges over New South 

 Wales Rivers," was taken as read, to allow of it being printed for 

 discussion at the succeeding meeting. 



Monthly meeting held November 21, 1894. 

 Mr. R. B. P. Hickson, in the Chair. 

 Twenty-three members and visitors present. 

 The discussion of Mr. de Burgh's paper " Notes on Cylinder 

 and Pile Foundations for Bridges over New South Wales Rivers," 

 was opened by the author and continued by Messrs. Haycroft, 

 B. C. Simpson, and Prof. Warren, and then adjourned to the next 

 meeting. 



Monthly meeting held December 19, 1894. 

 Prof. Warren, in the Chair. 

 Twenty-three members and visitors present. 



The adjourned discussion of Mr. de Burgh's paper was resumed 

 by Messrs. Burge, Darley, Vicars, Houghton, Smail, Wells, 

 Bowman, Grimshaw, B. C. Simpson, and Prof. Warren, and replied 

 to by the author. 



During the Session the Section visited by invitation, the North 

 Shore Electric Tramway, the Government Cement Testing Rooms 

 and the Municipal Cement Testing Rooms. 



Thirty-eight subscriptions to the printing fund have been 

 received amounting to .£22 10s., in addition to which £12 lis. 6d. 

 has been received from the sale of publications, while the dis- 

 bursement for printing amounted to £27 14s. up to date. 



