ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. XIX. 



fire having got hot, he introduced the saturated wire at 

 the base of the flames, and immediately found a great 

 reduction in the radiation, so that he felt quite cool. 

 Removal of the wires and re-insertion several times always 

 produced the same effect. 



The subject he had to suggest was, therefore, " The 

 Radiation from Coloured Flames." To this might very well 

 be added the absorption of radiant heat by coloured glass, 

 which varies much. In this part it would be necessary to 

 use coloured glass of standard light penetration, such as is 

 used in Lovibond's Tintometer. 



Remarks were made by Dr. P. H. Quaifb and Mr. G. 

 H. Knibbs. 



The President made the following announcements : — 



1. The death of the Hon. Sir Augustus Charles Gregory 

 k.c.m.g., M.L.c., f.r.g.s., Brisbane, who was elected an 

 Honorary Member of the Society in 1875, and awarded the 

 Clarke Memorial Medal in 1896. It was resolved that a 

 letter of condolence be forwarded to the relatives of the 

 deceased. 



2. That the Officers and Committee of the Engineering 

 Section had been elected for the present Session : — 



Sectional Committees — Session 1905. 

 Section K. Engineering. 

 Chairman — Joseph Davis, m. inst. c.e. 



Hon. Secretary — J. Haydon Oardew, Assoc, m. inst. c.e. 



Committee — T. H. Houghton, m. inst. c.e., m. i. Mech. e., G. R. 



Cowdery, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., T. W. Keele, M. Inst, c.e,, W. E. 

 Cook, M. Inst. C.Ei., NORMAN SELFE, M, Inst. C.E., M. I. Mech. E., J. I. 

 HAYCROFT, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., J. N. C. MACTAGGART, B.E., 



R. T. McKay, c.e., F. M. Gummow, m.c.e. 



Past Chairmen — J. M. Smail, m. inst. c.e,, H.G.McKinney, 



31. E , M. Inst. C.E., S. H. BARRACLOUGH, M.M.E., Assoc. M.Inst. C.E. 



