XVIII. S. H. BARRACLOUGH. 



Some one perhaps may wish to remind me that, according 

 to recent utterances of deputations to Cabinet Ministers 

 published in the daily press, both these ancient and honor- 

 able professions appear to be going to suffer eclipse, and 

 therefore any anxiety as to the training of architects and 

 surveyors is quite superfluous ; but one cannot but believe 

 that such conditions are temporary, and that in a country 

 like this both professions must have a great future before 

 them. 



REORGANISATION OP THE P. N. RUSSELL SCHOOL. 



The new gift has made it possible to effect a reorganisa- 

 tion of the school, with a corresponding increase in the 

 efficiency of the instruction imparted. Several new lecture- 

 ships have been instituted, and the courses of instruction 

 have been largely developed. The equipment of the school 

 is gradually being improved as opportunities occur and 

 funds allow. The apparatus provided for the testing of 

 materials was already fairly complete, and the facilities 

 available in this important direction considering the size 

 of the school, compare favorably with those of older insti- 

 tutions. In other directions, however, there are very 

 obvious defects which it is hoped to at least partially 

 remedy in the near future. In the subjects of mechanical 

 and electrical engineering a great deal of lee- way has to 

 be made up. For instance, in the important subjects of 

 mechanical refrigeration (in the early development of which 

 Australia played so important a part), compressed air 

 machines, modern oil and gas engines, producer gas plants, 

 and steam turbines, to mention only a few, the school has 

 hitherto had no equipment of any kind, but a beginning is 

 now being made to remedy these defects. 



In this connection I should like to take the opportunity 

 of mentioning the great kindness of Mr. C. A. MacDonald 

 of the Hercules Ice Machine Company, in donating to the 



