ANNUAL ADDRESS. XIX. 



school a complete refrigerating plant, which is now being 

 installed and includes a steam driven ammonia machine 

 and a small set of ice tanks and refrigeration chamber. In 

 both America and Germany the large manufacturing firms 

 have shown great generosity towards the engineering and 

 technical schools in the matter of presenting them with 

 typical examples of the products of their works. It is 

 there recognised that this practice is to the benefit of both 

 the firms and the Universities, the latter having the 

 advantage for instructional purposes of modern types of 

 machinery, while the former have the satisfaction of know- 

 ing that the students, who are to be the future engineers, 

 are obtaining an intimate knowledge of the special virtues 

 of their machines. Several other firms in the city have 

 also been kind enough to lend pieces of machinery or 

 apparatus for the instruction of the students, for longer or 

 shorter periods. 



PROGRESS OF THE SCHOOL AND FUTURE NEEDS. 



There have now passed through the Engineering School 

 something over 150 graduates, and there are about 80 

 undergraduate students in engineering on the University 

 roll. Notwithstanding the dullness of trade and the absence 

 of many great engineering enterprises in the community 

 the great majority of the graduates have obtained satis- 

 factory employment, and a considerable number are 

 occupying responsible positions. They are very widely 

 scattered however as regards location, and the greater 

 part of them are not occupied in New South Wales, for 

 reasons which it is unnecessary here to elaborate. 



Very much remains to be done. The most urgent need at 

 the present moment is the new building, for the erection and 

 equipment of which the State Government have agreed to 

 contribute £25,000 in compliance with a stipulation made 

 by Sir Peter Russell. Unfortunately, however, there seems 



