lxvi. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTIONS. 
Monthly meeting held July 21. 
Mr. C. O. Burce in the Chair. 
Twenty-three members and visitors were present. 
Mr. T. H. Hovenron read a paper on “Low Lift Pumping 
Machinery.” 
The discussion on Professor WARREN’s paper on “The Unifica- 
tion of Methods of Testing Materials of Construction and pre- 
cautions necessary in the accurate determination of the various 
Co-efficients of Strength and Elasticity,” was opened by Mr. 
Deane, and continued by Messrs. Haycroft, Shaw, Selman, Barra- 
clough, and Sinclair, and adjourned to the next meeting. 
Monthly meeting held August 18. 
Mr. C. O. BurGe in the Chair. 
Twenty-one members and visitors were present. 
The discussion on Professor WARREN’s paper on “ The Unifica- 
tion of Methods of Testing Materials of Construction and pre- 
cautions necessary in the accurate determination of the various 
Co-efficients of Strength and Elasticity,” adjourned from the pre- 
vious meeting, was continued by Messrs. Selman, Barraclough and 
Knibbs, and replied to by the author. 
Mr. C. J. Merriexp then read a paper on “The Cubic Parabola 
applied as a Transition to small Tramway Curves,” the discussion 
being adjourned to the next meeting. 
The discussion on paper by Mr. T. H. Hovanron on “ Low 
Lift Pumping Machinery,” was adjourned to the next meeting. 
Monthly meeting held September 13. 
Mr. C. O. Buroe in the Chair. 
Fifteen members and visitors were present. 
Mr. Hovuauton moved and Mr. GrimsHaw seconded the follow- 
ing alteration in the date of election of officers :— 
i. That the Engineering Section elect their Committee and 
Officers for the Session 1898 and subsequent Sessions, 4t the 
