ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. lxxi. 



Monthly meeting held October 18. 

 There were present Mr. G. R. Cowdery (in the Chair) and 

 eight members. The meeting immediately adjourned. 



Final meeting held November 29. 



There were present Mr. Norman Selfe (in the Chair) and 

 thirty-six members and visitors. 



The following members were elected as Officers and Committee 

 for the following year : — Chairman : Norman Selfe, m. Inst. c.E. 

 Hon. Secretary: S.. H. Barraclough, m.m.e., Assoc, m. Inst. c.E. 

 Committee: Henry Deane, m:.a., m. inst. c.e., Percy Allan, Assoc. 



M. Inst. CLE., G. R. COWDERY, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., J. M. SmAIL,M. Inst.C.E., 

 J. I. HAYCROFT, M.E., M.I. C.E.I. , H. H. DARE, M.E., Assoc. M.Inst. C.E., 



T. J. Bush, Lee Murray, m.c.e. 



Mr. J. 1. Haycroft, made some additional remarks on " Le 

 Pont Vierendeel" 



Contributions to the discussion were made by Messrs. Allan, 

 Bowman, Cook, Dare, and the Chairman. 



Exhibits of apparatus were provided by Messrs. Edge and Edge, 

 Mr. J. H. D. Brearley, Mr. B. Wallach, and the Hon. Secretary. 



A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the acting Chairman, 

 Mr. Norman Selfe. 



MEDICAL SECTION. 

 I. 



A Special Meeting of the Section was held at the Society's 

 House, on Friday, May 19th, 1899, at 8 p.m., for the election of 

 officers for the year. In the absence of the Chairman, Dr. W. H. 

 Goode, was unanimously voted to the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The ballot resulted in the election of officers as follows: — 

 Chairman : Dr. Walter Spencer. Committee : Drs. F. H, 

 Quaife, Sydney Jamieson, Roland Pope, and L. E. F. Neill. 

 Honorary Secretaries : Drs. J. A. Dick and Frank Tidswell. 



