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1 Victorian Institut of Enginrs. (ESTABLISED 1883). 1912, APRIL 17T. PROCEEDINGS. Th Annual Gnral Mting, inaugurating th 1912 sssion, was hld at th rooms, 57 Swanstonstrt, Mlbourn, on Wdnsday, April 17th, at 8 p.m. Th chair was occupid succssivly by th rtiring Prsidnt (Mr. Jas. Alx. Smith), and th succding Prsidnt (Col. John Monash). Th minuts of th Dcmbr, 1911, mting wr confirmd. A lttr was rcivd from Mr. T. W. FOWLER, asking whthr th candidats for th VicPrsidncis had complid with th rquirmnts of th ruls in rspct to lngth of tnur as ordinary mmbrs of Council, and with rgard to th contribution of a papr. Th PRESIDENT (Mr. Smith) said that no nominations had bn rcivd by th Council for th positions (two) of Vic Prsidnts. Thrfor th Council had fulfilld its duty undr th ruls in submitting nams to th gnral mting for ballot, aftr th qualifications of th nomins, rquird by th ruls, had bn carfully considrd and approvd. Th Council's Rport for th yar 1911, which had bn prviously printd and circulatd, was prsntd by th PRESIDENT, and, upon th motion of Mr. M. E. KERNOT, scondd by Mr. F. W. TEMPLE, it was takn as rad. Th PRESIDENT, in commnting upon th rport, said that thy wr again to b congratulatd upon a stady and satisfactory progrss. As an instanc th mmbrship had incrasd as follows :19o7, 99 ; 1908, 135 ; 1909, 164 ; 191o, 189 ; 1911, 198. Th. Council, howvr, dsird to draw attntion to th rathr small addition to th studnt sction, and would suggst that

2 VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS: mmbrs should bring th advantags of joining undr th notic of th pupils and studnts. Thr had bn vry fw rsignations, but thy had lost two highly stmd mmbrs Mr.

2 2 VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS: mmbrs should bring th advantags of joining undr th notic of th pupils and studnts. Thr had bn vry fw rsignations, but thy had lost two highly stmd mmbrs Mr. Garson and Mr. Sparks by dath. Thy had to rcord a busy yar of usful work Volum XII. of th "Procdings" would b th largst on rcord. Th Institut was now widly rcognisd as an authority on thos mattrs in which nginring ntrd into public policy. For instanc, during th past yar thy had dalt with th City of Mlbourn Building Rgulations, Municipal Administration Bills, Australian Railway Gaug qustion, and th rights of th profssion and th protction of its intrsts in rgard to th Fdral Capital Dsigns. That thir action in maintaining chat th lattr qustion was at this stag ssntially an nginring, not an architctural issu, was ndorsd authoritativly abroad th lttr from th Scrtary of th Institution of Civil Enginrs, London, which had bn printd in th Dcmbr "Procdings" showd. Th subjoind xtract from a latr lttr from th sam gntlman indicatd that th gnral qustion was similarly viwd by British administrators. " It will b, I am sur, of intrst to you to know that with rspct to th laying out of Dlhi as th nw capital of India, in consqunc of th rmoval of th sat of govrnmnt to that city from Calcutta, th Indian Govrnmnt has invitd and has appointd Mr. John A. Brodi, a mmbr of th Institution Council, to procd to India and advis th govrnmnt as to this work involvd," Th Institut had don him th honour to nominat him as th Enginring Rprsntativ to act upon th Govrnmnt Commission of thr adjudicators in connction with th Fdral Capital Dsigns, and th work was now procding. In financ, in mmbrship, in authority, in rcognition hr and abroad th Institut had nvr stood highr than today. That th advanc might continu, th Council would imprss upon all that thr must b no rlaxation of ffort, and that thr must b a loyalty of ach to th intrsts of all, as typifid by th Institut. movd that th Rport b adoptd. Carrid. Th on. Trasurr (Mr. TOMAS ILL) prsntd th Balanc Sht. said that rnt and all currnt xpnss rmaind

3 I PROCEEDINGS. 3 about constant, xcpt in rgard to th liability for printing, which would b a littl mor in consqunc of th largr volum and mmbrship. Th balanc in th bank last yar was 2 52/9/3 ; this yar it was 3o5/6/Io. Thir arrars of subscription wr vry small indd in fact thy could hardly b trmd arrars, as all wr good, and as som mrly rprsntd paymnts which had not rachd him until aftr th financial yar had closd. Thir financial position was sound, and was stadily advancing. movd that th Balanc Sht b rcivd. Scondd by Mr. A. W. CRAVEN, and carrid. Mr. F. W. TEMPLE said th arrars of subscriptions wr valud at 35. would lik to know how long som of thos wr outstanding. Th ON. TREASURER said a vry short tim. Excpt in th cas of on mmbr, whos travls took him into rmot countris abroad, th arrars wr chifly paymnts which cam tc hand in January or Fbruary, instad of Dcmbr. Mr. TEMPLE said that in that cas h thought th whol of th arrars wr good assts. Th PRESIDENT said that th council gav vry rigid attntion to th qustion of arrars. Prsonally h thought thy should appar at thir full valu on th balanc sht for, xcpt in rgard to th instanc citd by th Trasurr, non wnt back furthr than two yars. Profssor. PAYNE congratulatd th Institut on its vry good balanc sht. notd an itm of 3/10/ for intrst rcivd. would suggst th advisability of placing a furthr sum at intrst arning fixd dposit. Th PRESIDENT said th council was arranging th mattr. Mr. J. A. GRIFFITS movd, and Mr. W. S. STRETTLE scondd that th balanc sht b adoptd. Carrid. t On th motion of th PRESIDENT a harty vot of thanks was accordd to th on. Auditors, Mssrs.. E. EBBS and G. L'ORIMER. Th PRESIDENT, in liu of a rtiring addrss, prsntd a draft mmorandum of Association in rfrnc to th qustion of Incorporation (printd in th currnt issu).

4 4 VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS : Th mattr was discussd and rturnd to th Council to tak action in accordanc with th powrs alrady accordd to it. Th PRESIDENT said that whn h had dclard th ballot h would hav prformd his last official duty in th chair, and would cas to b Prsidnt. would lik brifly to thank mmbrs for th trust thy had rposd in him during th past four yars; for th honour thy had don him in rpatdly placing him in th chair; and for th assistanc thy had givn him in nabling him, in turn, to assist in som dgr in th advancmnt of th position of th profssion and th Institut in Australia. 1 had had a grat masur of hlp, and if h had bn abl to do 1 anything it had bn bcaus of th hlp and moral support th Institut had givn him. Elction of Officrs. Th PRESIDENT dclard th rsult of th ballot, Mssrs. A. C. SMIT and J. A. GRIFFITS acting as scrutinrs, as follows : Prsidnt (unopposd), Col. JON MONAS. VicPrsidnts (unopposd), Mssrs. F. W. CLEMENTS and W C. ROWE. on. Trasurr (unopposd) : Mr. T. ILL. t, Mmbrs of Council : Mssrs. A. W. CRAVEN, T. W. FOWLER, ti J. IGGINS, W. MCCORMACK,. E. MORTON, and Profssor ENRY PAYNE. a Th nonrtiring mmbrs of Council ar as follows : Pa.t c( Prsidnts : A. ti C. MOUNTAIN, Major. V. CAMPION, J. T. N. ANDERSON, G. A. TURNER, JAS. ALEX SMIT ; ordinary mmbrs of council: J. M. COANE, J. S. DETRIDGE, WM. FYVIE, M. E. st KERNOT, A. MCCOWAN, C. E. OLIVER. Th rtiring PRESIDENT, in inducting Colonl Monash into th Si chair xhibitd a framd portrait of th lat Profssor Krnot, and said h was sur.that on no shouldrs could th mantl of w such a man as th on whos portrait h producd fall mor appropriatly than upon thos of Colonl Monash. Thy would xpct m of much from him, and, howvr much thy might xpct from him, thy would not b disappointd. had vry grat plasur, as th rtiring prsidnt, and prsonally, in congratulating Colonl Pc Monash on his appointmnt. to Sr t t C

PROCEEDINGS. 5 Th PRESIDENT, COLONEL JON MONAS, said his first duty was to thank mmbrs sincrly for th high honour thy had confrrd upon him in placing him in th chair.

5 PROCEEDINGS. 5 Th PRESIDENT, COLONEL JON MONAS, said his first duty was to thank mmbrs sincrly for th high honour thy had confrrd upon him in placing him in th chair. accptd th offic with vry many misgivings misgivings as to his ability to carry out th high dutis of th offic ; and vry srious misgivings of bing abl to maintain th high standard which had bn st by his prdcssors, and particularly th rtiring prsidnt, both in rgard to ability and to industry, and th unfailing attntion to th bst intrsts of th Institut which h had invariably brought to th task. had bn a mmbr of th Institut for a comparativly fw yars, and it was vry flattring to rcollct that in that short tim h should hav gaind th confidnc that h had. would ndavour to worthily follow Profssor Krnot and Mr. Smith, and do th bst h could for th Institut. Th succss of a body lik thirs dpndd not on th Prsidnt alon not on th Council alon,' but mor largly than upon any othr factor upon th individuai mmbrs. It was from th mmbrs that th govrning body drw its inspiration and authority, and it dpndd on th individual support of vry mmbr of th Institut, Whthr th Institut as a whol would succd. Thr wr crtain dirctions in which th mmbrs could hlp, and accord to th Council and th Prsidnt vn gratr support than in th past. On was in th dirction of th monthly mtings. In thos mtings vry mmbr could hlp, chifly by making it a point of honour to attnd whnvr possibl. Scondly, by coming forward with paprs and lcturs on subjct mattrs of thir own practic, which wr crtain to b of intrst to othr mmbrs. And lastly, by discussing frly all th paprs and subjcts brought bfor thm. If that could b don in a gratr masur than in th past, h thought that th coming sssion Should b succssful. Mr. J. A. SMIT assurd th Prsidnt that ach in his dgr would assist him in vry way. Th PRESIDENT said thr wr still a numbr of vry important mattrs in th hands of th Council apart from th actual businss of th Institut. Som of thm wr rfrrd to in th rport th Mlbourn City Building Rgulations, and othrs of qual importanc. Rmmbring th old adag that it is vry dangrous to swop horss whil crossing a ford, th Council flt that as Mr. Smith had had ths mattrs in hand from thir incption, it

6 6 VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS: would b disastrous if thy should b ntirly droppd out of his hands, and so, undr som prssur, Mr. Smith had undrtakn in crtain spcific mattrs to kp touch with thm, and s thm through to a finish. 7 hat must b vry gratifying to th mmbrs, and Mr. Smith would hav th full support of th Council in th work. Th PRESIDENT said h thought a rsolution should b placd on th minuts rcording th high sns of apprciation of this Institut of th valuabl srvics rndrd by th rtiring Prsidnt. Thy had apprciatd and flt Mr. Smith's ladrship and influnc and work for so long that thy could not quit ralis how thy wr going to gt along without it. thrfor movd, "That this Institut dsirs to plac on rcord its high apprciation of th valuabl srvics of th rtiring Prsidnt, Mr. J. A. Smith, during four succssiv yars, in which h has hld th offic of Prsidnt of this Institut." Th motion was carrid by acclamation. Mr. J. A. SMIT, in rply, said th honour was mor than his du. had always simply ndavourd to do, and would continu to ndavour to do, that which cam to his hand to th bst of his ability. thankd mmbrs for th complimnt xtndd to him. Th PRESIDENT said h would tak th opportunity of making vry brif rfrnc to th dradful calamity which had appalld th whol civilisd world. Thy would rmmbr what a shock it was to th Enginring profssion all ovr th world whn th Qubc bridg disastr occurrd som yars ago, and thy flt th foundations of thir blif shakn at th possibility of such a work coming to a suddn and ignominious nd. And to a larg xtnt that was th fling among thm in connction with th prsnt disastr. It brought into promininc in thir minds th qustion whthr in this ag of scinc it was not possibl to avoid such disastrs ; and scondly of minimising thir disastrous ffcts. It was too arly to spak crtainly, but it smd at first blush surprising that a vssl of th siz and build of th Titantic could not hav bn cut up into watrtight compartmnts, so that in th vnt of disastr to or portion th rmaindr might float.

REPORT OF TE COU NCII,. 7 Mr. J. A. SMIT askd if th Prsidnt would tak any action ncssary to mak thir viws known. Th PRESIDENT said th mattr would rciv attntion.

7 REPORT OF TE COU NCII,. 7 Mr. J. A. SMIT askd if th Prsidnt would tak any action ncssary to mak thir viws known. Th PRESIDENT said th mattr would rciv attntion. t I A ballot for th lction of mmbrs was conductd, Mssrs, Grov and McCormack actd as scrutinrs, and dclard th following duly lctd : Mssrs. TOMAS D. ANDERSON, JON D. CRAWFORD, PAUL. FRAENKEL, UBERT RUTTER, and G. W. CARLISLE VENABLES. At I0.10 p.m. th mting closd. s REPORT OF TE COUNCIL FOR t PRESENTED AT TE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Th Council submits its Rport, in accordanc with th Ruls, thus : MEMBERS: Th roll continus to stadily xpand as th subjoind t synopsis indicats : 0 t Yar Numbr Th nams of thos who hav bn lctd ar Mmbrs: W. J. ANDREWS, J. J. GREEN,. E. GROVE, A. L. ARGREAVE, A. LESLIE, A. E. UGES, G. KERMODE, E. W. STEPENS. G. TWENTYMAN BROWN has also transfrrd from th grad of Junior Mmbr to full mmbrship. L Associat ; Mr. A. W. D. BROWN was transfrrd to Junior Mmbr rank from th grad of Studnt Mmbr.

8 VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS: Junior Mmbr: LOYAL. FINC. Studnts: R. J. BENNIE and S. G. ALL. onorary Mmbrs: Sir JON MADDEN, G.C.M.G., B.A., LL.D., D.C'.L., Liut. Govrnor, Chancllor of th Univrsity; Sir W. R. CRESSWELL, K.C.M.G., Admiral of th Commonwalth Flt. Rsignations: Thr hav bn but two rsignations, that of Mr. A. DE GRUCY, who has lft Australia, and Captain F. TICKELL, but th Council has to rcord th suddn dath, in th midst of his usfulnss, of a valud mmbr Mr. G. GARSON. Th dath of Mr. J. W. SPARKES, on of th oldst mmbrs of th Institut, also occurrd during th yar. MEETINGS : Institut Mtings hav tn hld as follows : Ordinary Council.. 13 Spcial Council Annual Gnral..... i Ordinary Gnral g Spcial Gnral Thr wr also numrous Committ Mtings for various purposs. VISITS : By th courtsy of Mr. F. W. CLEMENTS a visit was paid to th South Yarra Cntral Station of th Mlbourn Elctric Supply Company. PAPERS: Thr has bn a continuation of th supply of paprs, on markd fatur bing th xhaustiv natur of th nsuing discussion thron. Th Council would ritrat its rqust of past yars that mmbrs would, in thir own no lss than th In II

9 REPORT OF TE COUNCIL'. 9 stitut's intrst, contribut, howvr brifly, to th common fund of information. Th paprs rad wr as follows : (I) "A Pla for Bradth in Australian Enginring Thought and Plan," Prsidntial addrss by Jas. Alx. Smith. (2) "Light Railways and Closr Sttlmnt," by J. Conway. (3) (4) (5) "Nots on Modrn Machin Tools," by M. Eady. "Th Main Road Problm," by J. T. N. Andrson. "Th Problm of th Gaug of Australian Railways," by Jas. Alx. Smith. (6) "Th Natural Sasoning of Timbr," by Jas. Mann. LECTURES: PUBLICATION : (i) "Som Imprssions of Travl," by VicPrsidnt Col. J. Monash. (2)_ "Th Ptrological and Exprimntal Aspcts of th Main Road Problm in Victoria," by Prof. Ernst 4I. Skats, D. Sc., and Mr.. S. Summrs, M. Sc. Volum XII. is in th prss. Owing to its incrasing siz (mor than 6o pags in xcss of th pags of Vol. XI.) and to th fact that thr wr xtra mtings at th nd of th yar, th volum will not b rady for issu for about on month. In viw of th gratr funds availabl, th Publication Committ wr authorisd to adopt a highr grad of printing, at a slightly incrasd cost. To this caus, in conjunction with th gratr numbr of pags and to th largr issu ncssitatd by th xpanding mmbrship, is du th incrasd cost last yart i.., Iio, as compard with L89/5/7 for th prcding yar. Thr has, on account of th public natur of th mattrs dalt with in th monthly issus, bn a vry larg dmand amounting to many hundrds of copis for ths numbrs. Th mattr containd thrin has bn vry widly quotd and rproducd, both in Australia and abroad.

IO VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS: LANTERN ILLUSTRATION: Many of th paprs, and th lcturs, hav bn illustratd by lantrn viws, and for his fforts in this dirction th hon. lantrnist, Mr. R.

10 IO VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS: LANTERN ILLUSTRATION: Many of th paprs, and th lcturs, hav bn illustratd by lantrn viws, and for his fforts in this dirction th hon. lantrnist, Mr. R. FERGUSON, is again accordd th Council's thanks. LIBRARY : Undr th control of th Library Committ th Library continus to xpand, both by purchas and by th acquirmnt of valuabl xchangs. Dtails will b found in th hon. Librarian's Rport, publishd in th Dcmbr issu. FINANCE: As usual th hon. Trasurr's statmnt is in balanc sht form, duly auditd by th hon. auditors, to whom th thanks of th Council is accordd. Th financs ar in a thoroughly satisfactory condition. Not only is th halthily xpanding xpnditur of th Institut bing mt, but a substantial rsrv fund is bing accumulatd. PUBLIC MATTERS : Mor and mor th Institut is attaining rcognition as th Enginring authority of this Stat. In many parts its advic has bn sought, and on many points it has uphld th intrsts of th Profssion and th Public intrsts indissolubly connctd thrwith, intr alia, th following issus may b instand (I) Confrnc on Mlbourn City Building Rgulations. (2) Municipal Administration Acts. (3) Main Roads Issus. (q.) Th Gaug of Australian Railways. (5) Th maintnanc of th rights of th Profssion in rlation to th Fdral Capital Dsigns. (6) Diffrntiation as btwn Instituts in rlation to public offiios. Municipal issus, tc. (7)

11 O REPORT OF TE COUNCIL I I d. s In a numbr of instancs thr has bn strong opposition to th just claims and contntions of th Institut. Th opposition has bn mt, and th Institut has stadily maintaind th rights of th Profssion and of its mmbrs. CONCLUSION : f Th Institut, in financ, in mmbrship, in authority, in rcognition hr and abroad has nvr stood highr than today. That th advanc may continu, th Council would imprss upon all that thr must b no rlaxation of ffort, and that thr must b a loyalty of ach to th intrsts of all as typfid by th Institut. f s s n

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