INSTITUTE OF DRAUGHTSMEN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 100, 21 January 1908, Page 7

INSTITUTE OF DRAUGHTSMEN.

r-*— ...... A ■ NEW' ASSOCO TION. At a largely-attended meeting in Messrs Thompson and Brown's offico last .evening, it was decided to eoniirriia* proposal'of a meet--ing ( held j recently, and form an .Institute.: of Draughtsmen for the Dominion. It-was do-' cided that the title of the'body'be j'The New Zealand Institute of-Draughtsmen." 7 Tile subscription was fixed on"'a scale according*: to .salary, with iv minimum of five shillings. Forty members were en-' rolled lost evening. .. . 'A committee was, elected, consisting of a member -representing each, branch of the Institute, .Mr.. .Ei' Meek'-'waa elected to-,res-present. the architects, Mr. iiturtovant. the . lithographers, Mr: H.--Lcali the'' mechanical branch, Messrs. H;' 6,- Turner arid ' S. ; ' S. Jensen the civil engineering, and goological branches, and Me. W. L. Palmer.' the black and white artistsl 1 .7'.'.7 • Win Executive;' Committee and. a -Member-; ship Classification Board 'are'i'alsbito bo appointed.. The r;Board,.i-.wjiich<;' will -rl'rigidjy examine members, is .to: consist of tho president, vico-.prqsidentsj -.and. , 'other . officers ox officio, and V member from eacli branch ' of the profession..- It is- hop'edVtliat by this classification the real ;obiject; of tlio Institute will thus be attained, vizi :—Tq- raise the status of .draughtsmen and so. give> guaran- I tee of' competency/, in workmanship, s to-7tho public. ' " . : 1 : v Mr. J. D. Watt was -appointed:-'secretary-and treasurer."X a- '- \ ■ , The officers of the Instituto"will _ b"e*elected at the next meeting. ... . .7. ,