F. J. WALKER MEDAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 21, 24 July 1936, Page 5

F. J. WALKER MEDAL

. - ' m i —. - PRESENTATION MADE j ART OF REFRIGERATION The writing ,of .the best paper read before the New Zealand Association of Refrigeration in the 1935-36 season has won for Mr. C. R. Barnicoat, M.Sc., A.1.C., of the Dairy Research Institute. Palmerston : North, the F. ■' J. Walker ( Medal, which' was presented to him last evening at a dinner held in his honour by the association. Mr Walker, •of Sydney, who is a pioneer' in the chilled beef trade, gave the medal for the best -paper "advancing the science and art of refrigeration and its allied and dependent industries.'' ..'The! occasion served a dual purpose, as Mr. Barnicoat will shortly leave for America, where he has been awarded a Commonwealth Fellowship/ which entitles him to two years': research or advanced study. • ' ■■ • -■■■■•■": The-president of the association, Mr. F. W. Grainger,-was in the chair,-and also present-was Dr E.Marsden, secretary of the Department; of Scientific and Industrial Research. In presenting the medal to Mr. Barnicoat the president stressed the value of research work in- the science of. refrigeration. • Industries were becoming more scientifically minded, and it was encouraging to know that the knowledge Mr.-Barnicoat-would gain overseas would be to the advantage^ of New Zealand. The prize-winning . paper prepared by Mr. Barnicoat had been read at the international congress in Holland, and when the reports of the congress arrived they would probably contain valuable and constructive criticism. The association,, he said, had 170 members from Auckland to the Bluff, and he would appeal for the support of the younger refrigerating engineers. ■ Toasts honoured during the evening were: "New Zealand Industries," proposed by Mr. G. M Valentine, and responded to by Mr. W. Cable (engineering) and Mr. J. L. Gichard (building); "Association of Refrigeration,", proposed by Dr. Marsdeh, and responded to by the president, Mr A. S. Mitchell (secretary)," "Kindred Institutions," proposed by Mr. G A. Lawrence, and responded to by Mi N. J. Webster (Society of Mechanical Engineers); "Donor of Medal," proposed by Mr. W. A. Fisher; "The Press," Mr. A. E. Hefford. The secretary discussed the valuable pioneering work of Mr. Walker, and Mr. Barnicoat read a paper on "Some Experiments in the Packing and Storage of Butter." As a result of the saturation of the filling behind it, a. wooden, retaining wall in Franklyn Avenue, a narrow lane between Nairn Street and Brooklyn Road, collapsed last night and the way was blacked by a small slip of about 50 tons of earth and clay. PorI tion of a backyard, fencing, arid a few j small trees were .carried away, but' j the damage is not serious. I