SURVEYORS CONFER

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 208, 17 August 1927, Page 4

SURVEYORS CONFER

MEETING IN NAPIER YEAR’S WORKING OUTLINED. SEVERAL QUESTIONS RAISED. The annual conference of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors opened in Napier this morning when the retiring president, Mr F. T. Ledger, of Nelson, presided over twenty-five delegates from various branches ot the institute throughout the Dominion. In moving the adoption of the annual report, the chairman stated that as the result of the discussion at the conference in Auckland last year a deputatiou from the council waited on the Legislative Council, and certainly made an impression, but when the Bill Went back to the Lower House much of the good done was upset. The local bodies, he thought, had not done much relative to the I’own Planning Act. Wellington had appointed a town-planner, while several smaller town bodies* were considering schemes. CADET TRAINING. In respect to the matter of training adets, the chairman explained that a sub committee had been set up to fully inquire into this problem, and were convinced that the time had arrived when the training status of cadets should be improveu. The question of university training loomed large and the eouneil had suggested to the Surveyors’ Board that in the tests some qescions relative to town planning be included. The chairman fully realised Hits was rather a "tall order.” but advised those present to Cfifbufage the cadets to read several excellent articles on town-planning as this Would more directly concern them than the older members of the profession. REGISTRATION. “The council has gone to a lot of trouble in the long standing problems relative to regulation” continued the chairman, who added that a year ago the Prime Minister assured a deputation from the council that he would recommend the Engineers' Registration Board to consider any suggestions made by the council in respect tv those candidates who had neeil turned down and would suggest to the board that it give a sympathetic hearing to any such suggestions. The board had notified the chairman that it was inclined to accept the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The board was then asked to reconsider several cases of hardships, but these were all turned down. Personally I fail to see how another recommendation from the Prime Minister would be of any use in view of the previous One being turned-down.” commented the chairmen, who thought that a petition to Parliament might be of use. Mt P. Bartew, of Napier seconded the motion, and after several delegates had expressed their opiniCns on certain matters as mentioned by the chairman, the report was carried. The report dealt in detail in regard tn matters outlined by the chairman, and added that the statement of ac: counts showed that the excess of inconic over expenditure amounted to £49 2s 4d. The report drew attention to the fact that the amount of outstanding subscriptions had now reached £l7l ah increase of £6l 12s.