CHEMISTS CONFER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 27 January 1939, Page 7

CHEMISTS CONFER

MEETING AT PALMERSTON NORTH SEVERAL PAPERS READ I United Press A^acziatiool PALMERSTON N., 26th January. Chemists from many parts of the Dominion gathered in Palmerston . North to-day to attend the annual meetings of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry and the New Zealand branch of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland. Mr G. A. Law- * rence. Johnsonville, presided over an attendance of 40 at the former meeting. and Mr h. L. Andrew, Welling- 1 ton. over the latter meeting, which ; was also well attended. For his presidential address, Mr Lawrence chose as his subject, “Roth- - amsted of the Nineteenth Century.” "1 ; have chosen Rothamsted for several reasons.” he said. “Virst because X thought the subject would be appropriate in view of the conference being I held at Massey Agricultural College; ; second, because a good many mcmjbers of this institute have studied at lor visited that experimental station; I third, because my father is. I believe, I the only surviving Member of Sir - •Henry Gilbert’s chemical staff; fourth, . ] because it happens to be my birth-j | place, and as a small child I was well!; (acquainted with Rothamsted.” He de- < : scribed at length the location of the ■ : great experimental station and traced 1 in interesting style the work carried i 1 out there since as far back as 1843. OFFICERS ELECTED The following officers were elected , at the annual meeting of the New Zealand section of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland:—Chairman. Mr R. L. Andrew (Wellington); secretary and treasurer, Mr P. White (Wellington); auditor, Mr T. A. Glendinning; committee. Dr. Gardner (Dunedin), Messrs T. H. McCombs. M.P. (Christchurch', F H. V. Fielder (Auckland), H. O. Askew (Nelson) , McDowall (Palmerston North), Moil* (Wellington). M. L. H. Stewart (Wellington), and Miss Lorimer (Wellington).

Several papers were read at the continuation of the meeting to-night.