CIVIL ENGINEERS.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE CONCLUDED. By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN. February 20. The greater part of the morning session of the annual conference of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers was devoted to discussion on a paper presented by Mr F. J. Jones. M.V.0.1.5.0.. on the subject: “The Economics of Railway Transportation as applied to New Construction.” Mr J. *S. L. Deem (Wanganui), delivered an address in the afternoon on : “Civil Aviation and Airport Design.” The speaker said that the prediction was rapidly being realised that a city without an airport would be | much behind the times as one without I out a railway station. The limit of I usefulness of the modern aeroplane seemed to be fixed only by the number of places that could be provided for landing and taking-off. Other papers were read by members. Mr G. T. Murray, the new president, was installed by the outgoing president. The conference concluded its sittings late this afternoon.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18499, 21 February 1930, Page 10
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