Technological Branch.

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Technological Branch. First Meeting: 21st May, 1912. Mr. F. W. Payne, Vice-Chairman, in the chair. Address.—“Factors in the Selling-price of Electricity,” by Mr. E. E. Stark. The lecture dealt with the subject of selling-prices for a municipal enterprise. Second Meeting: 18th June, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark, Chairman, in the chair. Address.—“X-rays and Radium,” by Dr. P. D. Cameron.

Third Meeting: 16th July, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. Address.—“The Dunedin–Mosgiel Duplication-works,” by Mr. W. R. Davidson, A.M.Inst.C.E. Attention was paid more particularly to the technical aspect of the undertaking. The lecture was well illustrated by slides. Fourth Meeting: 20th August, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. Paper.—“The Problem of Interference in Wireless Telegraphy,” by Mr. E. E. Stark. Fifth Meeting: 17th September, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. Papers. — 1. “Reasons in Architecture,” by Mr. B. B. Hooper, A.R.I.B.A. 2. “The Steam Turbine,” by Mr. Joseph Lythgoe. 3. “Flight and Gravitation,” by Mr. F. W. Payne. Sixth Meeting: 15th October, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. Address.—“The History of the Steam-engine,” by Mr. R. McLintock. Seventh Meeting: 19th November, 1912. Mr. E. E. Stark in the chair. Paper.—“Reinforced Concrete,” by Mr. C. Fleming McDonald. An interesting paper, giving the history of concrete and of reinforced concrete as building-materials, and going very fully into the wonderful qualities and possibilities of the latter variety. At the close of the lecture a large number of views were exhibited showing in an admirable manner the adaptability of ferro-concrete to various forms of construction, and its stability and endurance in the case of fire and earthquake.