ADVERTISEMENTS. W. MACDONNELL & Co., OPTICIANS, SURVEYING & MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS IMPORTERS OF TROUGHTON & SIMMS' THEODOLITES, DUMPY LEVELS, &c., &o., AND ALL KINDS OF SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS. TELESCOPES, MICROSCOPES, PHOTO. CAMERAS, AND OPTICAL LANTERNS AND SLIDES, AND Sole Agents for JOHN TANN'S Anchor, Reliance, Fire & Burglar Proof Safes, CORNER OF GEORGE & BOND STREETS, SYDNEY. TO SURVEYORS. W. A. JONES & CO., Mathematical & Scientific Instrument Makers TO THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, BOND FOY'S CHAMBERS, STREET, SYDNEY. ions carried out. All kinds of repairs under1 workmanship guaranteed. s fitted to Theodolites (if broken); bent Axes ed, and guaranteed perfect. The usual Monthly Meeting of the Survey Club will be held at the Rooms of Sydney Catering Company (late Gunsler's), in Pitt Street, on Tuesday, 14th August, at 8 p.m. A Paper, forming one of the series upon the use of Small Transit Theodolites, will be read by Mr. G. H. Knibbs. The following are the names of gentlemen who were elected to membership at the last meeting :-W. H. Warren, A.M.I.C.E.; W. W. Mills, Government Surveyor; J. F. Mann, E. H. Cowdery, G. H. Legge, and H. F. C. Koebcke, Licensed Surveyors. [NDISPUTABLY, the profession of surveying has long waited in this Colony for that representation which its importance has imperatively demanded. Owing to the want of a journal, we are of the opinion that through the years that are past, much interesting and valuable information has been lost, because there have been no columns in our newspapers open to contributions on survey topics. Wide indeed, and occasioned probably by the peculiar nature of his employment, and by the great diversity of his experience, is the range of subjects which come within the observation of him who follows the profession of a surveyor. To the greater number of private individuals, we are inclined to believe, surveying, with its accompaniments, appears an almost occult business. It would seem, indeed, that few unprofessionals know anything of even the simplest methods which the surveyor pursues; and, though we do not propose to provide an education in surveying for the million, yet we believe. that much useful knowledge may be gained in this particular by those wishing to avail themselves of the results of the labour of others. For many years, unfortunately, the opportunity has not been afforded us to evidence the large amount of really important work which has been done in this colony, both in the departments of science and practice. The undeniable result of an healthy |