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The Journal of the Institution of Surveyors, N. S. Wales

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VOL. XIII. No. 9. SYDNEY, SEPT. 21, 1900.

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"THE SURVEYOR," which is published monthly, contains original articles on matters connected with Surveying, both of a technical and of a general character, extracts from Scientific journals on allied subjects, notes upon topics of professional interest, notices of appointments or changes in the personnel of the Government Surveying and Engineering Staffs, reports of the proceedings and transactions of the Scientific Institutions, and correspondence.

Literary matter may be sent to the Editors, T. H. Loxton and John Miller, at the Office of the Institution, Queensland Offices, Bridge Street, Sydney.

Business communications should be addressed to the Business Manager, E C. Hughes, Queensland Offices, Bridge Street, Sydney.

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GENERAL.

GENERAL MEETING.-The Ordinary Monthly General Meeting of the Institution of Surveyors, N.S. W., was held at the Rooms, 57 Queensland Offices, Bridge-street, on Tuesday, 11th inst., at 8 p.m. The chair was taken by the President, Mr. G. H. Knibbs, and there were present Messrs. Hughes, Arnheim, Dobbie, Furber, Halloran, Cooke, Kenny, McKay, Peake, and H. Mackenzie.

The minutes of previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the nomination of Mr. Adam Maitland, licensed surveyor, Forbes, by Mr. G. H. Knibbs, seconded by Mr. S. R. Dobbie, was sent on for ballot at next meeting.

Mr. T. F. Furber was then called upon to read the second portion of his paper on Map Projection.

Mr. Furber also in his final remarks introduced the subject of Photographic Surveying, more particularly with reference to the recent advances in telephotography, which had developed so much as to considerably widen the application of photography to surveying, He exhibited several telephoto views in illustration of his remarks.