INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 36, 6 November 1907, Page 8

INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS.

• _4 . The executive of the Institute met yesterday afternoon, there being present:—Messtt, : J. C. M'Kerrow (President), Hon. >G. iv. R.ichardß»i, and Messrs. J.' Strachan, J. E.' Fulton, and H. Sladden.. / Correspondence was read from the, Sun veyor-Gen'eraJ'stating' that the matter' of licensed surveyors employed by the Govern- . mojit asTdraughtsmen,: and not credited'on the roll .of. departmental officers, with- pro-., •: . fessional' status,' Was ■ under consideration; . - * and also : from the Government in .reference to the matter of Native .Land Court, survoys, Tbp proposals under, consideration • had been forwarded to the-Chief, Judgo. of the. Native. Land- Court.'

.A request that the- answers; to the-, examination papers. should be ■ published'.in the Journal .was declined. ... . . '''.'-.-■'■ -■

■ It was decided to write to the Queensland Board of Examiners, who hate, charge ,of the next examination, suggesting certain changes in. the nature of examination :questions,; the'marking of answers, and-the .time; allowance; . / , ....... ,v.

The resignation, of Mr.," B. E. Eraser,- of ; Gisbornp, was,, accepted ' with regret, i A '■'! circular-addressed'to members of the.Native Affairs* Committee by the Auckland 'Local '. Committee of.the Institute of Surveyors waa considered and generally approved. It was decided to .write to this effect,to CHairman of the Native Affairs Committee, ~ sug- '-. gesting. that the Committee should take the , advice 1 of the Surveyor-General' (who-had 'a , thorough knowledge of existing regulations and their defects), with -regard to- the 're-' commendations embodied in ''the', circular;

•The.'Hon.:6:- P.. Richardson] and^Mr.'.P.'E. Cheal we're nominated for appointment;, w ',' the Board of Survejfers 'as' representatives' oi the Institute.'. ■''