INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS.
ANNUAL MEETING. 1 The - annnal-''g«ncral;mcetirig' i4 'of^tho' • "New Zealand Institute of Surveyors was hold at Auckland on Friday last. ...51r. Tkos! Humphries, president, ■■ occupied .tho chair, and ,'somo, 30 members' were in attendance... Tho amiiml report,, and statement of accounts wero adapted. ■ . 'J'iio election of ■ officers-resulted ■■■■ as under:—Vice-president, .Mr. P. . Cham-; ' bers; councillors,: Messrs. A. H;'Bridge .'and L. 0. Sladslon; auditors, Messrs. J. : S. Weleh'and \V. S. Wheeler; members,' Messrs. F.. It., Burnley, A. F. Browno, T, CafpJoy, It. S.' Finch, P. C. Gannaway, 0. K. Gnerson, .. B. H. llorner, G. M. Hi Jackson, ■ 3.■■■■K.-Ledger,, E. M'Ewaii, J. Slaekay, J. R. Morgan, D. Nelson, G. Itochfort; W. 3. .Thompson,' W. B. do L. WilHs,.o.* IS,;- R-bbinson,; Q; F. Martin. ■ ■'' ■:V ■, j"'':'" '■ It. was resolved 1 that the council take in hand tho revision of. tho by-laws of tho - institute, make.,recommendations, 'and .report to a,general..meeting to bo held in August next.,.,-.- 1 '..-;. •, . It was decided that tho dato 'of' the original cortitieate, dated December 26, 1854, issued to Mr.- A. P. Seymour, of Piefcm, by tho , Nelson Provincial Government, .authorising him to undertake survey-work,_ bo endorsed upon.his ap-„ plication. This. eertiiicato ■is probably the oldest Now.Zealand certificate bold by any. surveyor, in the Dominion * 1t... was • moved ,aiid agreed that;,.til© Council the 'Surveyor-General and suggest • that'; expert'' draughtsmen bo supplied to. keep,tho plan..work ot : tho standard surveyors tip - to "tho. field .work-that hag been done in various';localities. . ■ A reconimeudation ivas made to tho council, that. tho.,,.scale ofJ,.chargcs . bs amended as followli-Thatwhero packing has .to bo employed .tho'. rato;should S bo 10s..per mile..-2. That'„'tho ! .scalo'of ; charges should:increase ; ft per cent for eacii.extra 10 mile.s fiom l)aso.;>3. .That pegs;should, bo paid, for ■ 'at.';ls.;'eooh.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1956, 13 January 1914, Page 11
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283INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1956, 13 January 1914, Page 11
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