In the Chair, Mr. F. S. Snow, O.B.E., M.I.C.E., M.I.Struct.E., M.1.Mech.E. (President, British Section, Societe des Ingenieurs Civils de France), supported by Mr. Stanley Vaughan, B.Sc., M.I.C.E., A.C.G.I., M.Soc.C.E. (France), President of the Institution of Structural Engineers.