In the Agricultural Section Mr. Rew, Assistant Secre- tary of
the Board of Agriculture, surprised his audience by statistics showing that the United Kingdom produces rather more than half of its total food supply. To the layman fur the most interesting paper in the Engineering Section was the presidential address of Professor Archibald Barr. He insisted strongly on the duty which the engineer owed to the community, maintaining that efficiency varied in a direct ratio with regard for the convenience and health of all affected by his work. He also condemned the disregard by modern engineers of msthetic considera- tions, arguing that economy and efficiency were compatible with beauty if designers aimed at elegance of structural scheme appropriate to the materials used instead of resorting to extraneous decoration.
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