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The author is indebted to Mr Jackson for a valuable response to the original ‘Viewpoint’ article; it is gratifying that at least one person felt sufficiently moved by the question posed in the title of the article, and in its content, to take the trouble to compose a reply. Mr. D. McQuillan

At their meeting in April last, Council reviewed a plan for the future development of Institution activities and services; the plan, reproduced below, was adopted as a discussion document and has been circulated to all Branch Committees and Overseas Representatives.

Introduction: Mr Armitage The structural engineer practices his art in a continually changing world. In recent years, the pace of change has quickened dramatically with the emergence of new techniques and with increased awareness of the contribution the engineer can make to the protection and improvement of the environment and to the economic use of resources.