Some Recent Industrial Buildings. Discussion on Dr. Oscar Faber'sPaper.

Mr. F. G. COALES, M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Struct.E., proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the authors for their paper and said he was privileged to have the honour of so doing.

THE Cement Gun Apparatus had a rather curious origin. It was invented in America between 25 and 30 years ago, as the result of some experiments made by Mr. Carl Akeley, a big-game hunter, in forming the mounts for his trophies. The carcases were formed by spraying plaster of paris on to an expanded metal frame of the required shape. T. Whitley Moran

This month's letters cover legislation for design checks, embodied carbon of modular construction approaches, and assessment of masonry buildings for earthquake resilience in New Zealand.