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have followed with such interest ,,.our proposal for the formation`of an Institute of Road Transport Engineers will be glad to learn that all the legal problems and difficulties which have arisen have been overcome, and the Institute will soon be commencing active work in the interests of the industry and of road-transport engineers and operators in particular.
Despite the fact that for several months we havefl thought it advisable not to make any specific references to the project, because we considered that . these might possibly adversely affect the negotiations, we, the secretary, and members of the committee have received scores of letters and inquiries as to the progress being made, also a considerable number of applications for membership additional to those sent during the early months. A large percentage of these recent inquiries comes .from our Overseas Empire, some also from foreign road-transport engineers, all these proving both the need for the development and the widespzead enthusiasm which it has aroused.
Forms of application for membership are now being dispatched to those who have already expressed their wish to join, and others will be forwarded at request.
Meanwhile the committee and officers have not been idle. Excellent office accommodation has been obtained in a building facing the Houses of Parliament, and a booklet describing the aims and objects and giving particulars of the Institute is in course of preparation and will shortly be published.
The other organs of the Trade and Technical Press concerned with our industry have been most helpful and encouraging in their comments upon the new Institute, and it is at our request that they, like ourselves, have refrained recently from• saying more about this matter, but they will be notified when the final stage in the formation has been completed. The fullest details will then be made available to all of them.
We have no doubt that the I.R.T.E. will grow rapidly into one of the largest and most important bodies in the road-transport sphere, and one which will be able to perform functions of the utmost value to the advancement of commercial road transport and of the vehicles 'enga-ged in its many branches.