IN making its appeals for public support, the Institution has decided to divide into two Districts the North of England, which up to the end of last year was one District, and which had as its Organizing Secretary the late Mr. Edgar H. Johnson, F.C.I.S., of Manchester.

This change has become necessary owing to the great development in the Institution's work during recent years, and the great increase in the number of its Branches in the North of England, which last year contributed over £30,000 to tie funds of the Institution.

The North-Western District will consist of Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Westmorland and the Isle of Man, with an area of 5,300 square miles, and a population of just over 6,353,000 ; the North-Eastern District of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire, with an area of 9,100 square miles, and a population of just over 6,400,000..