PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (AIR VOTES 1920-21). Treasury Minute dated the 24th January, 1922, under Section 5 of the Appropriation Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. V. c. 32) and Section 4 of the Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. V. c. 59) authorising the temporary application of surpluses on certain Air Votes for the year 1920-21 to meet excesses on other Votes for the same year. My Lords read Their Minute dated the 29th July, 1921, granting authority for excesses on certain Air Votes for the year 1920-21 being met out of surpluses on certain other Votes for the same year. They have now before Them a letter from the Air Ministry dated the 31st December, 1921, setting out the realised surpluses and excesses on Grants for Air Services, 1920-21, accompanied by explanation showing that it would have been detrimental to postpone the expenditure causing the excesses (as shown hereunder) until provision could be made for it by Parliament in the usual course; and proposing, therefore, to defray the said excesses temporarily out of surpluses. Under the powers conferred upon them by Section 5 of the Appropriation Act, 1920, and Section 4 of the Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1920, My Lords authorise the foregoing excesses being defrayed temporarily out of the foregoing surpluses in substitution for the authority given in Their minute dated the 29th July, 1921. (35909) Wt 30139-14 750 2/22 H. St. G. 17 To be purchased through any Bookseller or directly from IMPERIAL HOUSE, KINGSWAY, LONDON, W.C. 2, and 28, ABINGDON STREET, LONDON, S.W. 1; or from EASON AND SON, LTD., 40 and 41, LOWER SACKVILLE STREET, DUBLIN. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Address by the Chairman, Captain the Rt. Hon. F. E. CIVIL AVIATION,' by the Rt. Hon. LORD GORELL, C.B.E., M.C., Under-Secretary of State for Air AERIAL TRANSPORT TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW," by Chairman :-The Rt. Hon. LORD WEIR OF EASTWOOD. "RESEARCH FROM THE DESIGNERS', CONSTRUCTORS' AND USERS' POINTS OF VIEW," by Major FRED M. GREEN, O.B.E., M.I.C.E., F.R.Ae.S. "THE PROGRESS OF RESEARCH," by Brig.-General R. K. BAGNALL-WILD, C.M.G., C.B.E., F.R.Ae.S., Director of Research, Air Ministry The Rt. Hon. Lord Weir of Eastwood, F.R.Ae.S. (Chairman) AFTERNOON SESSION.-DISCUSSION (mainly on the Papers read on the First Afternoon) : The Rt. Hon. Lord Weir of Eastwood, F.R.Ae.S. (Chairman). Capt. G. de Havilland, O.B.E., F.R.Ae.S. Lt. Col. M. O'Gorman, D.Sc., C.B., F.R.Ae.S. Prof. L. Bairstow, C.B.E., F.R.S., F.R.Ae.S. Prof. F. W. Burstall PAGE 104 Prof. Sir Richard T. Glazebrook, K.C.B., F.R.S., F.R.Ae.S. 109 119 120 Mr. Chao-Hsin Chu, Chinese Chargé d'Affaires in London. Vote of Thanks to the Lord Mayor and Corporation - 121 Note.-Papers and portions of papers included in this Report, but not read at the Conference, are enclosed in square brackets. t (5)17160 W 30415-6871(P.F. 1057) 1000 8 22 A MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS of the SECOND AIR TUESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY. MORNING SESSION. The Conference was opened by the Rt. Hon. the LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, SIR JOHN BADDELEY, who spoke as follows:— The LORD MAYOR: My Lords and Gentlemen; it gives me great pleasure to be here this morning to welcome the delegates to the second Air Conference, who, these next two days, are to discuss matters of high and vital interest in connection with aerial transport from various points of view. In this historic- this almost prehistoricGuildhall you are assembled to advance the ultra-modern science of aviation, an event which lends itself to most earnest reflection. People tell one that aviation is only in its infancy; but may I say that great strides have been made during the last 15 years. I mention that because I remember well-I was Sheriff of London at the time-that the aviator, Blériot, was acclaimed by the then Lord Mayor as having performed a most wonderful feat in flying the Channel. I remember soon after that a great meeting in the Guildhall, at which Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and others very strongly enforced the necessity of studying and pursuing the science that had so recently been started. It was a great meeting, and I have no doubt that it had an important effect upon that which not very long afterwards came about, namely, the great War, in which aviation took such a great part. At all events, aviation has now come to stay. It has made great strides, and the British Empire must see that it does not lag behind its contemporaries in a science of this nature. By patient research our air services, military, naval and civil, must be so perfected and so encouraged as to challenge comparison with those in every other nation in the world. I hope that the two days' Conference will be interesting, attractive and useful, and that its effect may be seen in the course of time in the advance which aviation makes in every direction. I will now resign my seat to Captain Guest, who will, I understand, conduct the morning session of your Conference. The Chair was, accordingly, taken by Captain The Right Hon. F. E. GUEST, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.P., Secretary of State for Air. The CHAIRMAN: My Lords and Gentlemen; I think our first duty is to place on record our thanks to the Lord Mayor for having placed at our disposal this magnificent Hall, and to thank him also for the words which he has delivered from this Chair-words of encouragement and words of support. |