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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE HELD AT THE INSTITUTION SEPTEMBER, 1948

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THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS GREAT GEORGE STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W1. 1949

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CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING.

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PAGE F irst Session 5 Opening Address 5 " Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation in New Zealand," by W. L. Newnham . 8 " Biology and its Relation to Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation," by A. J. Healy 25 Discussion on the above two Papers . . ' . . . . . . . . . 41