The Royal Engineers Journal. Presentation of an Address to the Institution ot Civil Engineers . 377 Memorial to Lord Kitchener . 77 The R6le and Requirements of an Army Co-operation Squadron Wing-Commander 0. T. Boyd 378 The 23rd (Field) Company, R.E., in the Great War, Part II Major B. L. Bond 390 With the Shaforce, 1927 . Liet. E. S. de Brett 407 Works Directorate . Lieut.-Colonel D. K. Edgar 417 .The Zhob Valley Railway urvey . Brig.-General H. H. Austin 427 The Present Position as Regards Mechanization Lieut.-Colonel G. le Q. Martel 440 The Shannon Hydro-Electric Power Development. Lieut. J. V. Jenkins 448 Demolition of Chimney by a Territorial Field Company Lieut.-Colonel H. S. Tawse 453 A Recent Wireless Development . Colonel F. A. Ies 454 Forced Passage of a River by Mechanized Formations Dr. Oskar Regele 458 The Cambridge University East Greenland Expedition, 1926 Lieut. P. F. White 461 Recreation Grounds: Their Construction and Maintenance Lieut.-Colonel G. B. O. 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Authors alone are responsible for the statements made and the opinions expressed in their papers. CONTENTS. PAGE I. PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS TO THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGI- NEERS. (With Photograph) ... ... ... ... ... .. 377 2. MIEMORIAL TO LORD KITCIIENER. (With Photograph) ... ... ... 377 3. THE R6LE AND REQUIREMENTS OF AN ARMY CO-OPERATION SQUADRON.