REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS, To the Editor of the "Nonri-Cutna Dany News."
SmI wonder why our P, W. D. has "not for all these years instituted the registration - of architects in Shanghai and why the architectural fraternity have not agitated for same. The Chinese Municipal Authorities of" Greater!
Shanghai have already done and time is no doubt ripe for the Foreign Settlement and the Frengh Concession to adopt similar sures, which will be a great assistance' to. the Councils and the Community and a protection to those who have spent much of, their time and money for the study of this highly honoured profession in order to corn. a livelihood.
For the community, one does not have to run the risk of being misled by employing persons who are - not qualified but. pose as architects, for building operation The legal and medical professions have their proper protection from the authorities and it is a gross injustice to our architects not to give them what they are entitled to have.
The subject of the registration architects wag discussed in the press some years ago and for some reason it was dropped. But I hope this urgent question wil be again revived. am, etc., Shanghai, Oct, 24, 1929, To the Editor of the Nowru-Cina Dairy News Sm—I note that in "a letter dated the 24th "Architect" states that the architectural fraternity has done nothing to attempt the registration of architects in Shanghai.
I may inform "Architect" that some years ago the leading architacts here did make a serious effort to bring about compulsory registeration of architects in order to prevent unqualified persons practising. our profession, and although backed up by the Pablic Works Department who would welcome such a measure they wore unsuccessful lowing to the fact that the various Consuls' consent had to be obtained, at least one of whom (representing: a minor country) refused to give his consent; and thus the attempt Furthermore it was pointed out to us that the Bill for compulsory registration of architects had not been put through in England (nor has it yet gone-through) so that no authori tive argument could be put before any Consul who refused his consent to such registration. Tam, ete, Geo A. JouNson.
Shanghai
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