212 REPORT ON COOPERATION IN AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE,

williams, Henry (Ltd.), Railway Appliances Works, Darlington. \
Wolseley Tool &amp; Motor Car Co. (Ltd.), Adderley Park, Birmingham,
Wood, Edward, &amp; Co. (Ltd.), 81 Cannon Street, London, E, C.
Yarrow &amp; Co. (Ltd.), Scotstoun, Glasgow.
Yates &amp; Thom (Ltd.), Canal Works, Blackburn.
Tae Score, OBsEcTs, AND CONSTITUTION}
INCORPORATION UNDER A BOARD OF TRADE CERTIFICATE.

The association was formally incorporated on April 26, 1912, under
an license from the board of trade, and is now carried on under the
companies consolidation act, 1908. Consequently the liability of
its members is limited. It is not a trading or profit-making concern
and the privileges of all its members are identical.
For the time being the association’s attention is directed exclusively
 to China, as that country is the one where British engineering
interests are threatened more than in any other. But as soon as the
membership warrants it, the association’s influence will be extended
to other parts of the world where British engineering interests are
menaced.
In order to avoid conflicting interests the membership is strictly
confined to actual manufacturers. The association is unconnected
with any business concern. Its policy is to promote the interests
of its members as a whole and not to interfere with their existing
business arrangements in any way.

OFricIAL RECOGNITION BY THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

The association -received the formal recognition of the foreign
office on December 20, 1912, and its status is recognized by the Chinese
 authorities. The British minister in Peking has been instructed
by the secretary of state for foreign affairs to give his official support
to the members of this association who may be traveling in China
and to instruct the British consuls throughout China to do the same.
THE GOVERNING BopY.

The association is governed by a council consisting of a president,
5 vice presidents, and not less than 15 or more than 30 ordinary members
 of council, elected annually from all the members of the association.

An executive committee carries on the active business of the association.
 The executive committee is elected by the council from
among its own members.

THE ASSOCIATION'S WORK IN CHINA,

The work of the association in China is carried on by a resident
commissioner or official representative. His headquarters are in
Peking. He is in close touch with the other business centers of
China by frequent personal visits and through the agency of correspondents
 in such places.
3 The following excerpts are from the assoclation’s yearbook for 1813.