Institution of Surveyors Victoria
1927: First Interstate Conference of the Australian Institutes of Surveyors
### 1927: First Interstate Conference of the Australian Institutes of Surveyors

VIS convened the First Interstate Conference of the Australian Institutes of Surveyors in Melbourne, 2\-4 November 1927\. The conference was opened by the Minister for Lands and Water Supply, [Henry Bailey](/wiki/Henry_Bailey_%28Australian_politician%29 "Henry Bailey (Australian politician)"), who was also the President of the [Board of Land and Works](/wiki/Board_of_Land_and_Works "Board of Land and Works"). The Conference Welcome was delivered by the VIS President J.G. Gillespie who conveyed that cooperation of the respective State Institutes was paramount and unfortunately a proposed Conference in 1926 was unable to proceed, which led to Victoria taking on the task of convening. Gillespie spoke on the important lead role in the planning and development of Australian. Also of note, the Conference was informed of the judging of the competition of the plan for the Federal Capital design, led by surveyor Mr. J. Alexander Smith, appointed by the Federal Government after being nominated by the surveying profession.First Interstate Conference of the Australian Institutes of Surveyors, 2\-4 Nov 1927, [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10\.1080/00050326\.1928\.10435961](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00050326.1928.10435961)


How was the Federal Capital design competition judged?