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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA 
The ordinary monthly meeting of the council of the Pharmaceutical Society of 
Australasia was held at the College of Pharmacy, Swanston-street, Melbourne, 
on Friday, the 12th March, 1886. 
The secretary read the return made to him by the returning officer (Mr. J. 
T. Thomas), giving the number of votes recorded for the candidates for the four 
vacant seats in the Council, which were as follow : — 
Bowen, William, Melbourne ... ... ... ... 141 
Dalton, Stephen Michael, Prahran ... ... ... 92 
Francis, Rawson Parke, South Melbourne ... ... 114 
Jones, John Clarke, Richmond ... ... ... ... 75 
Nelson, William Young, Windsor ... ... ... 95 
Tompsitt, Henry Thomas, Hawthorn ... ... ... 157 
And declared Messrs. Tompsitt, Bowen, Francis, and Nelson duly elected. 
The members present were — Messrs. Huntsman, Brinsmead, Tompsitt, 
Harrison, Gamble, Ringsland, R. P. Francis, and Nelson. 
In the absence of the president, the vice-president, Mr. J. Brinsmead, took 
the chair. 
The minutes of the last council meeting, and also of a special meeting held 
on the 21st of January, were read and confirmed. 
The vice-president then left the chair, which, on the motion of Mr. 
Harrison, was taken by Mr. Huntsman. 
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT. 
On the motion of Mr. Brinsmead, seconded by Mr. Tompsitt, Mr. William 
Bowen was unanimously re-elected president for the ensuing year. 
ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENT. 
Mr. Huntsman proposed, and Mr. Ring stand seconded, the re-election of 
Mr. Brinsmead as vice-president, which was carried unanimously. 
The vice-president then resumed the chair. 
ELECTION OF TREASURER. 
On the resolution of Mr. H. T. Tompsitt, seconded by Mr. C. Harrison, 
Mr. Henry Gamble was for the eighth time unanimously re-elected treasurer. 
ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS. 
The following new members, having complied with the necessary form of 
application, were balloted for and duly elected : — 
Francis Longmore, Melbourne. 
John Glendinning B. Duncan, Brighton. 
William Joyce Hobbs, Sydney. 
APPOINTMENT OF LECTURER AND DIRECTOR OF THE COLLEGE OF 
PHARMACY. 
On the motion of Mr. Huntsman, seconded by Mr. R. P. Francis, it was 
unanimously resolved that Mr. C. R. Blackett and Mr. D. Mac Alpine be appointed 
lecturers for the first term of the session of 1886, until the arrival from England 
of Mr. Jackson, the newly-appointed director. 
THE INTERCOLONIAL PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE. 
The following gentlemen were appointed a committee to carry out the 
necessary details for the Conference: — Messrs. Huntsman, Brinsmead, Harrison, 
