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THE AU STEAL A SIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
THE AUSTRALASIAN 
!uirmaci| 
Jfonrnal ojj |ll 
With which is incorporated the Australasian 
Chemist and Druggist. 
Published on the 20 th of each Month. 
This Journal, which is the only organ of 
Pharmacy in the Australasian Colonies, is 
devoted to the advancement of Pharmaceutical 
knowledge, and to the advocacy of a more 
thorough education and practical training for 
all persons engaged in preparing and dis- 
pensing medicines, drugs, and chemicals. It is 
issued gratis to the members of the Pharma- 
ceutical Society of Australasia in 
Victoria, 
New South Wales, 
New Zealand, 
Queensland, 
South Australia, 
Tasmania, 
Western Australia. 
Fiji, 
And to non -members at 10s. 6d. per annum, 
payable in advance. Subscriptions may com- 
mence at any time. 
We guarantee a bona fide circulation of 1250 
copies each month. 
Advertisements, remittances, and all busi- 
ness communications to be addressed to The 
Publisher, College op Pharmacy, Swan- 
ston Street, Melbourne. 
Communications for the Editorial depart- 
ment of this Journal must be addressed to The 
Editor, Swanston Street, Melbourne. 
No notice can be taken of anonymous 
communications. Whatever is intended for 
insertion must be authenticated by the name 
and address of the writer — not necessarily for 
publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. 
The Editor will be glad to consider any 
suggestions from Members and Subscribers 
regarding the improvement of this publication. 
Contributions of any items of interest are 
invited. 
Advertisements to be inserted in the next 
issue should be received by the Publisher not 
later than the 14th of each month. 
Offices : 
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, 
SWANSTON ST., MELBOURNE. 
London Agents : 
Messrs. Francis Forrest & Co., 0 New 
Broad Street, E.C. 
American Agents : 
Messrs. MTCesson <fc Robbins, New York, 
U.S.A. 
Readers are respectfully requested to mention 
this Journal when acting on information obtained 
from it. 
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL 
SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions of 8th May gives ns the 
text of the Forty-fifth Annual Report of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great 
Britain, presented at the annual general meeting of the society of 19th May. 
And, considered in globo , the council’s budget is an interesting one. To begin 
with, the most gratifying announcement is made that the receipts of the year liad 
exceeded the expenditure by upwards of £1200. This amount, together with a 
portion of last year’s credit balance, making a total of £2000, had been invested 
in Government stock. A decrease in members’ subscriptions is noted, but 
contributions from other subscribers had increased ; and the society benefited 
by examination fees to the extent of £300 in excess of the amount received from 
the same source in the preceding term. One hundred candidates presented 
themselves at the major examination, 955 at the minor, and 1278 at the preliminary. 
But while the number of candidates exceeded that of last year, the council 
regrets that the failures should again have been so numerous. The Pharma- 
ceutical Journal attributes this circumstance to the present deficiency of systematic 
training, and remarks, “ It affords special reason for regret that the efforts of the 
council to provide a remedy for this evil have not yet been crowned with the 
success that has so long been hoped for.” The report particularises the technical 
objections raised by the Privy Council to the alterations of the bye-laws of the 
society, which had been proposed with a view to better the systematic training, 
and states that there is reason to believe that the society’s educational scheme will 
presently be adopted. The cost of publishing the Pharmaceutical Journal and 
Transactions is reported to have been more than covered by the revenue from adver- 
