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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
Australian 
The monthly meeting of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of South 
Australia was held on the 26th August, when several applications for membership 
were considered, and it was resolved to recommend the members of the society 
to appoint a furnishing committee in order that proper provision, in the way of 
glass cases, cupboards, drawers, etc., might be made for specimens of materia 
medica, and for the library of the society. The president stated that it was 
desirable to raise a fund for this purpose outside the ordinary resources of the 
society, and mentioned that Messrs. Hartley, Provost, Sowter, Poole, and L. 
Scammell had intimated their willingness to act as a furnishing committee 
if appointed, and had also promised subscriptions themselves. 
The usual monthly general meeting of members took place in the society’s 
room, King William-street, on Tuesday, 7th September. 
Several gentlemen, who had been nominated for membership previous to 1st 
September, were then elected, the council having ascertained that their qualifi- 
cations were satisfactory. 
An application from Mr. Cummins, expressing his desire to become an 
associate, or member, as the rules might allow, was discussed, but owing to his 
not having fulfilled the required conditions as to length of experience, the meet- 
ing decided that he was not eligible, and the hon. secretary, Mr. Main, was 
requested to refer him to the minor examination as a means of entrance to the 
society. 
In reference to the Conference to be held in Victoria, a letter from Mr. 
Fryar was read, which had been received in reply to the request that he would 
act as the representative of this society at the Conference. 
Mr. Fryar stated that he would be obliged to decline, owing to his being 
engaged in business at some distance from Melbourne. 
Messrs. G. A. Parker, O’Connor, White, and others expressed their desire 
that delegates should be appointed, and the president remarked that the hon. 
secretary had suggested Mr. J. N. Birks, of Port Adelaide, and Mr. C. Cross, 
of Gawler, as gentlemen likely to undertake the duty, and it was resolved that 
they should be requested to do so. 
The matter of the furnishing committee was then brought before the meeting, 
and the president having pointed out that the specimens at present in the 
possession of the society were spoiling for want of proper accommodation, it was 
unanimously decided to adopt the recommendation of the council. Accordingly, 
Mr. Cooper moved, and Mr. O’Connor seconded— 4 ' That Messrs. Hartley, 
Provost, Poole, Sowter, and L. Scammell be appointed as furnishing committee, 
to obtain subscriptions and carry out the work of furnishing the society’s office/' 
Carried. 
Mr. Young inquired whether anything had been done to obtain a Pharmacy 
Act, which he thought would be a most desirable thing. 
The president replied that the council had endeavoured to obtain repre- 
sentation of pharmaceutical interests in the House of Assembly by interviewing 
one of the candidates for East Adelaide at the last election. This gentleman 
had expressed his willingness to advance the interests of chemists, but, unfor- 
tunately, he failed to gain the seat. 
Mr. White said that he thought nothing more could be done in the matter 
un 1 the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the working of the 
various Acts in other countries had been received. 
