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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
It is a subject of great satisfaction to me that I should have the honour of 
being called upon to greet you, the representatives of Australian pharmacy, and 
to express my sincere pleasure at the very general response to the Conference 
invitation and the sympathy expressed with our objects, by.not the societies only, 
but by those who are not able to be present. 
This meeting, it is hoped, will be only the beginning of similar ones. We 
shall thus be brought into closer fraternal relations, and help to lay the foundations 
strong and enduring of future pharmaceutical progress. 
I trust that our deliberations will be characterised by wisdom and an 
earnest, broad, and liberal spirit, and result in valuable suggestions for the 
further development of our art. 
Such is our desire, and we extend to you, gentlemen, the trusted delegates 
of your various organisations, the hand of fellowship and a right hearty welcome. 
Executive Committee’s Repoet. 
Mr. H. Shillinglaw read the following report of the Executive Committee : — 
In the month of September, 1885, the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society 
unanimously resolved, on the motion of Mr. H. T. Tompsitt, that an Inter- 
colonial Pharmaceutical Conference should be invited to assemble in Melbourne 
on the 27th, 28th, and 29th of October, 1886. 
A committee, consisting of the following gentlemen, was appointed to prepare 
the programme of the subjects to be submitted for discussion : — Messrs. 
Huntsman, Tompsitt, Brinsmead, and Harrison, from the Pharmaceutical Society ; 
and Messrs. Blackett, Brind, and H. jFrancis, from the [Pharmacy Board. 
The committee have now the honour to lay before the assembled delegates a 
report of their proceedings. 
In the month of April, 1886, a preliminary circular was addressed 
to the presidents and members of the Councils of the Pharmaceutical 
Societies or Pharmacy Boards in the Australian colonies and Hew Zealand, 
and where no organisation existed, to leading pharmacists. At the expiration 
of the time mentioned in the preliminary circular it was found that replies had 
not been received from Hew South Wales and Hew Zealand, and the time for 
receiving replies was therefore extended to the 31st July, 1886. 
At the meeting of the Council held on the 13th August, a final report was 
submitted by the Committee, in which it was stated that delegates from the 
following colonies were appointed: — Messrs. Mayne and Melhuish for Hew 
South Wales, Messrs. Pond and Bonnington for Hew Zealand, Mr. H. W. 
Potts for Queensland, Messrs. Scammell and Sowter for South Australia, 
Messrs. Fairthorne and Ash for Tasmania, Messrs. Blackett and Huntsman 
for Victoria. 
From the colonies which were unable to be represented it is a source of 
satisfaction for the Committee to report that the most cordial wishes for the 
success of the Conference were expressed by the members. 
The Peesident. 
On the motion of Mr. Pond, seconded by Mr. Bozon, Mr. L. Fairthorne was 
unanimously elected president. 
The Seceetaey. 
On the motion of Mr. Scammell, seconded by Mr. Melhuish, Mr. H. Shillinglaw 
was unanimously elected honorary secretary. 
Limitation of Votes. 
In consequence of Hew South Wales having three representatives, it was 
agreed, on the motion of Mr. Pond, that each colony be limited to two votes. 
