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THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
no meeting having been held last month other than the special meeting, owing 
to the absence of three of the members in Melbourne. 
It has not yet been definitely decided who will fill the vacant seat on the 
Council, but my own opinion is that it rests between Mr. J. A. Hose (Elliott 
Brothers) and Mr. Bellamey, of Newtown. As you are no doubt aware, when 
any member of the Council retires before the expiration of his term of office, 
the president appoints someone to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the 
term. 
THE PHARMACY BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 
The monthly meeting of the Pharmacy Board was held on Tuesday, 7th 
December, Dr. M‘Kay in the chair, when the application of M. J. Ryan — as having 
been in business in Victoria before 1st January, 1877 — for registration was 
granted, and several certificates of apprenticeship were registered. 
On 16th November, after the return of the delegates from the Conference, a 
special meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society was called. There was a 
moderate attendance owing to the advertisement of meeting having been over- 
looked by several members. 
The president, Mr. Harrison, was in the chair, and, after a brief speech, 
called upon Mr. L. Scammell to favour the meeting with his report of the 
Conference. 
Mr. L. Scammell then gave some interesting details of Conference work, 
and mentioned particularly the very kind reception the delegates met with in 
Victoria. 
Mr. Sowter being called on, added some further information to that already 
communicated by Mr. Scammell. 
Mr. Hill was very pleased to notice the kindly feeling which existed 
between the pharmacists of Australasia as evidenced at the Conference meeting, 
arid made some further approving remarks in reference to the latter. 
The president then summed up in a speech, in the course of which he specially 
referred to a statement made by Mr. Sowter that 300 applicants for registration 
in Victoria had been refused in consequence of the Pharmacy Act, and argued 
that such an Act must therefore be a benefit, inasmuch as the trade was kept 
more select thereby. 
Mr. White moved a vote of thanks to the delegates for the able manner 
in which they had carried out their duties. Seconded by Mr. Woodman and 
carried. 
A vote of thanks to the members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia, 
coupling with it the name of Mr. Harry Shillinglaw, for the hospitality and 
kindness shown to our delegates when in Victoria, was unanimously accorded, 
being proposed by Mr. Hill and seconded by Mr. Main. 
The president spoke in congratulatory terms of the success of the first 
Conference. 
After an unimportant discussion, the meeting terminated. 
The ordinary monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, 7th December. There 
was a very good attendance. The president, in opening the meeting, called 
attention to the rule which provides that nominations for the election of office- 
bearers, which takes place in January next, must be sent in writing to the 
hon. sec. not later than 9th December. He then read a report received from 
