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the Rev. Whitmore Carr, who is preparing students for the preliminary examination, 
in which he stated that, so far, fifteen had been studying, ten were now attending, 
and their progress was good in English and moderate in Latin. The chief business 
of the evening was the paper which Mr. Hill had promised to read before the 
society, and the president now called upon Mr. Hill to do so. 
The paper was then read by Mr. Hill, who entitled it “ Tiie Birth and 
Progress of Pharmacy Acts.” After taking his audience back to those primitive 
times when such pieces of legislation were unknown, he proceeded to trace 
the various causes that led to the foundation of the British Society, and 
ultimately to its securing State recognition and aid; and then, as one of the 
committee appointed to inquire into the working of Pharmacy Acts, he 
remarked, in passing, that his investigations led him to recommend the 
Pharamceutical Society in South Australia to obtain an Act as soon as possible. 
Mr. Hill's paper was a very able and interesting one. It was listened to most 
attentively, and heartily applauded. 
A vote of thanks to Mr. Hill was unanimously accorded. 
The hon. treasurer, Mr. Poole, presented an approximate report of the 
financial state of the society, showing its monetary matters to be in a satis- 
factory condition, and the meeting terminated. 
The prosecution of Mrs. Brady is not to be proceeded with, the Crown 
solicitor having given it as his opinion that there is no case. 
Mr. C. Bishop has started a bottle making industry in this colony, and 
some well made specimens of sodawater bottles were shown at a recent meeting 
of the Pharmaceutical Society. 
Rev. — Hopkins has been requested to prepare papers for the preliminary 
examination to be held on the 15th December. 
A meeting of the Pharmacy Board was held in Auckland on 23rd November 
to meet the delegates who had returned from the Intercolonial Pharmaceutical 
Conference. After fully considering the proceedings of the Conference and the part 
taken in it by the New Zealand representatives, it was resolved “that the action of 
the two delegates from New Zealand be confirmed and approved." It was also 
resolved to notify the Colonial Secretary of the proceedings of the Intercolonial 
Conference, and to request that the resolutions to be forwarded by the Secretary 
of the Conference be given effect to. 
Your columns have already given the names of the new board, which will 
take office on 1st January, 1887. As, by arrangement, only seven members were 
nominated, there was no contest, this being the number required by the Act, 
the gentlemen elected being: — George Bonnington, Christchurch; J. A. Pond, 
Auckland; J. Y. Ross, Christchurch; E. C. Skog, Christchurch; C. J. Wilson 
Christchurch; T. M. Wilkinson, Dunedin; G. Mee, Wellington. The head- 
quarters of the board for the ensuing triennial period will, therefore, be in 
Christchurch. 
At a meeting of the board, held on the 2nd December, the reports from the 
examiners were presented, from which it was found that the following candidates 
had been successful in the last examination, held on the 21st of October : — 
Marks. 
S. Donaldson, Auckland ... ... ... ... 83 per cent. 
M. H. Wilton, Wellington ... ... ... 79 „ „ 
E. Ward, Dunedin ... ... ... ... 72 „ „ 
