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THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 
May, 1880. 
A return moved for by Mr. Bosisto in November last in 
regard to paying patients in the lunatic asylums of the colony, 
has been presented to Parliament. It appears that the number 
of paying patients in all the asylums on the 1st January, 1879, 
was 207 ; the number contributing sums equivalent to or in 
excess of the average weekly cost of maintenance of lunatic 
patients, 59 ; and the total amount paid into the Treasury to 
the master in lunacy for the year 1879, £4594. 
The adjourned meeting of those interested in the formation 
of a Field Naturalists’ Club was held on the 17th May, at the 
Athenaeum. Dr. Lucas was voted to the chair. There was a 
large attendance, and the name decided on was the “ Field 
Naturalists’ Club of Victoria.” Office-bearers were then elected 
as follows : — President, Professor M‘Coy ; vice-presidents, Dr. 
Lucas and the Kev. J. J. Halley ; treasurer, Mr. E. Howitt ; 
secretary, Mr. D. Best ; committee, Messrs. F. L. Leith, C. 
French, J. R. Y. Goldstein, W. J. Kendall, J. Wing, and J. G. 
Luehmann. The following gentlemen were elected as hon. 
corresponding members, viz : — The Hon. W. Macleay, of 
Sydney ; Mr. G. Ramsay, director of the Australian Museum, 
Sydney ; Mr. F. G. Waterhouse, director of the Adelaide 
Museum ; the Rev. J. Tenison Woods, Sydney ; Mr. A. Howitt, 
F.G.S., Gippsland. The first field-day was arranged to be 
held in Studley Park, on Saturday, the 19th June, members to 
meet at Johnston-street bridge at half-past one p.m. 
Mr. Molesworth, at the Assize Court, in the case of Edward 
Mortensen, tried for manslaughter, suggested that the pro- 
visions of the Act for Regulating the Sale of Poisons in Victoria 
should be so extended as to cause chemists to keep poisonous 
drugs under lock and key, only dealers in poisons being re- 
quired to do so at present. 
We regret to announce the death of Mr. W. B. Wood, of 
Bourke-street. The deceased was an old member of the Phar- 
maceutical Society. 
The next quarterly meeting of the members of the society 
will be held at the rooms on Friday evening, the 2nd July, at 
half-past eight p.m., at which Mr. J. W. Norris will read a 
paper on some “ Curious Prescriptions.” 
The British Medical Journal is not generally humorous, but 
this week it has a charming story. In provincial France, it 
seems, pens and ink are not so common as in Paris, and a 
doctor of Chalons going to see a country patient could find no 
materials for his prescription. He wrote, therefore, in char- 
coal on a barn door. The relations of the sick man being, 
however, unable to read, far less to transcribe it, were obliged 
to take the door off its hinges, and cart it off to the chemist. 
His establishment was too small for the barn door, so it was 
propped up on the pavement while he read the formula, which 
he entered with particular care in his book, lest, should the 
medicine require repetition, he need not have to refer to 
the original prescription. 
A deputation from the Pharmaceutical Society again waited 
on the Minister of Lands on the 26th May in reference to the 
piece of land promised some time since. Messrs. Zox and 
Murray Smith, introduced the deputation. The plans of the 
proposed building were again laid before the Minister, and, 
after some discussion, Mr. Duffy said it would be well to see 
the Commissioner of Public Works (Mr. Bent), and if no oppo- 
sition was offered by him to the site applied for, he would 
favourably consider the matter. The deputation then inter- 
viewed Mr. Bent, and he promised to personally inspect the 
land applied for, and give his decision as soon as possible. 
Mr. Arthur Cooper Lewis has been admitted as a partner in 
the well-known and old-established firm of Messrs. George 
Lewis and Son, chemists and druggists, Collins-street, Mel- 
bourne. The firm will, from the 1st May, be “ George Lewis 
and Sons.” 
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THE PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
The ordinary monthly meeting was held on the 12th May ; 
present — Messrs. Brind, Bowen, Holdsworth, Lewis, and 
Kruse. Mr. Henry Brind was in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
Permission to carry on business under the 23rd section of 
the Act was granted to Mrs. Jane Summers, Nagambie; 
Mrs. Page, Violet Town, and Mrs. Stillings, Taradale, were 
informed that the Board have no power to allow them to 
carry on, unless the business was conducted by a registered 
chemist. 
Applications for Registration,— The following applications 
were passed Charles Finch, Collingwood ; William W. 
Caught, Taradale ; Francis George Chamberlin, Sandridge, 
and Alfred Dickinson, Fitzroy. The applications of T. M. 
Cryer, Kyneton, Robert Soppet, St. Kilda, and Charles A. 
Kerans being postponed, and that of Edwin Hall, Smith- 
street, Collingwood, refused. 
Name Erased from the Register.— A certificate of the death 
of Mr. E. Perkins, of Kyneton, having been received, his name 
was erased from the register. 
Apprentices ’ Indentures Registered . — The following were 
registered in accordance with the provisions of the 43rd section 
of the regulations R. M ‘Mullen, Stawell ; C. A. Graves, 
Deniliquin ; Thos. J. Woodfull, Prahran ; Edward Towl, 
Benalla (transferred) ; and John G. Wilson, Hotham. 
The registrar was instructed to write to the Adelaide Uni- 
versity in reference to the nature of the lectures on chemistry 
and botany at that University. 
A communication was received from the Pharmaceutical 
Society, accepting the terms for use of offices. 
Correspondence.— Letters were received and dealt with from 
the following persons A. Power, Mrs. Page, Mrs. Stillings ; 
the Police, Brunswick, Melbourne, Nathalia, Yarrawonga, 
Cowes, Cranbourne, Yandoit ; F. G. Chamberlin, J. P. H. 
TannerJ; Schooi;of Mines, Ballarat ; John Davis, Henry Francis, 
G. J. Newton, deputy-registrar, Ballarat; D. Robertson, J.’ 
M. Paul, J. J. Cunningham, H. A. Geyar, the Adelaide Uni- 
versity. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 
The ordinary meeting of the council was held at the rooms, 
Collins-street, Melbourne, on Friday evening, the 4th June ; 
present— Messrs. Bowen, Gamble, Baker, Norris, Jones, 
Huntsman, Macgowan, and Shillinglaw. The vice-president 
(Mr. Wm. Bowen), in the absence of the president (Mr. C. R. 
Blackett), who was unable to be present, took the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
Election of New Member.— Mr. C. Bock, of 50 Rundle- 
street, Adelaide, was duly elected a member. The following 
were also nominated Messrs. J. Porter, 152 Bundle-street, 
Adelaide ; J. Davidson Stanthorpe, Queensland ; Alfred 
