84 
THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 
March, 1880. 
supply Messrs. Felton, Grimwade and Co. with 250,000 leeches ; 
50 lbs. weight have already been sent down. 
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. W. H. Ford and Co., 
of Swanston-street, Melbourne, was held at the office of 
Mr. J. Bickerton, Queen-street, on the 5th April ; Mr. Couche 
in the chair. Mr. Ford submitted a statement of his assets 
and liabilities, which showed a deficiency of over £3000. 
Mr. Grimwade proposed that Messrs. Couche and J. Iiemmons 
be appointed to investigate the estate, and to report at a 
future meeting to be called. The proposal was carried 
unanimously. 
There have been several business changes lately to note. 
Mr. John Ross is now carrying on, at No. 63 Collins-street, the 
business formerly conducted by Mr. Gibson; Mr. J. F. F. 
Grace has purchased the business of Mr. H. Bewley, at 
St. Arnaud ; Mr. R. B. Bridge, of Bright, has left that place 
for Euroa. 
Mr. C. R. Blackett (president of the Pharmaceutical Society) 
has been appointed a Royal Commissioner for the Melbourne 
International Exhibition. 
Sydney Exhibition Awards.— The following supplement- 
ary report has been published “Chemicals.— Victoria— Jos. 
Bosisto, Richmond, essential oil, first ; Cuming, Smith and 
Co., Melbourne, chemicals and mineral acids, first; Felton, 
Grimwade and Co., Melbourne, chemicals and mineral acids, 
first ; Apollo Stearine Candle Company, Melbourne, candles, 
&c., first; A. Borthwick, Melbourne, varnishes and paints, 
second. 
illcctings. 
THE PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting of the board was held at the Royal 
Society’s Hall on the 10th March, 1880 ; present— Messrs. 
Bosisto, Brind, Bowen, Holdsworth, Kennedy, Kruse, and 
Lewis. 
The registrar produced the return made to him by the re- 
turning officer of the members elected on the 5th February, 
1880, in accordance with the seventh section of the regula- 
tions. 
On the motion of Mr. Lewis, Mr. H. Brind took the chair. 
Appointment of President.— The chairman proposed Mr. 
Joseph Bosisto, M.L. A., as president ; seconded by Mr. Bowen, 
and carried unanimously. 
The President then took the chair. 
Appointment of Treasurer. — Mr. Brind proposed that Mr. 
George Lewis be appointed treasurer, and referred in compli- 
mentary terms to the manner in which Mr. Lewis had per- 
formed the duty during the last three years. The motion was 
seconded by Mr. Kennedy, and carried unanimously. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were then read and 
confirmed. 
Applications for Registration.— The following were 
approved Alfred Richmond, Richmond ; Albert Charles 
Dunn, Nagambie (provisional certificate) ; Henry Simonds, 
Richmond (certificate from Pharmaceutical Society, Great 
Britain). 
Renewals of Certificates under the Sale and JJse of Poisons 
Act.— Tong On, Harrietville ; Hoy Ling, Vaughan ; Sun Lee 
On, Omeo ; Ho Lim Sin, Swift’s Creek ; Sun Hi 
land ; Morgan W. Edwards, Lubeck (new certifica 
Apprentices' Indentures Registered. — John Shrigley, 
Clunes ; Frank H. Cole, Fitzroy ; Edward H. Morrison, Sand- 
hurst ; Duncan Shaw, Collingwood. 
Appointment of Examiners. — The following were appointed 
examiners for the modified examination for the year 1880 
Mr. Joseph Bosisto, honorary examiner Materia Medica; 
Mr. C. R. Blackett, Pharmacy and Latin ; Mr. Wm. Johnson, 
Chemistry. 
Names Erased from the Register. — John Summers, Na- 
gambie ; George Page, Violet Town ; certificates of their 
deaths having been received from the deputy-registrar of 
births and deaths. 
Correspondence.— A letter was received from W. P. Green, 
of Geelong, stating that he had returned to the colony, and 
requesting that his name might be restored to the register. 
A similar communication was also received from R. D. 
Murray, Ararat. In these cases the applicants had left the 
colony; and,,in accordance with the provisions of the 13th 
section of the Act, letters had been written to them to their 
last known address, and no answer having been received, their 
names had been erased from the register. The board decided 
that they must comply with the provisions of the 13th section 
of the Act before their names could be restored to the register. 
The following communications were dealt with : — From the 
hon. secretary Medical Society of Victoria ; the police, Omeo 
and Harrietville ; Sun Lu On, Jane Summers, Mrs. Coates ; 
registrars School of Mines, Ballarat and Sandhurst ; from the 
police, Ballarat, Eganstown, Omeo, Warrnambool, and 
Smythesdale ; A. J. Owen, manager National Bank ; deputy- 
registrars Violet Town and Nagambie; R. B. Bridge, Arthur 
Power, M. Shanasy, Clemes and Bartleman; police, Benalla 
and Fitzroy ; secretary Medical Board. 
The Eighth Preliminary Examination. — The examiners for- 
warded their report of the candidates passed. 
Financial and routine business brought the meeting to a 
close. 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting of the society was held at the Mutual 
Provident Building, Collins-street, on Friday, the 2nd April ; 
present— Messrs. Blackett, Lewis, Hooper, Bowen, Thomas, 
Huntsman, Macgowan, Baker, and Jones. 
Mr. G. Lewis moved that Mr. Thomas Huntsman take the 
chair. 
Appointment of Officebearers.— Mr. Lewis said he felt great 
pleasure^ in proposing that the retiring officers be re-elected. 
The year would be a most eventful one, as the Exhibition 
would no doubt attract many visitors to the colony. The 
following were unanimously elected :— Messrs. C. R. Blackett 
president ; William Bowen, vice-president ; Messrs. Henry 
Gamble, treasurer ; Harry Shillinglaw, honorary secretary. 
The president then took the chair, and briefly expressed his 
thanks for the honour conferred upon him. 
The vice-president also said he felt gratified at the honour 
done him by re-electing him vice-president. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were then read and 
confirmed. 
An apology was received from Mr. Gamble, who was unable 
to be present. 
Election of New Members. — The following new members, 
proposed at the last meeting, were duly elected Messrs*. 
F. E. : Sloper, Sydney ; P. J. Walsh, Hillston, N.S.W ; R. J. 
Poulton, Fitzroy; James Pendlebury, Emerald Hill; and 
David Clark, Warwick, Queensland. Mr. H. G. M ‘Burney, of 
Benalla, was also nominated as a member. 
Removal of Offices. — Mr. J. C. Jones said he desired to 
know why and by whose authority the offices of the society 
had been removed from the Royal Society’s Hall. 
The president explained that the society were sub-tenants 
On, nick- 
n, av 
>A 
