November, 1882. 
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ceutical Society of New Zealand, intimating that the council 
of the New Zealand society would at their next meeting con- 
sider the desirability of distributing a copy of The Austral- 
asian Supplement to the Chemist and Druggist to all their 
, members. Mr. F. Baden Benger, honorary general secretary 
of the British Pharmaceutical Conference, forwarded a letter 
of thanks for the kind assistance rendered in the distribution 
of the circulars, &c., of the conference. 
Annual Dinner . — The Dinner Committee reported that 
there was a prospect of an excellent attendance at the dinner 
to be held on the 13th December next. The Land and Build- 
ing Committee also submitted a most satisfactory report, and 
it is expected that the matters will be shortly finally 
arranged. 
Financial and general business brought the meeting to a 
close. 
Books, &c., Received. — Australian Medical Journal , 
September ; Chemical News , September and October ; Euro- 
pean Mail , September; Messrs. Sleeman and Co.’s Export 
Drug and Chemical Circular , August ; American Druggists ’ 
Circular , September ; New Remedies , September ; Thera- 
peutic Gazette , August ; American Journal of Pharmacy, 
September ; Scientific American , September ; Australasian 
Medical Gazette , October ; Natural History of Victoria , 
Decade 7 ; Messrs. Rocke, Tompsitt and Co.’s Monthly List 
of Drugs , fyc.; Messrs. Felton, Grim wade and Co.’s Marhet 
Report and Prices Current ; Pharmaceutical Journal , 
August ; Nature , August ; Analyst , September ; Annual 
Report of the Homoeopathic Hospital , 1882 ; Australian 
Sugar Planter , November. 
PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting was held at 100 Collins-street on the 
8th November ; present — Messrs. Bosisto, Blackett, Bowen, 
Brind, Holdsworth, and Lewis ; the president, Mr. J. Bosisto, 
M.P., in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
An apology was received from Mr. A. J. Owen. 
Applications for Registration as Pharmaceutical Chemists . — 
The following were passed by the board -.—John Newton Wool- 
cott, Ballarat, and John Frederick Grace, West Melbourne, cer- 
tificates from the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain; John 
William Queale, Kyneton, certificate from the Pharmaceutical 
Society of Ireland ; Sarah Ann George, Brunswick, an assist- 
ant before the passing of the Act. 
Apprentices Indentures Registered.— Pierce 'Butler, appren- 
tice to Henry Trumble, Sandhurst. 
School of Pharmacy , Ballarat.— The examiners reported 
that they had held an examination for the school certificate, 
and passed the candidates who attended. They have also 
placed on record their appreciation of the very satisfactory 
manner in which the school is conducted. 
Names Erased from the Register— The names of the follow- 
ing deceased persons were erased from the Pharmaceutical 
Register of Victoria John Wm. Yeats, St. Arnaud ; Henry 
James Long, Melbourne. 
Prosecutions under the Sale and Use of Poisons Act. — The 
registrar reported that cases had been taken in Melbourne, 
Emerald Hill, Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood, and Prahran, and 
in every case convictions had been obtained. He also reported 
that a number of other cases in country districts would shortly 
be proceeded with. 
Quarterly Examinations. — The following are the examina- 
tion fixtures for December : — The modified, 4th December ; 
for the school certificate, materia medica , botany, and 
chemistry, 5th December; preliminary, 7th December; 
practical pharmacy, before the whole board, 8th December. 
Amendments to the Poisons Act.— The amendments were 
further discussed, and will be finally dealt with at the next 
meeting. 
The Pharmaceutical Register for 1883.— Authority was 
given to print and issue. 
Election of Board. — The registrar was instructed to notify 
to the returning officer that the board retire by effluxion of 
time in January, 1883. 
Correspondence.— Letters from the following persons were 
dealt with Captain Adams, Seymour ; the police, Whittle- 
sea, Stawell, Epping, Healesville, Nhill, Terang, and 
Williamstown ; Wm. Boardman ; Bedford and Co., Warr- 
nambool ; the executors of the late Mr. George Wilson, Sale ; 
Newman, Buninyong ; Calder, Echuca ; Ryan, Wells, and 
Hawkridge. 
Financial and general business brought the meeting to a 
close. 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting of the council was held at the rooms, 
100 Collins-street, on the 3rd November. Present — Messrs. 
Bowen, Hunstman, Hooper, Nicholls, Baker, Thomas, and 
Shillinglaw. 
The president, Mr. Bowen, in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed, and an apology was received from Mr. Gamble. 
The following new members were duly elected : — William 
Stephens, Footscray ; Wm. Ball, Swanston-street, Melbourne ; 
Geo. F. Webb, Chapel-street, Prahran. A. C. Richards, Swan- 
street, was also elected as an associate. 
The following were nominated as new members : — Richard 
B. Bridge, Essex, England ; J. N. Woolcott, Echuca ; Richard 
C. Hill, Franklin, Tasmania. 
The Tariff Commission . — A communication was addressed 
to the Tariff Commission by Mr. Bowen, making certain 
propositions in reference to the duties on preparations of 
opium. 
Correspondence. — A letter was read from Mr. John Ross, 
forwarding his resignation as a member of the council, 
which was accepted with regret. A communication was also 
received from Mr. C. M. Brooke, the secretary of the Pharma- 
SYDNEY. 
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 
The monthly meeting of the Pharmaceutical Council was held 
at the board-room, Philip-street, on Thursday, 19th October ; 
present — the president (in the chair), and Messrs. Larmer 
and Pratt. 
Applications for membership were received from Messrs. H. 
J. Tracy (M.P.S., Vic.), J. Bradbury (M.P.S., Vic.), F. Rich (of 
Walgett), and E. Vangetti (of Parramatta). The two former 
were admitted, and the two latter were informed that they 
must be examined. 
Applications for registration of indentures were received 
from F. Rich, of Walgett ; A. Rogers to H. A. Glyde, of Denili- 
quin ; J. II. Fort to A. J. Watt, Sydney ; H. Poole to J. H. 
Reid, of Paddington ; and Mr. W. E. Gavin. The first four 
applications were granted ; the application of Mr. Gavin was 
postponed until a satisfactory proof of education should be 
forwarded. 
The examiners’ report of the late examination was laid on 
the table. 
The secretary reported that the society’s library had been 
insured in the Sydney Mutual Insurance Company for £200. 
The monthly accounts were passed, and the meeting closed. 
PHARMACY IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 
The sixth of a series of lectures on “Practical Pharmacy” 
was delivered to the students of the Pharmaceutical Society 
on the 23rd October, at the Technical College, by Mr. F. 
Wright. Mr. W. Larmer presided. The lecturer briefly re- 
viewed the past course. There are 28 groups of preparations 
in the British Pharmacopceia ; 18 of these are liquid and 10 
solid. The 18 liquid preparations are subdivided into the 
alcoholic and the aqueous classes ; the 10 solids are subdivided 
into those for internal administration and those for external 
application. The last of these subdivisions called for their 
attention at this last lecture of the course. The members of 
this group are 5 in number — viz., unguenta, emplastra, sup- 
positoria, cataplasma, and charta. There are 34 ointments in 
the Pharmacopoeia, and of these 19 have inorganic substances 
as their active ingredients. The vegetable kingdom is repre- 
sented by 13, and the animal kingdom by 2, although sub- 
stances from the animal kingdom form the basis of all 
ointments. The 14 plaisters are, with 3 exceptions, modified 
forms of lead plaister. Of the 7 suppositoria, 3 should be pre- 
pared with soap or starch, and the remainder with lard, wax, 
