January, 1883. 
THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. 
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Wisewould, passed major examination ; William Robinson, 
in business before passing of Act. 
Quarterly Examinations.— The board of examiners for- 
warded their report, having passed — major, examination, one ; 
modified, four ; preliminary, five. 
Additional articles to be proclaimed poisons within the 
meaning of the Sale and Use of Poisons Act were agreed to, 
and a request forwarded to the Chief Secretary that the 
Governor would issue a proclamation. 
Permission to Continue Business. — Permission was granted, 
under section 23 of the Pharmacy Act, to the following persons 
(widows and executrixes of pharmaceutical chemists) to carry 
on business for a period of twelve months ending the 31st 
December, 1883: — M. L. Long, Melbourne; Sarah Jessie 
Obbinson, Toorak ; Elizabeth Lloyd, Chiltern ; Lavinia Imes, 
Emerald Hill ; H. G. Ewing, Fitzroy. 
The following certificates under the Sale and Use of Posions 
Act, 1876, were renewed for the year ending 31st December, 
1883, to persons distant four miles from a registered pharma- 
ceutical chemist: — Godfrey Barker Berry, Taradale ; Charles 
Lane De Boos, Euroa ; Samuel Hart, Euroa ; Ah Sam, Swift’s 
Creek, Omeo ; Ho Ah Yen, Swift’s Creek, Omeo ; Thomas 
Montgomery, Mortlake ; Nam Shing, Spring Creek, Beech- 
worth ; Henry Playford, Dookie South ; Sun Lee On, Omeo ; 
Edward William Worthington, Avenel ; Robert Smart, Allans- 
ford ; William John Connolly, Rupanyup. 
Names Erased from the Register. — C. F. Cook, A. F. Pulling, 
F. P. Sheehey, C. Ogg, deceased. 
Alterations of Regulations in reference to Term of Office of 
Members of the Board. — Mr. Lewis’s resolution on this subject, 
providing for the retirement of two members of the board 
every year, was further discussed and agreed to. 
Finance. — The audited balance-sheet to the 31st December, 
1882, was submitted and passed. 
Pharmaceutical Register of Victoria.— A copy of the Phar- 
maceutical Register for the year 1883 was laid on the table, and 
certified to by the board. 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting of the council was held at the rooms, 
100 Collins-street, on the 1st December, 1882 ; present — 
Messrs. Bowen, Hunstman, Hooper, Nicholls, Baker, Thomas, 
Best, Gamble, Swift, and Shillinglaw ; the president, Mr. 
Bowen, in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed, and the following new members were duly elected : — 
John N. Woolcott, Echuca ; Richard C. Hill, Bothwell, 
Tasmania ; Walter Long and Arthur J. Lovely, Adelaide ; 
Richard B. Bridge, Maldon, Essex, England ; John K. Forrest, 
Melbourne. 
Report of Land and Building Committee . — The committee 
reported that, after several interviews with the Hon. the Com- 
missioner of Public Works, it had been finally decided by him 
to sell to the society the building, &c., known as the old 
county court, situated in Swanston-street, for the sum of £400. 
After due consideration the committee agreed to the proposal, 
and that sum was paid to the Public Works Department on 
the 13th November, 1882, and on the purchase being completed 
the building was insured by the society for the sum of £1250. 
It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Hunstman, that the 
action of the committee be approved. The motion was carried 
unanimously. 
Vacancy in the Council. — The vacancy in the council, 
caused by the resignation of Mr. John Ross, was filled by the 
appointment of Mr. Walter Jones, Bay-street, Sandridge. 
Annual Balance-sheet. — The treasurer reported the balance- 
sheet would be ready for presentation at the next meeting. 
Books, &c., Received. — Australasian Medical Gazette , 
November ; American Journal of Pharmacy , October ; 
Australian Medical Journal; Chemical News; Catalogue 
of Optical Instruments, by Messrs. Queen and Co., Phila- 
delphia, presented by W. and C. H. Lane; Druggists’ 
Circular , October ; European Mail , October ; Messrs. 
Sleeman and Co.’s Drug Circular , September ; Messrs. 
Rocke, Tompsitt and Co.’s Price Lists , December ; Messrs. 
Felton, Grimwade and Co.’s Price Lists , December ; New 
Remedies , October ; Pharmaceutical Journal , September ; 
Scientific American , September ; Therapeutic Gazette , Sep- 
tember ; Working Bulletin , for the Scientific Investigation of 
Cheken berberis, Aquifolium, Grindelia robusta, Ustilago 
madis, Sierra salvia, Chlor-anodyne, Warburg’s Febrifugae 
tincture, Queoracho, Folia garobse, Cascara gagrada, from 
Messrs. Parke, Davis and Co., Detroit; Lecture on “Radiant 
Matter” and Queen’s Supplementary Catalogue, presented by 
W. and C. H. Lane. (The preceding notice was crowded 
out of our last issue). 
Books, &c., Received . — Chemical News ; American Journal 
of Pharmacy , November ; Therapeutic Gazette , October ; 
New Remedies , November ; New York Druggists’ Circular , 
November ; “ Working Bulletin for the Scientific Investigation 
of Stigmata of Maize, Menthol, Convallaria Majalis, Viburnum 
Prunifolium, and Tomato,” presented by Messrs. Parke, Davis 
and Co.; Scientific American, November; Analyst , October; 
Pharmaceutical Journal , October ; Nature , September and 
October ; European Mail , November and December ; Messrs. 
Burgoyne, Burbridges and Co.’s Monthly Trade Report , 
November ; On Consumption of the Lungs , or Decline audits 
Successful Treatment , by Geo. T. Congreve ; Reports of Mining 
Surveyors and Registrars, quarter ending 30tb September, 
1882 ; Messrs. Felton, Grimwade and Co.’s Monthly Trade 
Report , January; Messrs. Sleeman and Co.’s Monthly Trade 
Report , November ; Australian Medical Journal , November ; 
Messrs. Rocke, Tompsitt and Co.’s Monthly Trade Report , 
January. 
SYDNEY. 
The monthly meeting of the Pharmaceutical Council was held 
at the Board-room, Phillip-street, on Tuesday, 19th December; 
present — the president (in the chair), and Messrs. Abraham, 
Guise, Larmer, Macarthy, Watt, and the secretary. 
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Applications for membership were received from J. Brad- 
bury (M.P.S., Vic.), J. R. Hudson (M.P.S., Vic.), J. M. 
Wright, A. Scowen, and J. Bowen, and were granted. 
The applications of J. Doyles, of Parramatta; F. Rich, of 
Walgett; and A. H. Florance (M.P.S., Vic.), of Tumberumba, 
were postponed. 
Applications for registration of indentures were received 
from W. H. Hudson, of Corowa, to J. R. Hudson ; from N. B. 
Pollard to F. Cherry, of Hay ; and from John C. Hosking, 
and granted. 
The monthly account for books purchased from Geo. 
Robertson and Co., £31 2s. 6d., was ordered to be paid. 
The meeting then closed. 
At the pharmacy examination of the Technical College, held 
at the close of the year, Mr. E. Wright was awarded the first 
prize offered by the college committee, and Mr. A. Henry 
obtained the lecturers’ prize. The examiners appointed were 
Mr. A. J. Watt and Mr. Fred. Wright. 
At the quarterly examination of the Pharmacy Board, held 
on 4th January, three out of five applicants presented them- 
selves, and failed to obtain the required number of marks for 
a pass. 
Mr. Hallam, a gentleman well-known in Victoria, is opening 
in business as a chemist and druggist at the corner of College 
and Liverpool streets, Sydney. 
A meeting has been called to organise monthly meetings of 
the trade for the discussion of topics connected with pharmacy, 
especially the new Act to regulate the sale of poisons. 
|Cegal attb Jttagistm&I. 
PROSECUTION UNDER THE “SALE AND USE OF 
POISONS ACT.” 
At the Castlemaine Police Court on 12th January (before 
the Mayor, Messrs. Greenhill, Pearce, Bone, and Cramer, 
J.P.’s) Lee Sou and Charles Suey were summoned by the 
police for selling a preparation of opium to C. Wayne in 
December, the same being a poison, and they having no 
license from the Pharmacy Board. Mr. Merrifield appeareo 
for defendants, and said the charge could not lie against thd 
storekeeper and his assistant, but only against the person whe 
sold. He referred to the Act, and pointed out that it was not 
intended to restrict the sale of opium for smoking. So long 
as the sale was confined to Chinese it should not operate, but 
sales to Europeans brought defendants within the four corners 
of the Act, and a small fine, such as 5s. each, would meet the 
