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Feb. 1, 1887. 
THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST OF AUSTRALASIA. 
75% and upwards of the lectures, and to such students certi- 
ficates liave been duly issued. The class examination on the 
above course was held by me on the 30th ultimo, and, although 
the attendance in the point of numbers was poor, the examin- 
ation papers sent in are in a high degree satisfactory, no 
candidate having obtained less than 60% of the full maxks. 
I beg to recommend that prizes to the value of one guinea 
and half-a-guinea be awarded to Messrs. Cook and Schwatz 
respectively, these gentlemen having been first and second in 
the examination, (Copy of examination paper appended). 
‘ ‘ As regards the Practical Chemistry Classes I have to report 
that twenty-two students enrolled themselves for the course, 
the average attendance having been sixteen. Fourteen have 
been awarded certificates of attendance by reason of their 
having attended at least 75% of the practical classes, and also 
by reason of their having gone through the full course of 
practical chemistry. I have great pleasure in testifying to the 
large amount of genuine work which has been done by the 
students during the past term, and I take this opportunity of 
expressing my entire satisfaction with the progress made. 
The practical course has comprised Qualitative Analysis for 
both metallic and acid radicals, the full course for the 1st 
M.B. of London having been gone over. The practical 
examination was held by me on the 30th ult., five solutions 
being given for the detection of both metallic and acid radicals. 
I have great satisfaction in reporting that in all cases except 
one the results were very satisfactory, one candidate obtaining 
full marks. I would recommend that prizes to the value of 
one guinea and half-a-guinea be awarded to Messrs. Hobson 
and Cook respectively, these two candidates having obtained 
the highest places in the examination. 
“As regards the Laboratory I have to report that I have 
endeavoured to maintain it in as efficient a condition as 
possible, having at the same time a due regard for economy. 
And although the apparatus is of the simplest kind, I venture 
to think that all the essentials for the illustration of lectures 
and the conduct of practical classes in both pharmacy and 
chemistry are now at the society’s disposal. With the excep- 
tion of the inevitable small breakage of glassware, all the 
apparatus is, practically, in as good a condition as when pur- 
chased, while good stocks of drugs and chemical re-agents 
are still available. Consecxuently classes of at least twenty 
students may in future be carried on at a very small cost, and 
I would earnestly recommend the Council to actively carry on 
the work thus begun, in order that the students may not fall 
back from the steadily improving standard of attainments. 
“ My appointment as Acting-Professor of Chemistry and 
Mineralogy at the University during Professor Liversidge’s 
absence will, I regret to say, prevent my taking an active 
part in the lectures and practical classes till towards the end 
of the year ; but I still hope to be able to superintend the 
work, should it be your desire to continue the lectures, &c. I 
therefore beg to submit the following suggestions for your 
consideration : — 
“ 1st. That Mr. H. A. Bruce Leipner,F.C.S. (of the firm of 
Messrs. Smith and Leipner, Analytical Chemists), be ax^- 
pointed to deliver a course of 13 lectures on Botany, and a 
course of 13 lectures on the Chemistry of the Metals, and 
that the usual practical classes be held in conjunction there- 
with. 
“2nd. That the course on Botany commence about the mid- 
dle of March and terminate about the middle of June, and 
that after a short interval the course on the Chemistry of the 
Metals be delivered. 
“ 3rd. That the work generally be under my own supervision, 
as heretofore, Mr. Leipner receiving the usual fees. 
“ Trusting that the above suggestions may receive your 
favourable consideration, and thanking you cordially for the 
kindness and courtesy which has always been extended to 
me, 1 am, 
“ Mr. President and Gentlemen, 
“Faithfully yours, 
“EDWIN QUAYLE, F.C.S. 
“ Sydney, Jan. 3rd, 1887.” 
Upon the motion of Mr. Bozon, seconded by Mr. Melhuish, 
it was u nanimously resolved that the report be adopted, and 
that Mr. Quayle’s recommendations re the conduct of the lec- 
tures and i)ractical classes, and the aj^j^ointment of Mr. Leip- 
ner in connection therewith, be ai)proved of. 
Applications fop Membership. 
The following applications for membership from members 
of the Kindred Societies in the colonies and Great Britain 
were dealt with : — 
Charles Butcher. Sydney, member of the Pharmaceutical 
Society of New Zealand. 
J. C. J. Jurs, Goondiwindi, Queensland. M.P.S., Queens- 
land. _ , . 
C. B. Hunt, Fullarton, Adelaide, M.P.S., Great Britain. 
Walter J. Cleaver, Hobart, passed the examination of the 
Tasmanian Court of Examiners. 
John Lay, Launceston, registered in Tasmania. 
Alfred Jilead, W’^arwick, Queensland, registered in that 
colony. 
T. B. Hill, junr., passed examination of Pharmacy Board. 
It was decided that-all the above-named applicants should 
be admitted as members of the Society, subject to their pro- 
ducing tire necessary papers and evidence of identity. 
The application of D. B. Lindsay, of Albury, for member- 
ship, upon the ground of his having been in business in India 
prior to 1876 was next considered, the matter being postponed, 
in order that the applicant might furnish further particulars, 
and make a statutory declaration in accordance with the 
Act. 
The application of Dr. Milne, Bourke, in business inior to 
1876, was postponed for a similar purpose. 
Indentures Registered, &c. 
The indentures of the following were ordered to be regis- 
tered, viz.: — 
William Short. 
John William Cowpe. 
J, B. Orr, of Goulbourn, subject to the production of a cer- 
tificate of proficiency in Latin, etc. 
The application of J. W. Jackson, Manly, to be admitted as 
a candidate at the next examination was declined, upon the 
grounds of the applicant not having comxdetedhis apprentice- 
ship, and being under the age of twenty-one. 
Applications from G. B. Sweet, Hamilton, and Mr. Ray, 
Parramatta, to be admitted as candidates at the next examina- 
tion were considered, and declined, uj)on the ground that their 
having acted as disx)ensers to medical men did not fulfil the 
conditions required by the Act. 
Preliminary Examination. 
The subject of the Preliminary Examination next came on 
for consideration, Mr. Bozon, the examiner, submitting the 
following synopsis for the approval of the Council : — 
The Examination is a written one, and comprises : — 
L.A.TIN. — Grammar. Translation of simide sentences from 
English into Latin. Translation into English of a para- 
graph from De Bello Galileo, Book I., or Virgil — ALueid, 
Book I. 
English. — Grammar and composition. 
Arithmetic. — Including first four Rules, Simple and Com- 
pound, Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, and Simple and 
Compound Proportion. Thorough knowledge of the 
British and Metrical System of Weights and Measures. 
Every person who shall have obtained a certificate of hav- 
ing x^assed the x^reliminary examination, and who shall also 
have entered into articles of agreement as an ax^prentiee, shall, 
on x^roduction of such certificate and of such articles of a^’ee- 
ment, and ux)on x^ayment of the fee of one guinea, be entitled 
upon ax^plication to the Registrar, within three months of the 
date of such articles, to have his name placed upon the 
Registrar of Apxn'entices. 
if the candidate lodges a certificate that he has at a Matricu- 
lation Examination passed in the above or corresx3onding sub- 
jects, he shall not be required to pass this examination. 
The synopsis was unanimously adox)ted and was ordered 
to be x)rinted and sux^plied to all future candidates. 
It being considered rather a hardshix) to comx^el ax^x^i'entices 
living at a distance to present themselves in Sydney for the 
X:)reliminary examination, it was decided, after some discussion, 
that any candidate living at a greater distance than 75 miles 
from Sydney might have his examination pax^ers forwarded 
under seal to the local x>olice magistrate. 
The Examiners announced that January 20th and 21st, 
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., had been fixed for the next examination 
of the Board of Pharmacy. 
■ A number of letters referring to matters of minor interest 
I having been read, and the monthly accounts x^^ssed, the 
1 meeting terminated. 
