VoL, ii., No. 5. 
THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST OF AUSTRALASIA. 
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PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
President— CUTHBERT R. BLACKETT, F.C.S., &c. 
Treasurer— H. T. TOMPSITT. 
Secretary and Registrar — HARRY W. SHILLINGLAW. 
Members— HENRY BRIND, HY. FRANCIS, ALF. J. OWEN, 
S. S. STRUTT. 
EETINGS — Second Wednesday in each month, at 11 a.m., at the 
XtJ- College of Pharmacy, Swanston Street, Melbourne. 
“T)RELIMINART EXAMINATION — The next examination will be 
held at the College of Pharmacy, on Wednesday, June 1st, at 10 
a.m. Fee, 10s. 6d. Notice of intention to be present for examination 
must be given ten days prior to the day fixed for examination. 
NDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP must be registered within 
three months of their execution. 
"TV /T“ODIFIED EXAMINATION for assistants before the passing of the 
JALL. Pharmacy Act, is held at the College of Pharmacy. The next 
-examination will be held on June 6, 188T. Fee of £S 3s., which must be 
sent (with indentures of apprenticeship and the necessary declaration) 
to the Secretary ten days prior to the date of examination. 
"lyyr AJOR examination.— T he Examination in Practical Pharmacy 
will be held before the Board, on June 6 and 7. Candidates 
must pay the fee of £3 3s. ten days prior to the day of examination. 
^HEMISTS’ AND DRUGGISTS’ DEFENCE FUND.— Subscriptions 
of 10s. 6d. per annum to this fund are solicited from all Chemists 
registered in Victoria, and may be forwarded to the Registrar, to the 
Pharmacy Board, or to any wholesale drug firm in Melbourne. 
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA. 
(With which is incorporated the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria.) 
Established 1857. 
President— THOS. HUNTSMAN. 
Vice-President— CHRISTOPHER HARRISON. 
Hon. Treasurer— H. T. TOMPSITT. 
Hon. Secretary— HARRY W. SHILLINGLAW. 
Council— A. ANDREWS, B. BAKER, C. R. BLACKETT, 
R. P. FRANCIS, H. GAMBLE, WM. BOWEN, W. Y. 
NELSON, CHAS. PLEASANCE, HY. WM. POTTS. 
"H^EETINGS— At the College of Pharmacy, Swanston Street, Mel- 
bourne. Council — Second Friday in each month, at 11 a.m. 
M embership. — A ny duly qualified Pharmaceutical Chemist in the 
Australasian Colonies may become a member, subject to certain 
regulations. Forms of application may be obtained from the Hon. 
Secretary. Entrance Fee, £1 Is. ; annual subscription, i61 Ig. 
payable on January 1. Life subscription, £IB 16s. 
~|~^ IBBARY AND READING ROOM open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Q^^fiCHIPTIONS — Members are respectfully informed that their 
Subscriptions for the current year are now due. Exchange should 
be added to all country cheques. 
15th January, 1887. 
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY. 
(Under the control of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australasia.) 
SWANSTON-STREET, MELBOURNE. 
Director— Prof. ALFD. H. JACKSON, B.Sc., F.C.S., &c.. As- 
sociate of Owen’s College, Manchester. 
Q uarterly examinations in Materia Medica and Botany, 
and Chemistry and Practical Chemistry, will be held on June 2nd 
And Sfd, 1887, at 10 a.m. Fee, 10s. 6d. in each subject, which must be paid 
10 dayy^forc that date. 
TTT^BREAS under the provisions of the Pharmacy Act 1876, and of 
VV the regulations made thereunder, I, the undersigned, JOHN 
TURNER THOMAS, was appointed to be the Returning Officer, and to 
conduct the Elections of Members of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria ; 
and whereas under the provisions of the said Phai-macy Act 1876, and of 
the regulations made thereunder, the Returning Officer shall, upon being 
notified by the Board that an extraordinary vacancy exists, proceed to 
the ELECTION of ONE PERSON, being a Registered Pharmaceutical 
Chemist of Victoria, to serve as a Member of the Pharmacy Board of 
Victoria. 
Notice is hereby given that I will, on the 10th day of May, 1887, pro- 
ceed to the ELECTION of ONE PERSON ; being a Registered Pharma- 
ceutical Chemist, to serve as a Member of the Pharmacy Board of Vic- 
toria; and also that if the number of persons nominated as hereinafter 
provided for is greater than the number of persons required to fill the 
vacancy created as aforesaid, a poll will be taken on the 10th day of Mav. 
1887. 
Dated this 15th Day of April, 1887. 
JOHN TURNER THOMAS, Returning Officer. 
THE PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria 
was held at the College of Pharmacy, Swanston-street, Mel- 
bourne, on Wednesday, 13th April, 1887. 
Present— Messrs. Blackett, Brind, and Tompsitt. The 
president (Mr. C. R. Blackett) in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
Apologies were received from Messrs. Francis, Strutt, and 
Owen. 
APPLICATIONS FOE BEOISTRATION. 
The following were registered as pharmaceutical chemists : 
Albert Victor Jacobs, South Melbourne, passed Major 
Examination, Victoria. 
John Arthur Hylton Nash, Flemington-road, certificate 
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Minor). 
William Henry Kirton, 31 Bourke-street, Melbourne, certi- 
ficate Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Minor). 
Charles Bendelack, Collingwood, certificate Pharmaceutical 
Society of Great Britain (Minor.) 
The applications for registration of John Duncan and W. 
C. Clowes were postponed for further information. 
SALE AND USE OF POISONS ACT. 
CERTIFICATES RENEWED. 
Shirley W, Brooke, Moe. 
Samuel Sherlock, Frankston. 
Godfrey B. Berry, Taradale. 
William Irwin (manager for T. Montgomery), Teraug. 
NEW CERTIFICATES. 
M. C, Hodgson, Darlington. 
J. Mackie, Woolsthorp, 
Arthur E, Fawthorp, Woorak. 
Alfred Edward Gadd, Avenel. 
RESIGNATION OF MR. BOWEN. 
The resignation of Mr. Bowen as a member of the Board 
was received and accepted. It was resolved that a letter be 
forwarded to Mr. Bowen conveying the thanks of the Board 
for his valued services. 
THE PROSECUTION OF THE FEDERAL STORE. 
The Registrar reported that the application to the Full 
Court for a rule nisi calling on the magistrates who adjudi- 
cated to state a case for the opinion of the Supreme Court had 
been made absolute. 
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN TASMANIA. 
It was resolved that the preliminary examination papers 
should be sent to the Council of Education at Hobart, to 
allow candidates an opportunity of passing, and so qualifying 
themselves for examination under the Pharmacy Act of Vi^ 
toria. 
The ordinary correspondence and financial business brought 
the meeting to a close. ® 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA 
The monthly meeting of the council of the Pharmaceutical 
Society of Australasia was held on Friday, the 15th April, 
1887. 
Present— Messrs. Baker, Huntsman, Tompsitt, Harrison 
Pleasance. The president (Mr. T. Huntsman) in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
