VoL. ii., No. 6 
THE CHEMIST AND DKUGGIST OF AUSTRALASIA. 
150 
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT BUILDINGS, 
KING WILLIAM STREET, 
ADELAIDE. 
President— W. H. HARRISON, Ph.C., Lond. ; L.D.S., R.C.S., 
Ed. 
Vice-President— F. E. GRUNDY, J.P. 
Hon. Secretary and Registrar — W. J. MAIN. 
Treasurer— H. J. POOLE. 
Other Members of Council— B. GRUMMETT, G. A. PARKER, 
and J. WHITE. 
COUNCIL MEETINGS. — Last Thursday in each month. 
GENERAL MEETING. — First Tuesday in each month. 
MEMBERS. — Applications for membership must be made to 
the Secretary. The applicant must be nominated. 
Entrance Fee, los. 6d. 
Annual Subscription, ;^i is. 
ASSOCIATES. — Applicants for election as Associates must send 
in their applications to Hon. Sec. 
Entrance Fee, 5s. 
Annual Subscription, los. 6d. 
PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS. — Votes at Annual Meetings and 
General Meetings, and for election of Council and Officers. 
Use of Library. 
Each Member is Supplied with 
“The Chemist and Druggist” (London), weekly. 
“The Chemist and Druggist of Australasia,” 
monthly. 
“The Chemists’ and Druggists’ Diary,” annually. 
BYE-LAWS.— Printed copies of the Bye-laws and Regulations 
for Examinations can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary. 
Price, IS. 
EXAMINATIONS.— Preliminary Examination. Fee, ;(^i is. 
Four clear days’ notice to be given of intention to be 
examined. 
The next Preliminary Examinations will be held in July 
and October, 1887. 
Minor^Examination. Fee, £2 2s. 
Major Examination, Fee, £3 3s. 
ISS" SUBSCRIPTIONS are now overdue, and the attention of 
members is called to the resolution on page 129. 
SPECIAL NOTICE. — Chemists in business in South Australia 
beforejanuary I, 1886, who have not yet joined the Society, will 
be admitted WITHOUT EXAMINATION if application is 
made before August 31, 1887. 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 
rHABMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
(official HErORTS.) 
Council Meeting. 
Tke usual monthly meeting of the Council was postponed 
from the proper date, April 28th, to May 2nd, 1887, when 
there were present— the President (Mr. W. H. Harrison) in 
the chair, the Vice-President (Mr. F. E. Grundy), and Messrs. 
Grummett, Poole, and Main (Hon. Secretary). Resolved, that 
Mr. William J. Stead be admitted as a student of the Society, 
on the recommendation of the examiner, the Rev. W. 
Hopkins, he being the only one who passed satisfactorily, at 
the preliminary examination held on April 28th last, and 
the other two candidates be allowed to come forward at a 
future examination to pass in Latin only, that being the only 
unsatisfactory subject. 
Resolved, also, to recommend that the General Meeting of 
May 8, be adjourned to May 10, to discuss the proposed 
Pharmacy Act. 
The design for certificates of membership was produced, 
and it was decided to recomm'^nd the same to the General 
Meeting. 
Meeting then terminated. 
I General Meeting. 
The usual monthly general meeting was held in the 
I Society’s Rooms, Industrial Buildings, on May 8. There were 
I present — the President (Mr. W. H. Harrison) in the chair, 
the Vice-President (Mr. F. E. Grundy), the Hon. Treasurer 
(Mr. H. J. Poole), and Messrs. Cooper, Eyre, Grummett, Hill, 
O’Connor, Parker, Parry, White, Wood, Woodman, and 
Young. 
An apology, for his unavoidable absence, was received from 
the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Main. 
The minutes of the previous monthly meeting, and of the 
postponed Council meeting held on May 2, 1887, were read 
and confirmed. 
New Members. 
Mr. Grundy then moved the second reading of the following 
motion : — “ That any chemist in business on his account in 
South Australia, on or before the 31st December, 1886, be 
admitted a member of this Society, on payment of 21s. and 
10s. 6d. entrance fee, provided such application be made on 
or before August 81, 1887.” The object of the motion was 
to deal as liberally as possible with those who had delayed 
application, so that every chemist in South Australia might 
j become one of themselves. It would be a little in excess of 
I their bye-laws, but would have a good effect. 
Mr. Grummett thought there were very serious objections. 
It would upset rules 4, 5, 6, and 7. It was no use making 
rules, if they were to break them at every meeting. Every 
person had due notice given. 
Mil White said the Victorian Society had set them a prece- 
dent in the matter. Tney had admitted those who were not 
in business before the passing of the Act. 
Mr. Grummett said they could do the same here when 
the Act was passed. 
Mr. G. A. Parker imagined that when the Society was started 
many would not join because they thought it would be a fail- 
ure, but now that it was working well they would like to join. 
He would like to see the entrance fee made higher ; say fivo 
guineas instead of 10s. 6d. It would be little enough, as those 
desirous of joining would have every benefit. Nineteen- 
twentieths had had notice given, but had quite ignored 
them. 
I Mr. Hill considered the objections taken by Messrs. Grum- 
I mett and Parker rather far fetched. Even in Great Britain 
they were very anxious to get members even up to the date of 
the passing of the Pharmacy Act, and they were admitted on 
very liberal terms. 
After some remarks from Mr. Cooper and Mr. Poole, the 
President, in reply to a question, said they had power to pass 
the motion. A new rule could be added after it had been read 
three times. 
Mr. 0 Connor pointed out that the motion would admit some 
chemists who went into business after the formation of the 
Society. 
Mr. Hill thereupon gave notice of an amendment, “ That 
the date of Dec. 31, 1886, be Jan. 1, 1886.” 
Mr. Parker gave notice of a further amendment, “ That the 
entrance fee be altered to two guineas.’^ 
The discussion then closed. 
New Applications for Membership. 
Mr. Hill moved the third reading of his motion, “ That all 
applications for membership be referred to the Council for re- 
commendation or otherwise.” He did it that they might 
have a thorough understanding of the footing of every appli- 
cant for membership. The Council should be thoroughly 
satisfied as to their bond Jules. The motion had been carried 
in New South Wales. The Society there accepted South Aus- 
tralian certificates. They should be very careful who they 
accepted in their Society, if members could use the Society 
for a stepping stone to the New South Wales, New Zealand 
and Tasmanian Societies or Boards. 
Mr. Grundy was perfectly in accord with Mr. Hill, but the 
Council had made most careful enquiries into applications. 
No trouble had been spared in finding out who and what the 
applicant was. No one was getting into the Society who was 
not entitled under the laws and regulations. 
Mr. G. A. Parker, the President, and Mr. Poole (as Trea- 
surer), joined in the discussion. 
The motion was carried unanimously. 
The Late Examination. 
The President said in accordance with the rules an exami- 
nation was held on April 28. There were 3 candidates, and 
one— Mr. Stead — had passed satisfactorily and was recom- 
