VoL. ii., No. 6. 
THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST OP 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 
College of Pharmacy, Swanston Street, Melbourne. 
"PRELIMINARY 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 OP APPRENTICESHIP must be registered within 
three months of their execution. 
*^^ODIFIED EXAMINATION for assistants before the passing of the 
Pharmacy Act, is held at the College of Pharmacy. The next 
examination will be held on June 6, 1887. Fee of £3 3s., which must be 
Bent (with indentures of apprenticeship and the necessary declaration) 
to the Secretary ten days prior to the date of examination. 
Tlyr AJOR EXAMINATION. — The Examination in Practical Pharmacy 
will be held before the Board, on June 6 and 7. Candidates 
must pay the fee of 3s. ten days prior to the day of examination. 
^HEMISTS’ AND DRUGGISTS’ DEFENCE FUND.— Subscriptions 
of lOs. 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. 
TVTEMBERSHIP.— Any duly qualified Pharmaceutical Chemist in the 
Australasian Colonies may become a member, subjeet to certain 
regulations. Forms of application may be obtained from the Hon. 
Secretary. Entrance Fee, ;&! Is. ; annual subscription, ^61 Is. 
payable on January 1, Life subscription, £15 15s. 
“I" ^ IBRARY AND READING ROOM open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
OUBSCRIPTIONS — 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 Phartnaeeuiical Society of Anstralaeia,) 
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 Praottoal Chemistry, will be held on June 2nd 
•and 3rd, 1867, at 10 a.m. Fee, 10s. 6d. in each subject, which must be paid 
ten days before that date. 
THE PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Pharmacy Board of 
Victoria was held at the College of Pharmacy, Swanston- 
fltreet, Melbourne, on Wednesday, the 11th May, 1887. 
Present — Messrs. Blackett, Brind, Francis, Owen, Strutt; 
the President, Mr. C. R. Blackett, in the chair. 
The Retiring Officer, Mr. J. T. Thomas, announced that Mr, 
Geo. Swift had been duly elected unopposed, as a member of 
the Board, vice Mr. Wm. Bowen, resigned. 
Applications for Registration. 
The following applicants having furnished the necessary 
declared evidence were registered ; — 
John Hugh Davies, Prahran. 
John Kerr Forrest, Jeffcott-street, West Melbourne. 
Arthur Frederick Collis, Melbourne. 
In each case the applicants were the holders of the Minor 
Certificate of the Pharmacentical Society of Great Britain. 
The applications of W. C. Clowes, Brisbane, Queensland, 
and John Duncan, of Melbourne, were considered, and it was 
resolved that they be informed that they will be required to 
pass the Modified Examination. 
Sale and Use of Poisons Act. 
The following certificates were granted under this Act : — 
Robert M‘Culloch, Drouin. 
James Hicks, Corop. 
The Federal Store Prosecution. 
The Registrar reported that the case for the opinion of the 
Supreme Court had been prepared and submitted to the adjudi- 
cating justices to sign, and that it would then be set down 
for trial before the Full Court. 
The Chemists’ and Druggists’ Defence Fund. 
A report was submitted stating that the subscriptions to the 
fund were coming in satisfactorily, and that when some detailed 
arrangements were completed a number of prosecutions would 
be undertaken. 
Erasure of Names prom the Register. 
The names of the following deceased persons were erased 
from the Pharmaceutical Register : — 
William Johnson, Windsor. 
Thomas Oliver Dunstone, Brighton. 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASU. 
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council was held at 
the Society’s hall, Swanston-street, Melbourne, on Friday, the 
13th May, 1887, at 11 a.m. 
Present — Messrs. Huntsman, R. P. Francis, Pleasanoe, 
Andrews, Gamble, Potts, Blackett, Baker, and Shillinglaw. 
The President, Mr. Thos. Huntsman, in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and .con- 
firmed. 
Nomination op New Members. 
The following gentlemen were nominated for membership: — 
M. Hargraves, St. Leonards, N.S.W. 
Millard Johnson, Windsor. 
Report op Educational Committee. 
The Report of the Educational Committee, in reference to 
the appointment of a laboratory assistant, was laid on the 
table, the Committee having defined the duties to be performed 
by the assistant. After some discussion it was resolved that 
an adve . tisementbe inserted in the daily papers inviting appli- 
cations irom competent persons willing to undertake the 
duties. 
Vacancy in the Council. 
On the motion of Mr. C. R. Blackett, Mr. C. A. Atkin, of 
Hotham, was unanimously elected a member of the Council, 
vice Mr. Wm. Bowen, resigned. 
Alteration of Day and Time op Meeting. 
The notice of motion standing in Mr. C. Harrison’s name 
on this subject was, in the absence of that gentleman, post- 
poned until the next meeting. 
The Late Mr. Wm. Johnson and Mr. Herbert Rocke. 
It was unanimously resolved that letters of condolence be 
forwarded to the families of the deceased members, expressing 
the high estimation in which they were held, and the very 
great indebtedness of the Society to their good offices. 
