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faith in its system of action fully tested, when they have recommended that its 
meetings should be held in districts where it had yet acquired no influence. 
“ The result has ever been, that warm supporters and friends have been 
found in the hour of need, and although it must necessarily be long before 
every locality shall have been visited, the Conference is annually invigorated 
by members from a new district. There are few associations so well entitled to 
adopt as a motto, ‘ Crescit eundo.’ 
u A reference to our gains will be appropriately followed by an allusion to a 
loss sustained since our last meeting. As is known to most members, our late 
esteemed Vice-President, Dr. J. B. Edwards, left England last autumn to settle 
in Montreal. His friends in the old country observe with pleasure that he is 
energetic and hearty as ever in promoting the advancement of science where 
his lot is now cast. They trust that he may give them the opportunity of 
welcoming him to a future meeting of the Conference. 
“ The past year has witnessed the removal of some great obstacles in the 
way of pharmaceutical legislation, but it is evident that a powerful effort must 
be put forth finally to achieve that object. The Executive Committee concur 
fully in the resolution passed by the Conference last year, viz., ‘ That the prac¬ 
tice of pharmacy requires to be limited to fully qualified persons, and that it is 
necessary in order to attain this result, that an appropriate examination should 
be enforced by legislative authority.’ ” 
Mr. Brady, Treasurer, presented the following Statement of Accounts :— 
4 
The Treasurer in Account with the British Pharmaceutical Conference , 1866-G7. 
Dr. 
To Cash in hand, August, 1866. 
,, Donation from the Pharmaceutical 
Society. 
,, ,, ,, a Member, towards 
expenses of Nottingham Meeting 
,, Sale of Proceedings.. 
,, 251 Subscriptions — 
2 for 1863-4 
8 for 1864-5 
38 for 1865-6 
187 for 1866-7 
16 for 1867-8 (Total 251),.. 
£ s. d. 
4 17 
10 0 0 
0 15 0 
0 8 6 
62 15 0 
£78 0 1 
Cr. £ s. d. 
By Grant towards Ex¬ 
penses of Exhibition at 
Nottingham.£25 0 0 
Less Balance return¬ 
ed to Treasurer . 4 0 0 
| - 21 0 0 
,, Cost of Proceedings—Taylor and Co. 17 0 0 
| ,, General Printing—Taylor and Co. 10 15 6 
i „ Stationery. 2 5 6 
i „ Postage . 15 14 10 
„ Advertising . 3 16 
,, Petty Disbursements, including 
carriage, cost of directing circu¬ 
lars, etc. 2 16 2 
„ Balance in hand . 5 6 7 
£78 0 1 
1867. 
August. Balance in hand .£5 6 7 
Subscriptions due (215 in all)— 
4 for 1863-4, still unpaid. 1 0 0 
9 for 1864-5 ,, 2 5 0 
34 for 1865-6 „ 8 10 0 
168 for 1866-7 „ 42 0 0 
Examined and found correct, 
WILLIAM HENRY PARKER. 
C. WELCH. 
Nottingham, August YJth, 1867. 
Mr. Hardie moved the adoption of the Report. 
Mr. Doig seconded the motion. He considered the chemists of Dundee 
would reap a great benefit from their connection with the Conference, because 
gentlemen of all shades of opinion and extensive practice were brought together 
in a way they never were before. 
The Report was adopted unanimously. 
Mr. Brady stated that it would be desirable to facilitate the collection of 
subscriptions, which, from being so moderate in amount, were practically more 
difficult to obtain with regularity than if the sums demanded were greater. 
He thought that the appointment of Local Treasurers was desirable on this 
ground. 
