THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
G07 
There is one thing which I cannot forbear mentioning, namely that a re¬ 
commendation appeared in a report of the Medical Council last June, that a 
permanent Committee should be appointed to take note of the improvements 
in medicine and pharmacy, and from time to time introduce them by authority 
to the medical profession at large; this is important, and it more immediately 
concerns us to find, “that it should be an instruction to these gentlemen to 
invite information as to improvements in the Pharmacopoeia from the medical, 
surgical, and pharmaceutical bodies of the several divisions of the country.” 
And now I will not detain you longer from the business of the morning ; 
our Secretaiy is prepared to read to you the report of the Council on the past 
year; there is work to be done, and I trust, remembering that even a good 
cause cannot conquer without union on the part of its advocates, we shall pro¬ 
ceed to that work as one man. 
The Secretary then read the 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT —From 1st January to 31s£ December, 1863. 
Receipts. 
Balance in Treasurer’s hands 
,, Secretary’s hands 
Benevolent Fund : 
Subscriptions.78 
Donations.128 
Interest.169 
£. 
283 
o 
18 
o 
O 
O 
6 
0 
11 
Life Members’ Fund : 
21 Life Members’ fees £110 5 
Interest. 63 3 
s. d. 
16 8 
4 9 
4 5 
Government Securities: 
Interest. 
Rent .. 
Fees: 
Lecture . 
Laboratory. 
Registrar:— 
36 Pharmaceutical 
Chemists. . . . 
41 Assistants . . . . 
73 Apprentices . . . 
106 Registration Cer¬ 
tificates . 
173 8 1 
29 
83 
122 
399 
0 
10 
6 
14 
216 6 
181 16 
153 6 
5 6 
0 
0 
Donation to the Society. 
Subscriptions : 
349 London Members 3G6 9 
1432 Country Members 1503 12 
93 Associates.48 16 
66 Apprentices .... 34 13 
559 
1 
14 
1 
Arrears of Subscription 
Balance due to Secretary 
1953 
96 
/ 
/ 
0 
0 
6 
0 
10 
17 
Expexdituke. 
Benevolent Fund: 
Relief granted.£90 0 0 
Investment. 286 4 5 
s. 
Life Members’ Fund: 
Investment. 
Conversazione.66 19 
Pharmaceutical Meetings 4 16 
Sundries. 2 0 
Repayments of Subscrip -1 
tions in excess./ 
376 4 
110 5 
d. 
5 
0 
4 h 
94 
4 
6 6 11 
House Expenses.. 
Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insurance 
Repairs and Alterations. 
Fixtures and Fittings. 
Apparatus. 
Library. 
Museum. 
Furniture. 
Stationery ... 
Postage. 
80 3 
oa 2 
437 H 
154 10 
55 11 
9 10 
61 13 
0 
3 
9 
62 
6 
11 
4 
6 
£4086 12 6 
Printing and Engraving. 
Advertisements. 
Journals, balance of Account. . ■ 
Carriage. 
Collector’s Commission. 
Travelling Expenses. 
Salary to Secretary. 
Wages. 
Expenses of Society in Scotland . 
Board of Examiners.. 
Professor of Chemistry and Phar¬ 
macy, including duties as Cu¬ 
rator, etc. 
Professor of Botany and Material 
Medica, including duties as Cu- 
rator, etc. ) 
Subscription to Royal Botanic") 
Gardens.j 
Prize Medals, etc. 
Laboratory: 
Director’s Salary and ) r. 
Percentage on Fees ° 
Demonstrator. 50 
Porter’s wages .... 47 
Chemicals, etc.137 
91 10 
56 
70 
O 
27 
122 
8 
7 
15 
7 
9 
276 11 
161 6 
64 15 
68 5 
9| 
0 
11 
rt 
i 
0 
3 
0 
9A 
300 0 0 
250 0 0 
21 0 
7 14 
0 0 
0 
o 
t-t 
15 
0 
0 
64 
Law Costs. 
Balance in Treasurer’s hands 
550 17 
188 17 
443 6 
11 
£4086 12 6 
q 9 
