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Waterson, Mr. J., Mosley Road, Birming¬ 
ham. 
Welch, Mr. C., Long Row, Nottingham. 
West, Mr. J., Torquay. 
White, Mr. F., London Road, Nottingham. 
Williams, Mr. C. J., St. John’s, Warwick. 
Williams, Mr. J., 20, Regent Street, 
Leamington. 
Williams, Mr. W. P., Long Row, Notting¬ 
ham. 
i ' Wilshaw, Mr. J., Wordsley. 
Witheriugton, Mr. T., 7, Foregate Street, 
Worcester. 
Wood, Mr. E. B., Iloiloway Head, Birming¬ 
ham. 
Woodward, Mr. W., Nottingham. 
Wright, Mr. Gr., Congreve Street, Birming¬ 
ham. 
Yewdall, Mr. E., Wade Lane, Leeds. 
Young, Mr. W. F., High Street, Salisbury. 
The following Report was then read by Dr. Attfield :— 
“report of the executive committee. 
“ Daring the interval between the last and present annual meeting, the du¬ 
ties of your Committee have been few and formal. 
“ The proceedings of the Conference at Bath were fully reported, by the kind 
permission of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society, in the ‘ Pharmaceutical 
Journal ’ of October and November, 1864, the papers being printed verbatim, 
and the discussions in abstract. A reprint of that Report, to which was ap¬ 
pended a statement of the objects, etc., of the Conference, the list of officers for 
1864-5, a table of contents, and a list of members, the whole included in a neat 
paper wrapper, was sent to every member of the Conference as soon after the 
meeting as possible ; the volume will, however, this year be issued earlier. A 
few T copies of the “Proceedings” w r ere sent to eminent scientific men and so¬ 
cieties of Great Britain, America, Germany, and France. 
“ Since the last meeting about fifty names have been added to the list of 
members. It is gratifying to add, that in addition to these, the ranks of the 
Conference has been swelled at the present meeting by the enrolment of one 
hundred and six gentlemen. Thus has our strength more than doubled during 
the second year of our existence, the exact number of members being now three 
hundred and five. 
“ Early in January of the present year, your Committee issued to every mem¬ 
ber a list of questions for research, accompanied by a request that some one or 
more of the subjects should be worked out and reported. The result is. that 
thirty papers have been sent in, and will be read at the present and subsequent 
sittings. They will doubtless prove of equal value with those of last year, many 
of which, it is pleasing to notice, were copied into the scientific journals of 
Europe and America. In order to give an impetus to the investigation of sub¬ 
jects relating to adulterations, impurities, and faults of manufacture, your Com¬ 
mittee, seven months ago, issued a circular to members, requesting that speci¬ 
mens of commercial drugs and chemicals might be sent to the secretaries, for 
distribution to gentlemen willing to analyse the samples of any given prepara¬ 
tion, and report the analysis to the annual meeting. The result is, that you will 
have the opportunity of listening to some interesting papers of this class. But 
the value and importance of the work might be greatly extended if a larger pro¬ 
portion of members would contribute specimens. The collection of samples from 
his own or other stocks is an easy matter for any member, but the Committee 
would especially urge this point on the attention of members who have not time 
or opportunity to make researches. The names of vendor or maker need not be 
divulged by the collector, provided each specimen is distinguished by a lettered 
or numbered label, stating only the name of the preparation. 
“ In conclusion, your Committee sees no reason to deviate from those methods 
of accomplishing the objects of the Conference which were proposed when this 
Association for the advancement of pharmacy was established, and which have 
hitherto been attended l^y such satisfactory success. There is work for every 
member to do ; for those who have much time there are subjects to investigate, 
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