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BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE. 
Mr. Pale (Exeter) moved the adoption of the Report and Treasurer’s 
accounts, and congratulated the Conference that it had, at so early a period 
in its history, achieved so satisfactory a degree of success. 
Mr. Husband (Exeter) seconded the motion. 
In putting the resolution, which was adopted with applause, the Chairman 
pointed out the small cost at which the operations of the Society were carried 
on, and acknowledged the services of the General Secretaries. 
Some conversation followed as to the amount of arrears standing upon the 
Treasurer’s statement, when that officer explained that a large portion of the 
amount was but little overdue, and nothing was put down as available that 
exceeded four years from the time of becoming due. A large proportion of 
these subscriptions would certainly be paid. 
Mr. Smith (Torquay) urged the more rigorous enforcement of the bye-law 
against defaulters, when Professor Attfield explained that the small sub¬ 
scription induced some members to defer their subscriptions and pay for 
three or four years at once. 
Letters were acknowledged from the Secretaries of many provincial Che¬ 
mists’ Associations, and from various members of the Conference, regretting 
their inability to be present. 
The President said that he had much gratification in announcing that 
they were favoured with the company of the President of the Pharmaceutical 
Society, Mr. Evans, who was a Vice-President of the Conference. They had 
also amongst them the excellent Pegistrar of the Pharmaceutical Society, 
Mr. Bremridge, who was peculiarly in his right place as being a former resi¬ 
dent in Exeter. 
The President then delivered the following 
INAUGURAL ADDRESS. 
Gentlemen, 
The custom which has hitherto prevailed at the annual meetings of the 
British Pharmaceutical Conference imposes on the President for the time being 
the duty of initiating the proceedings by a few preliminary remarks, or as our 
secretaries are pleased to call it—an address. Properly to perform this duty is 
to me no easy task, but it would be still less so if I could not commence by con¬ 
gratulating you on the growing usefulness and importance of our association. 
Last year we met in an eastern capital: our sixth anniversary brings us to the 
west of England to find in the good city of Exeter a welcome no less cordial 
and fraternal than we have experienced on any previous occasion. Had the 
Pharmaceutical Conference no other merits, we might say that at least it gave 
the opportunity for some agreeable relaxation,—an excuse for breaking away 
for a week or more from the routine-occupations of business,—an occasion for 
visiting a locality which one might otherwise have no particular object for 
seeing, and of social and friendly intercourse to which often attach the most 
pleasant recollections. But our Conference claims more than this:—and the 
Report of our meeting last year at Norwich would prove, were it necessary, 
that the advancement of scientific pharmacy is one of the very principal objects 
with which our association is concerned. 
On that occasion, it will be remembered, a portion of two sittings was occu¬ 
pied in a very animated discussion of the Pharmacy Act, then just passed, and 
in listening to an explanation of the new law, ably given by two members of 
the Conference who wmre particularly conversant with its provisions. It would 
be interesting to know what have been the experiences of our members as to 
