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TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
For the Amendment—Messrs. Bottle, Bonrdas, Carteighe, Evans, Haselden, Hills, 
Morson, Randall, Stoddart, and Williams. 
Against —Messrs. Dymond, Ince, Orridge, and Savage. 
The President declared the Amendment carried, which was put as a substantive 
motion and passed. 
Resolved—That the Secretary be instructed to place a copy of the tabular form of 
Regulations, prepared by the Parliamentary Committee in reference to the sale 
and dispensing of poisons, in each number of the Journal and Transactions of 
the Society for March, and that copies be sent to the local secretaries for distri¬ 
bution among chemists and druggists in their respective districts ; and the secre¬ 
tary was also instructed to furnish the publisher of the ‘ Chemist and Druggist ’ 
with copies for enclosure in his next number. 
Pursuant to notice it was moved by Mr. Savage, seconded by Mr. Bottle— 
That the Certificate for the Preliminary Examination, according to the original 
plan, duly authenticated as having been given on or before the 31st of August, 
1869, be received and acted upon. 
For the motion—Messrs. Bottle, Ince, Morson, Orridge, Savage, Stoddart, and 
Williams. 
Against —Messrs. Bourdas, Carteighe, Evans, Haselden, and Randall. 
The President declared the motion carried. 
Moved by Mr. Carteighe, seconded by Mr. Ince— 
Resolved—1st. That the resolution respecting the certificates for the Preliminary 
Examination now passed be advertised in the notice page of the 
Journal for March and April. 
2nd. That no such certificates be received after 1st May, 1870. 
BENEVOLENT FUND. 
Resolved—That on the Report and recommendations of the Benevolent Fund Com¬ 
mittee, the following grants be made :— 
The sum of £10 to a distressed Member in Jersey. 
„ £10 to a distressed Member in London. 
„ £20 to the widow of a late Member in Kent. 
It was also 
Resolved—That the Treasurer be requested to purchase £500 consols to the account 
of this Fund. 
The Board of Examiners for England and Wales reported that they had during the 
month of January examined— 
6 candidates Major, and passed .... 6 
14 „ Minor, „ .... 12 
47 „ Modified, „ .... 37 
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The Board of Examiners for Scotland reported that during 
had examined— 
the month of January they 
1 candidate Major, and passed . . 
3 „ Minor, „ . . 
. . 1 
. . 1 
8 „ Modified, „ . . 
. . 6 
6 „ Preliminary „ . . 
. . 3 
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The President reported it had given him great pleasure to preside at this meeting of 
the Scotch Board, and to compare the mode of procedure in Edinburgh with that of the 
London Board. 
