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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[December 7,1872. 
some time ago, and also the wishes of the Government; 
and he believed they had also framed them with a view 
to the convenience of the candidates. They had taken 
from the AJLajor such portions as seemed useless and un¬ 
necessary, having been already tested in the Minor. 
Thus, the determination of unusual doses, etc., being 
now provided for in the Minor, together with the read¬ 
ing and translating of prescriptions, these subjects were 
removed from the Major altogether, as it was evident 
that if a man could translate prescriptions and detect 
errors well enough to carry on a business, it was unne¬ 
cessary to test him further. Again, with practical dis¬ 
pensing, as it was called, in the Major examination, the 
candidate was only required to give the strength of cer¬ 
tain solutions, and the supposed best way of making 
pills, emulsions, etc., which was in reality theoretical 
dispensing; and this having been now provided for in 
the Minor, was removed from the Major. Looking at it 
as a whole, he did not think there was anything more 
difficult than the examiners might make the present ex¬ 
amination if they saw fit. With regard to fees, they had 
been s mply inserted as a piece of infoi'mation for can¬ 
didates, as the Board of Examiners had nothing what¬ 
ever to do with regulating them. Nor did he think there 
would be any objection to removing the words “domestic 
economy,” the reason for the introduction of which had 
already been explained. All the examiners were in favour 
of the age being fixed at twenty-one ; and with regard 
to the supposed difficulties of their country friends, he 
could only say that all their best assistants came from 
the country. He must say he hoped the regulations 
would be passed at once, for if sent back to a committee, 
it would only cause delay. He should prefer the resolu¬ 
tion terminating at the word “ adopted,” leaving the 
legal question for a separate resolution. With regard to 
the time, he was rather in favour of 1874, because.it would 
take two or three months at the earliest before the ne¬ 
cessary bye-laws could be legally passed and go to the 
Privy Council for approval, at the end of which time 
candidates would have only six months to prepare them¬ 
selves. He should be glad if Mr. Erazer could see his 
way to withdraw his amendment. 
Mr. Frazer regretted that he could not do as the 
President suggested, but he had not proposed his amend¬ 
ment without serious consideration, and he had heard 
nothing in the course of the discussion to induce him to 
alter his mind. He must say, also, he regretted that a 
vote had not been taken on the scheme as it stood, with¬ 
out any alterations being suggested. It had been 
stated that the character of the examinations as a whole 
had not been altered, but his complaint was that so 
much of the Major had been imported into the Minor as 
to render it much more difficult. He could not for one 
moment agree with Mr. Savage, that by rendering the 
examinations more difficult would remove the difficulty 
of getting apprentices, for he was convinced the result 
would be quite. the reverse. In conclusion, he desirec. 
to add that he yielded to no one in his respect for the 
Board, of Examiners, who had no doubt prepared wha; 
in their judgment was an improved scheme, but he coulc. 
not agree in the expediency of introducing it at the pre¬ 
sent time. 
The amendment was then put to the vote with the fol¬ 
lowing result:— 
Tor—Messrs. Frazer, Hampson and Owen. 
Against —Messrs. Atherton, Baynes, Betty, Bottle, 
Greenish, Haselden, Hills, Radley, Sandford, Savage, 
Schacht, Shaw, Stoddart, Sutton, Urwick and Williams. 
The amendment was therefore lost. 
Mr. Schacht again expressed his readiness to modify 
his resolution, so that the matter might be referred to a 
committee, who should confer with the Board of Exa¬ 
miners as to verbal alterations. 
After some further discussion, however, it appeared to 
be the general feeling that any further delay was unad- 
visable, and the motion was put in this shape: — 
“ That the proposed amended regulations of the Board 
of Examiners, with the accompanying slight altera¬ 
tions, and the omission of all words relating to fees, 
be adopted.” 
The vote being taken, gave the following result:— 
For —Messrs. Atherton, Baynes, Betty, Bottle, Greenish, 
Haselden, Hills, Radley, Sandford, -Savage, Schacht, 
Shaw, Stoddart, Sutton, Urwick and Williams. 
Against —Messrs. Frazer, Hampson and Owen. 
The resolution was therefore carried. 
The Amended Regulations are as follows :— 
“ Regulations of the Board of Examiners , for the Exami¬ 
nation and Registration of Pharmaceutical Chemists, 
Chemists and Druggists , and Apprentices or Students , in 
accordance ivith the Pharmacy Acts , 15 cj- 16 Viet. cap. 
56; 31 $-32 Viet. cap. 121; and 32 $ 33 Viet. cap. 117. 
“ The Board of Examiners in London meets for con¬ 
ducting the Minor and Major examinations every month, 
except in August and September. For the Modified 
examination, the Board meets as often as required. 
Candidates must give notice to the Registrar of their 
intention to present themselves and pay the fee, on or 
before the first of the month in which the examinations 
are held. 
“The Board of Examiners in Edinburgh meets for 
the Major, Minor, and Modified examinations as often 
as required. Notice is given in the Pharmaceutical 
Journal when meetings take place. 
“ Secretary to the Board in Edinburgh, John Mackay, 
119, George Street, Edinburgh.” 
“ The First or Preliminary Examination * —(For Regis¬ 
tration as Apprentices or Students.)—This examination 
is held throughout Great Britain on the first Mondays 
in January, April, July, and October in every year. 
Candidates for this examination must give not less than 
ten clear days’ notice. 
“ The examination is a written one, and comprises 
Latin,—translation into English of a paragraph from 
the first book of Caesar (‘ De Bello Galileo ’), or a 
passage from each of the following works: 
Pereira’s ‘ Selecta e Praoscriptis,’ and the last 
edition (Latin) of the London Pharmacopoeia. 
Latin Grammar. 
English Grammar, Composition. 
The first four rules of Arithmetic, simple and com¬ 
pound, Vulgar Fractions, and Decimals, and a 
thorough knowledge of the British and Metrical 
systems of Weights and Measures. 
“ In the case of candidates residing in the country and 
unable to attend in London or Edinburgh, the Registrar 
shall send the questions, under seal, to the person ap¬ 
pointed to superintend the writing of the answers,! with 
instructions that they be opened by him in the presence 
of the candidates, who shall write the answers forthwith 
in his presence in a given time. 
“ Minor Examination. —(For registration under the 
Pharmacy Act, 1868, as chemists and druggists.) 
“ Candidates for this examination must have passed 
the First or Preliminary examination, and must pro¬ 
duce certificates of having attained the full age of twenty- 
one years, and also of having been employed for three 
years by a pharmaceutical chemist, or chemist and drug¬ 
gist, and in dispensing and compounding prescriptions. 
“ The following form the subjects of examination :— 
“Prescriptions.—The candidate is required to read 
without abbreviation autograph prescriptions; translate 
“ * Certificates of having passed the Local Examinations of 
the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, or Durham, the Exami¬ 
nation of the College of Preceptors; or those of any legally 
constituted examining body previously approved by the 
Council, provided Latin and Arithmetic he included in the 
subjects, are accepted in lieu of this examination. 
“ f The Council have appointed the Local Secretaries to 
undertake this duty. 
