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Purposes,” which, was a continuation of his paper of last 
year on the same subject. 
The next paper was by the same gentleman, and was 
entitled a “ Report on the Purity of Commercial Salts of 
Lithium.” The author had examined twenty-seven sam¬ 
ples, obtained from different sources. Of these sixteen 
w r ere found to be pure, six showed signs of extraneous 
matter, and five were adulterated to a greater or less ex¬ 
tent, a result which the author thought on the whole to 
be satisfactory. 
Mr. Williams remarked that some carbonate of lithi¬ 
um had been met with that contained 60 per cent, of car¬ 
bonate of sodium. 
Mr. Atherton (Nottingham) moved the following re¬ 
solution :— 
“That the best thanks of the Conference be given 
to the authors of papers read before it.” 
Mr. H. S. Evans seconded the resolution, which was 
heartily carried. 
Mr. Carteighe said he had been permitted the privi¬ 
lege of moving the following resolution:— 
“ That the cordial thanks of the assembled members 
be presented to their brethren of Liverpool and the 
neighbourhood, especially to Messrs. Abraham, Sum¬ 
ner, Shaw, Davies, and the other members of the 
Local Committee, for their great and successful efforts 
in organizing the Exhibition, making arrangements 
for the meetings, and promoting the general objects of 
the Conference, as well as for the hospitable reception 
they have accorded to their visitors.” 
He begged to assure the Chairman and all the gentle¬ 
men on the Local Committee that this resolution ex¬ 
pressed, though feebly, the real feelings of all the visitors, 
and that they were not only thoroughly conscious of the 
.large expenditure of time and money required in organi¬ 
zing their Exhibition of singular excellence, but also 
deeply sensible of the personal kindness and hospitality 
displayed with so much continuity by their Liverpool 
friends. He was convinced the resolution would be re¬ 
ceived with all the acclamation that it deserved. 
Mr. Savage (Brighton) seconded the motion. 
Dr. Attfield said that he could not allow the resolu¬ 
tion to pass without adding his testimony to the excel¬ 
lence of all the arrangements which had been made by 
the Local Committee. The Chairman, Mr. Abraham, 
and the Local Secretary, Mr. Davies, had shown every 
•anxiety to ascertain what steps would be most conducive 
to the success of the meeting, and these were in all cases 
carried out promptly and efficiently. The wishes of the 
■officers of the Conference had been completely antici¬ 
pated by the Local Committee. 
The resolution was carried amid hearty cheering. 
Mr. Abraham acknowledged the vote of thanks, and 
■expressed his satisfaction that their arrangements had 
met with the approval of their friends. A knowledge of 
this and the kind way in which it had been now ex¬ 
pressed was an ample reward for any exertions which 
“they had made. 
Mr. Shaw replied, and said that they had, during 
“twelve months, looked forward with pleasure to the 
meeting which had now been held. His post as Trea¬ 
surer of the Local Committee had brought him into con¬ 
tact with the members of the trade generally, and all 
were anxious that a suitable reception should be given to 
the Conference. 
Mr. Davies also replied, and received from the meet¬ 
ing a very cordial and well-deserved recognition of the 
-admirable way in which he had performed the onerous 
•duties of Local Secretary. 
Mr. Savage moved, and Mr. Mackay seconded a vote 
<of thanks to the Treasurer and General Secretaries. 
Mr. Williams moved, and Mr. Shaw seconded a vote 
of thanks to the President, "which was put to the meeting 
by Mr. Abraham, and warmly received. The President 
acknowledged the vote. 
Closing Business. 
Tuesday, September 20. 
The Conference met at 10 a.m. ; Mr. Abraham, Vice- 
President in the chair. He said that the first business 
to be considered by the meeting would be some proposed 
alterations in the rules. 
It was then proposed by Mr. Carteighe, and seconded 
by Mr. H. Matthews,— 
“That Rule 1 be altered as follows:—Any person 
desiring to become a member of the Conference shall 
forward his name to the General Secretaries, and be 
balloted for at a general meeting of the members, 
two-thirds of the votes given being needful for his 
election. If the application be made during the re¬ 
cess, the Executive Committee may elect the candidate 
by a unanimous vote.” 
Mr. Redford expressed an opinion, in which Mr. 
Davies concurred, that there should be no restrictions 
upon the admission of members to the Association, but 
that it should be thrown open to all. 
Mr. Savage thought that the right of demanding a 
ballot should be retained. 
Mr. Atherton thought the Executive Committee 
should have the power to reject a candidate. 
Mr. Horton asked whether there was any rule about 
expulsion P He would also like to know how often the 
Executive Committee met ? 
Mr. Reynolds said that any member whose subscrip¬ 
tion was more than two years in arrear, after written 
application, was liable to be removed from the list by 
the Executive Committee. Members might be expelled 
for improper conduct by a majority of three-fourths of 
those voting at a general meeting, providing that four¬ 
teen days’ notice of such intention of expulsion w r ere sent 
by the Secretaries to each member of the Conference. 
The Committee met whenever there was any business to 
transact. 
Mr. Redford suggested that a list of candidates for 
membership should be posted to the members every three 
months. 
Mr. Sumner suggested that each candidate should be 
nominated by a member residing in the same locality. 
Mr. Robbins thought that persons on the Register of 
Chemists and Druggists should be entitled to member¬ 
ship without election; all others should be elected. 
An amendment was then proposed by Mr. Savage, 
and seconded by Mr. Robbins, 
“ That all members registered as chemists and drug¬ 
gists, on payment of the annual subscription, be freely 
elected; but all others not so registered shall either 
obtain the signature of the local treasurer, or be sub¬ 
ject to the veto of the Executive Committee.” 
This, upon being put to the vote, was lost. 
Another amendment was moved by Mr. Davies and 
seconded by Mr. Dutton,— 
“ That any person desiring to become a member of 
the Conference shall forward his name and address to 
the Treasurer, with subscription for the current year.” 
Mr. Sumner asked what scrutiny the Executive Com¬ 
mittee could exercise in the case of candidates living at 
a distance. 
The amendment was then put ,to the vote and re¬ 
jected. 
The original resolution was carried unanimously. 
The following alteration in Rule V. was proposed by 
Mr. Groves, seconded by Mr. Savage, and carried una¬ 
nimously,— 
“ The officers of the Conference shall be a President, 
four elected Vice-Presidents, all past Presidents, who 
shall be Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, two General 
Secretaries, one Local Secretary and nine other Mem¬ 
bers, who shall collectively constitute the Executive 
Committee. Three members of this Executive Com¬ 
mittee to retire annually by ballot of the annual 
meeting, the remainder being eligible for re-election. 
