THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[July IS, 1871. 
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THE REGISTER. 
We have already had occasion to call attention 
to grave inaccuracies in the Register, and to defects 
in the provisions of the Pharmacy Act, 1SC8, for the 
Peeping of a Register. These defects have lately 
Teen rendered apparent in sending out the circular 
•of recommendations as to the keeping, dispensing 
and selling of poisons; for out of 12,891 persons 
whose names are on the Register, circulars could be 
sent to only 12,550, owing to defective addresses; 
and out of the circulars sent, 1005 were returned 
through the Dead Letter Office. According to this, 
there appear to be 1109 errors in the Register. 
In order to remedy this state of tilings, advantage 
has been taken of the Pharmacy Act Amendment 
Rill now before Parliament, and, with the consent of 
Air. Forster, a section has been introduced into it, 
amending the provisions of the Act of 1868.* 
We call attention to this matter because it seems 
to be one of the points to be weighed in considering 
the Bill as now amended, and because it is of im¬ 
portance to the whole trade that a correct Register 
should be kept. 
The Guernsey Star reports that a silver medal 
has been awarded to Air. Adolphus Arnold, of 
Guernsey, for his “iodine and chemical products 
from sea-weed” and “sea-salt” exhibited in the 
Channel Islands Exhibition. 
July 5, 1871. 
-MR. A. F. HASELDEN, F.L.S., PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
MR. EDWARDS, VICE-PRESIDENT. 
Present—Alessrs. Atherton, Betty, Bottle, Carr, Frazer, 
Greenish, Groves, Hills, Reynolds, Sandford, Savage, 
Shaw, Smith, Sutton, Williams, and Woolley. 
The minutes of the previous meetings were read and 
.confirmed. 
Pharmacy Bill. 
The President called the attention of the Council to 
f he following letter, received from the Aledical Officer of 
the Privy Council:— 
“ Medical Department of the Privy Council , 
“July 4th, 1871. 
u Sir,—I am directed by Mr. Forster to inform you 
that he has drafted certain clauses, which he is ready to 
propose as Amendments to the Pharmacy Bill now before 
Parliament,, and which he hopes would remove the ob¬ 
jections which your Society has expressed to the Bill in 
its present form. 
“ And I am to say that Air. Forster has given instruc¬ 
tions that a copy of his proposed amendments should be 
sent to you by the printer as early as can be to-morrow 
morning, with. a view to your bringing them at once 
under the consideration of the Council of the Society. 
“ I am, Sir, 
“ Your obedient servant, 
“(Signed) John Simon. 
“ The Secretary to the 
“ Pharmaceutical Society 
The. Secretary then read the proposed amendments, 
nnd laid copies on the table. 
* See p. 35. 
The President observed that as the subject now be¬ 
fore the Council was important, and demanded imme¬ 
diate consideration, he would at once submit a motion 
thereon. 
It was accordingly moved by the President, seconded 
by the Vice-President,— 
That this Council considers the amendments which 
the Right. Hon. W. E. Forster proposes to make in 
the Pharmacy Bill satisfactory, and hereby with¬ 
draws its opposition to that Bill. 
Amendment — 
Aloved by Air. Betty, seconded by Air. Woolley,— 
That this Council has carefully considered the amend¬ 
ments to the Pharmacy Bill introduced by the 
Right Hon. W. E. Forster, and regrets that it is 
unable to accept them as removing its strong objec¬ 
tions to the Bill. 
For the Amendment (9)—■ 
Alessrs. Atherton, Betty, Bottle, Frazer, Greenish, 
Reynolds, Shaw, Sutton and Woolley. 
Against (8)— 
Alessrs. Carr, Edwards, Groves, Haselden, Hills, 
Sandford, Smith and Williams. 
Air. Savage was present at the division, but did not 
vote. 
The amendment was then put as a substantive mo¬ 
tion and carried. 
Aloved by Air. Betty, seconded by Air. Woolley— 
That the Report of the Council’s vote on the Pharmacy 
Bill be furnished to Air. APCullagh Torrens. 
Aloved by Air. Edwards, seconded by Air. Williams— 
That the number and names of those who voted be 
added to the Report sent to Air. Torrens. 
For (9)— 
Alessrs. Carr, Edwards, Frazer, Groves, Haselden, 
Hills, Sandford, Smith and Williams. 
Against (7)— 
Alessrs. Atherton, Betty, Bottle, Greenish, Reynolds, 
Shaw and Woolley. 
The Amendment being carried, the motion was passed 
with the additional words. 
Aloved by Air. Hills, seconded by Air. Frazer, and 
Resolved—That the Right Hon. W. E. Forster be 
applied to for permission to publish the draft 
Amendments, which have been submitted to this 
Council this morning, in the next issue of the 
Journal. 
Aloved by Air. Bottle, seconded by Air. Reynolds, and 
Resolved—That the Secretary do report to the Right 
Hon. W. E. Forster the decision of this Council in 
reference to his proposed Amendments to the Phar¬ 
macy Bill. 
Admission of Reporters. 
Air. Betty, who had given notice of a motion on this 
subject, withdrew it in favour of Air. Reynolds. 
Aloved by Air. Reynolds, seconded by Air. Betty— 
That this Council is willing that reporters for the press 
should attend its sittings, a separate application 
being made on behalf of each Journal desirous of 
such attendance, and the permission that may be 
granted being subject to the continued willingness 
of the Council. 
Amendment , moved by Air. Carr, seconded by Air. 
Sandford— 
That the Society’s own reporter be engaged to attend 
the monthly and special meetings of the Council, 
for the purpose of taking a full report of the pro¬ 
ceedings, that the Publication Committee be autho¬ 
rized to publish in the Journal and Transactions of 
the Society the whole, or such portion of the Report 
as they may deem necessary. 
