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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. [August 12, 1 Tt. 
Association and duly acknowledged. A similar present 
will be offered to the library of the North British Branch 
of the Pharmaceutical Society. 
The Ye nr-Boole of Pharmacy for 1871, the second 
issued, is in a forward state, indeed the editor has laid 
on the table the manuscript of the work. As soon as the 
proceedings of the present meeting can be reported, the 
whole of the volume will be placed in the hands of the 
printers and, w r hen published, a copy forwarded by post 
to members. 
The Financial Position of the Conference .—Lastly, your 
Committee would draw attention to the Treasurer’s 
statement L of accounts. Every liability for the eighth 
Conference year—July 1st, 1870, to July 1st, 1871—has 
been discharged, and there is a balance in hand of £50. 
This sum is less by £40 than that remaining at the end 
of last year, but several exceptional expenses have been 
incurred, hence your Committee hopes that the income 
of the present year wall meet the expenditure ; a result 
that will certainly ensue if members wall kindly obtain 
additional subscribers. 
The Treasurer in Account with the British Pharmaceutical' 
Conference, 1870-1871. 
Dr. £ *. d' 
To Cash in hand, July 1st, 1871 . 96 10 9 
,, Sale of Year-Books . 11 10 0 
,, Advertisements in Year-Book.58 1 0 
„ Members’ Subscriptions.401 11 11 
£567 13 8 
Cr. 
By cost of 2000 Year-Books 
Editing, Mr. Brough (balance £. s. d. £. s. d. £.3. d. 
of £50). 15 0 0 
,, Mr. Ince .... 50 0 0 
- 65 0 0 
Printing, Butler and Tanner .... 221 0 0 
Binding, ,, ,, .... 75 0 0 
WoodciYts.1 10 0 
Publishing, J. and A. Churchill:— 
25 per cent. Commission on Adver¬ 
tisements . .... 14 10 3 
Advertising.220 
Addressing and Wrapping ... 6 18 G 
Delivering 1100 Year-Books for en¬ 
closure .934 
Postage and Booking.2 16 
Postage and Booking by Secretary . . 10 0 0 
,, General Printing:— 
Taylor and Co. ...... ... 18 13 0 
Butler and Tanner ........ 12 8 G 
Marples ... 570 
Sheldon.. , 1 10 0 
- 37 18 6 
,, Advertising.. 0 10 0 ] 
,, Stationery. 2 2 11 
,, Addressing Circulars. 1040 
,, Salary to Assistant-Secretary (3 quarters) 18 15 0 
„ Postages and Telegrams. 33 7 5 
,, Post-Office Charge for Cashing Stamps . 3 4 3 
,, Various Petty Expenses. 4 6 0 
,, Balance in hand. 50 0 0 
£567 13 8 
1871. £. s. d. 
July 1st, Balance in hand.. . ... 50 0 0 
Estimated Arrears of Subscriptions up to June 30th, 
1871 . 20 0 0 
£70 0 0 
Copies of Year-Book of 1870 in Stock, 200. 
Bell and Hills Library Fund, 1870-1871. 
£. s. d. 
To Cash in hand. .... 42 00 
By Books forwarded to Liverpool.10 10 0 
Balance in hand.£31 10 0 
Examined and found correct, 
H. S. Eyans, London. 
J. F. Kobinsox, Liverpool. 
Mr. Ainslie (Edinburgh) said: I have much pleasure 
in moving that the report be adopted. It must be very 
satisfactory to those gentlemen who have originated this 
Conference to find that its affairs are in such a flourish¬ 
ing condition. There have been a groat many additional 
new members this year, and I trust that in the year that 
is coming we shall have a much larger number, so that 
they will be able to give the Year-Book of Pharmacy 
without loss. I think that the number which Dr. Att- 
field has intimated—2000—wall be made up before the 
next Conference. I think it is a very great advantage 
to us to have that book on our library tables. 
Mr. Phaser (Glasgow) said : I have much pleasure in 
seconding the adoption of the report. The sum of os. 
paid by each member seems to be a very small sum. I 
think it might be raised to 7s. 6d. Five shillings is n 
very small sum to get the advantages of the Society. 
Dr. Attfield : There w T ill be no difficulty in raising 
enough money if we get more members. It only re¬ 
quires an effort. I have never asked a gentleman ta 
become a member who has ever refused to do so; on the 
contrary, I have been thanked by gentlemen whom I 
have informed that they would get a book so full of 
matter, specially interesting to them, for so low r a sum. 
In my opinion, the question of raising the subscription, 
need not be entertained for one moment. 
The report was unanimously agreed to. 
The President then read his introductory address,, 
which wall be found at p. 112. 
Mr. Kemp (Portobello) said: "When I say that I have? 
listened to the address of our President with very great 
pleasure, I am sure I am only expressing the feeling en¬ 
tertained by every one present. I think we are under- 
very great obligation to the President for the very able,., 
clear and succinct manner in which he has noticed the 
many new and important advances in pharmacy, and 
sketched out for us important and interesting studies oil 
these subjects. He has noticed in the course of his ad¬ 
dress the importance of practical pharmacy. The time? 
was when pharmacists w r ere content with mere prac¬ 
tice—with mere routine. I think that has greatly given 
way, and that it is now admitted that if practical phar¬ 
macy is to arrive at anything like perfection it must' 
have a scientific basis. The very fact of the existence- 
of the Pharmaceutical Conference is an evidence that 
scientific pharmacy is now carefully studied ; and I have 
only to point to the very large meetings we now have as 
a further proof of that. I cannot enlarge on the address * 
but I desire on the part of the meeting to express our 
very hearty thanks to the President for his most excellent 
address. I beg to move to that effect. 
Mr. Young : I beg to second the motion wdiich has. 
been proposed by my friend Mr. Kemp. Mr. Stoddarft 
has given us an admirable view of what has been donc- 
during the past year; and I am sure we are all very- 
grateful to him for the excellent reflections contained in. 
the concluding portion of his address. There is very 
much in wffiat he said that in addition to the masters 
being fit to instruct their pupils, the pupils should be in 
a condition to be instructed by them. I w r ill say no more* 
but simply express my great satisfaction at listening to> 
the able address which has just been delivered. 
Mr. Deane : It has been moved that a cordial vote off 
thanks should bo given to our President for his very ad¬ 
mirable address. It would be quite superfluous in me 
to add anything, and therefore I will not take up your 
time. I very cordially concur in the motion. It is a 
rare thing for us to have such an address given to us. I 
therefore put it to you, as a mere matter of form, to say 
if the motion is carried. 
The motion was carried amid loud applause. 
The President : I thank you all for the very cordial 
expression of your approval of the address. I can only 
