52 
Reviews,  etc. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm 
Jan.,  18S7. 
(2)  The  subjects  of  examinations  to  embrace  Botany,  Materia 
Medica,  Chemistry,  and  Practical  Chemistry,  to  be  con- 
ducted, as  far  as  practicable,  in  conformity  with  the  practice 
in  Great  Britain ;  and  Practical  Pharmacy  conducted  as  in 
Victoria,  each  candidate  to  obtain  not  less  than  50  per  cent, 
in  dispensing. 
II.  That  uniformity  in  Australasian  Pharmaceutical  Legislation  is  desirable. 
That  in  the  interpretation  clause  of  the  various  acts  of  the  various  colonies 
the  name  of  the  colony  be  omitted. 
That  clause  10  of  the  amended  Pharmacy  Act  of  Victoria,  or  words  of 
similar  import  be  adopted  by  this  conference.  1 
III.  That  uniformity  in  the  laws  relating  to  the  sale  and  use  of  poisons  and 
the  regulations  for  their  custody  is  desirable,  where  practicable. 
That  a  Poisons  Bill  be  drafted  by  the  various  pharmaceutical  bodies  of 
Australasia,  and  circulated  in  all  the  colonies  for  discussion,  and  on  its 
adoption  that  steps  be  taken  to  obtain  its  further  adoption  by  the 
respective  legislatures. 
IV.  That,  on  adopting  and  giving  effect  to  resolution  I.,  the  Examination 
Certificates  shall  be  recognized  by  the  Governing  Bodies  of  the  various 
colonies. 
V.  That  it  be  a  request  to  the  Registrars  of  the  Australasian  Pharmacy 
Boards  or  Councils  to  forward  copies  of  the  examination  papers  to  each  board. 
VI.  That  copies  of  the  resolutions  adopted  by  this  Conference  be  forwarded 
to  the  Colonial  Secretaries  of  each  of  the  colonies  here  represented,  with  a 
request  that  legislative  power  be  given  effect  to  in  accordance  with  these 
resolutions. 
VII.  That  the  results  of  this  Conference  be  transmitted  to  the  Pharmaceu- 
tical Society  of  Great  Britain  with  a  request  that  interchange  of  certificates 
be  considered. 
VIII.  That  it  is  most  desirable  that  an  Intercolonial  Pharmaceutical  Coun- 
cil should  be  established,  such  Council  to  visit  and  hold  meetings  in  rotation 
in  the  various  colonies  of  Australasia  to  discuss  and  consider  questions  relat- 
ing to  intercolonial  pharmaceutical  subjects. 
IX.  That  the  rapid  increase  in  the  trade  of  proprietary  medicines  and  se- 
cret nostrums  is  antagonistic  to  the  true  interest  of  pharmacy. 
KEVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Drugs  and  Digestion.    By  Robert  G.  Eccles,  M.  D.,  12mo..  pp.  26. 
Reprint  from  the  New  York  Medical  Journal. 
Sur  les  Urines  sucrees,  (on  urines  containing  sugar). 
Sur  une  forme  rare  de  graviers  d' oxalate  de  chaux,  (on  a  rare  form  of  gravel 
of  calcium  oxalate.) 
These  two  essays  are  by  Dr.  C.  Mehu,  pharmacist  of  the  Paris  Charity,  and 
are  reprints  from  Annales  des  Maladies  des  Organes  g<mito-urinaires. 
1  The  clause  referred  to  is  as  follows— The  Board  shall  from  time  to  time  cause  the  names  of  all 
persons  certified  by  the  Board  to  be  registered. 
