From Mr N. J. M. Engineer
SIR,—I refer to my letter published in The Journal of September 16 (p394).
I understand that a memo dated September 1 was sent to Council members by the
Secretary and Registrar, Miss Ann Lewis, which stated that Council members who
attended Chemex did so on a voluntary basis and that those who attended and
were invited to help man the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s stand would
not be able to claim expenses. It is clear from this memo that the Society is
trying to save money and that it thinks that Chemex is an unimportant venue
and therefore does not warrant Council members manning the stand.
I would like to point out that Chemex is one of the few venues where a large
number of pharmacists attend, and therefore it is important that future exhibitions
are manned properly.
Finally, I find it amazing that the Society cannot afford to pay expenses to
Council members to attend Chemex but at the same time it can buy a flat for
some £500,000 for the use of the President.
Navin Engineer
Weybridge, Surrey