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Vocational Organisation. A letter was read from the Commission on Vocational organisation requesting a statement as to the Constitution and powers of this Society. The Council directed that the request be complied with. Proceedings before Controller of Patents. . A letter in reply was read from the acting Honorary Secretary of the General Council of the Bar of Ireland stating that the follow ing Ruling had been made by his Council:— That Counsel may be instructed by a duly registered Patent Agent without the intervention of a Solicitor in non-con tentious business, and in contentious business before the Controller of Industrial and Commercial Property, but not in any proceedings in Court. OBITUARY. MR. CHARLES ST. GEORGE ORPEN, Solicitor, died on the 5th March, 1939, in Dublin. Mr. Orpen served his apprenticeship with his father, the late Mr. Arthur H. Orpen, Dublin, was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1888, and was senior member of the firm of Darley, Orpen and McGillycuddy, 30-31 Kildare Street, Dublin. He was a member of the Council of the Society from 1905 to 1920, and filled the office of President during the year 1915-16.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, 16th March. Twenty-three members present. Mr. Charles St. G. Orpen. The Council passed a resolution expressing its deep regret on the death of Mr. Charles St. G. Orpen, a Past President of the Society, and tendering its sympathy to Mrs. Orpen and her family in their bereavement. Irish Manuscripts. A letter was read from the Irish Manu scripts Commission stating that it is the intention of the Commission to re-issue to all Solicitors in Ireland the circular letter issued in 1929, seeking information as to the existence of any documents of Irish historical value among the papers in their •offices or elsewhere. in. 1929, write to the Commission a letter of recom mendation to the profession that they would assist the Commission in its quest for information, a copy of this letter to accompany the circular letter of the Commission. The letter received requested •Council would now again, as that the

The Council directed a letter in reply as requested to be written.