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members to be Scrutineers of Ballot for election of Council to be held in November next : Mr. H. G. Sweetman, Mr. Desmond J. Collins, Mr. Thomas Jackson, Mr. R. McC. Blakeney and Mr. C. W. Grove-White. THE PRESIDENT, addressing the meet– ing, said : Since the meeting of the Society held on the 27th November last we have lost through death an unusual!}' large number of members of our profession. I cannot allow this occasion to pass without making special reference to the late Mr. John J. Duggan whose death occurred with startling suddeness on the 23rd February. He had attended a meeting of the Council on the 15th February, and had taken, as he always did, an active part in the proceedings. At a further meeting on the 22nd February we learned with much concern that Mr. Duggan had become seriously ill that morning. The next day the end came. To many of you Mr. Duggan was known as a Solicitor of great distinction, occupying the position in our profession to which his outstanding ability and high character entitled him. To those of us who served on the Council as his colleague, his death caused a feeling of personal loss hard to express. The ability and robust commonsense which Mr. Duggan brought to bear on every problem which came before the Council, and the energy and tact which he displayed, not only during his year of presidency, but at all times, in his work for the profession will not

HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.

A Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held on Thursday, 9th May, at the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, the President, Mr. Henry P. Mayne, in the chair. The following members were also present : Messrs. James F. D'Arcy (Vice-President), C. G. Stapleton (Vice-President), P. R. Boyd, E. H. Burne, W. S. Hayes, W. S. Huggard, M. E. Knight, E. J. Mallins, W. McA. McCracken, W. J. Norman, Peter O'Connor, L. E. O'Dea, S. 0 hUadhaigh, T. G. Ouirke, A. G. Joyce, ]. R. McC. Blakeney, J. J.Walsh, J. J. Horgan, H. E. M. W. Flahagan, D. Fitzgerald, E. A. J. Plunkett, L. J. Egan, D. J. Mayne, V. E. Kirwan, J. D. Hollinger, M. Horan, D. B. Gilmore, C. J. Rutherfoord, J. D. Moran, H. H. Hurley, S. Hayes, P. K. M. Carey, G. Crowley, J- J. O'Connor. The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting and the Minutes of the Half- yearly General Meeting held on the 27th November, 1939, the latter of which were signed by the President. On the motion of Mr. Stapleton, Vice- President, seconded by Dr. Quirke, the following resolution was unanimous^' adop– ted : " That Mr. A. E. Prentice, Mr. P. Glynn and Mr. E. J. O'Brien be appointed Audi– tors of the Society's accounts for year ending 30th April, 1940." The President nominated the following