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Vol. XXV, No. 2]

• FOR CIRCULATION . AMONGST MEMBERS

THE PRESIDENT, addressing the meet– ing, said : Gentlemen, following our usual practice, I propose to give you a short summary of your Council's work during the past six months. Four Courts. The Board of Works some time ago notified your Council that our new premises in the Four Courts should be ready for occupation about June or July of this year. Owing however, to the strike in the building Trade the work has been considerably delayed so that the premises will not be ready for occupation so soon as was expected. I have had an opportunity of inspecting our new premises and am satisfied that when they are completed they will be admirably adapted for all purposes and that they will meet with the approval of all our members. The Courts of Justice Acts. You will recollect that at our last meeting my predecessor referred to the Report of the Joint Committee appointed to consider what amendments, if any, were required under these Acts. This Report deals very fully with the administration of justice in this country and suggests a number of important amend– ments, such as a change in the existing practice for hearing Appeals from the Circuit Courts, and the procedure that should be adopted to ensure the rapid granting of Degrees in the Circuit Court in undefended cases arising out of Contract. Your Council has very carefully considered this Report and has drawn up a Memorandum to be submitted to the Minister of Justice, in-which the views of the Council have been

HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING. The Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held on Monday the 18th May, at 45 Kildare Street, Dublin, the President (Mr. Alexander D. Orr) in the Chair. The following members were also present : Messrs. T. W. Delany (Vice-President), W. G. G. Bradley, T. H. R. Craig, E. J. Mallins, A. H. S. Orpen, T. G. Quirke, L. J. Ryan, Peter Seales, W. T. Sheridan, Basil Thompson, R. G. Warren, C. St. G. Orpen, C. G. Gamble, F. C. E. Bland, E. N. Edwards, J. W. Dyas, W. H. Fry, Edward Condell, C. G. Stapleton, T. D. McLoughlin, V. Kennedy, K. Walsh, E. J. Kenny, E. E. Merrick, T. J. Fullerton, J. R. Cresswell, H. R. Whelan, F. E. Bermingham, D. D. McDonald, J. P. Collins, I. Howe, E. R. McC.Dix., H. Malley, L. Good- body, \V. H. Roper, S. H. Watson, and P. Grimes. The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting and the minutes of the Half- yearly General Meeting held on the 26th November, 1930, which were signed by the President. On the motion of Mr. Delany, Vice-Presi– dent, seconded by Mr. Gamble, the follow– ing resolution was unanimously adopted : " That Mr. T. A. Ireland, Mr. Patrick Glynn and Mr. A. E. Prentice be appointed Auditors of the Accounts of the Society for the year ending 30th April, 1931." The President nominated the following members of the Society to be Scrutineers of. Ballot for Council, to be held in November, 1931 : Mr. F G. Sharpe, Mr. N. Taylor, Mr. R. Frercb. Mr. T. J. Fullerton and Mr. Vincent Kennedy. . . ,