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THE GAZETTE
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Vol. XVI., No. 8.]
February, 1923.
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FOR CIRCULATIO
AMONGST MEMBER
Meetings of the Council.
11th January.
Twenty-five Members present.
The Governor-General.
A
letter was read in reply from
the
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
thanking the Council for their resolution of
good wishes.
.
Taxing Officer.
A letter was read in reply from the Senior
Taxing Master in reference to the difficulty
in carrying on the work of the Taxing Office
owing to the want of suitable accommoda
tion. Letters were directed to be written
on this subject to the Lord Chief Justice, the
Law Officer and the Chairman of the Board
of Works.
Land Purchase
Acts.
The notice to Solicitors, issued by the Irish
Land Commission,
in reference
to Land
Purchase proceedings which had recently
appeared in the
Legal Diary,
was referred to
the Land Acts Committee, with power to take
action in reference to it.
Destruction of
Society's
Premises.
The Secretary submitted the completed
claim for compensation in respect of the
destruction of the Society's property at the
Four Courts, prepared in triplicate on the
form prescribed by the Minister of Finance,
and it was resolved
that the claim as
prepared be lodged.
31st January.
Twenty-eight Members present.
Accountant-General's Office.
It "was decided again to take steps with a
view
to
obtaining
assistance
for
the
Accountant-General of the Supreme Court
in the matter of re-opening the various
Accounts under his control.
Taxing Office.
Letters in reply were read from the Lord
Chief Justice,
the Law Officer, and the
Chairman of the Board of Works in reference
to accommodation for carrying on the work
of the Taxing Office.
District Justices.
A letter was read from the Minister of
Home Affairs
intimating the names and
addresses of twenty-six District Justices (ten
Barristers and sixteen Solicitors) who had
been appointed.
The list appears in this
GAZETTE.
Rent Restrictions Act.
A letter was read from the Secretary of the
Committee (of which the President of this
Society is a member) set up by the Govern
ment to enquire into the operation of the
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest
(Restrictions) Act, 1920, and to report on
the question of its renewal, inviting informa
tion from the Society on the question. At
the request of the Council Mr. W. Gordon
Bradley undertook to prepare a memorandum
and to attend before the Committee.