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Vol. XIII., No 7.]
January, 1920.
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LAMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
3rd December.
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Twenty-nine Members present.
Election of President and Viee-Presidents.
The Council elected Mr. R. Blair White to
be President of the Society, and Mr. E. H.
Burne and Mr. P. Rooney to be Vice-
Presidents of the Society for the ensuing
twelve months.
Overend Scholarships.
Draft regulations for administering the
bequest to the Society by the late Mr. Trevor
T. L. Overend, a. past President, for the
founding of Scholarships were submitted and
adopted.
Compulsory Membership.
The Privileges Committee were requested
to consider and report to the Council whether
it be desirable to seek powers to compel all
practising Solicitors to be members of the
Society.
Wth December.
Twenty-four Members present.
Solicitors' Remuneration.
The Costs Committee were requested to
consider
the
existing
orders
regulating
Solicitors' remuneration, and to report to
the Council what increases in the rates of
remuneration should be sought by the Council
by amending orders.
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Sex Disqualification (Removal) Bill.
The Secretary reported that this Bill
awaited Royal Assent, and it was ordered
that upon its becoming law the Secretary do
accept applications from women applying to
become apprentices to Solicitors, subject to
the
existing
regulations
applicable
to
apprentices.'
Statutory Committee.
A letter was read stating that the Lord
Chancellor had appointed
the
following
Members of the Council to be the Statutory
Committee for the year ending 26th Novem
ber, 1920 :—Mr. R. Blair White (President),
Mr. Bradley, Mr. Henry, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. C. St. G. Orpen, Mr. Seddall, and Mr.
Warren.
Committees of the Council.
Committees of the Council were appointed
for the coming year.
Solicitors' Annual Certificates.
Members
are
reminded
that Annual
Certificates for the year ending 5th January,
1921, should be taken out and the duties
paid
thereon before the 6th February,
1920.