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THE GAZETTE
OF THB
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Vol. VII, No. 8.]
February, 1914.
r FOR CIRCULATION
L AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
January
County Courts Bill.
The County Courts (Ireland) Bill containing
the amendments agreed upon by a Committee
of the County Court Judges and the County
Courts Committee of the Council was sub
mitted.
It was resolved that the Chief
Secretary for Ireland be requested to receive
a deputation from the Council, consisting of
the President, Mr. P. J. Bracly, M.P., Vice-
President, and Mr. Byrne, and that the
deputation do urge the Chief Secretary to
take charge 'of the Bill as a. Government
measure next session.
Legal Appointments.
It was resolved, in view of a vacancy
occurring in the office of Chief Clerk to the
Chancery
Judge,
to write
to
the Lord
Chancellor and to Mr. Justice Barton urging
the claims of Solicitors, and drawing attention
to the provisions of Section 12 of the Chancery
Act, 1867, which prescribes the qualifications
of chief clerks
to be either a practising
Solicitor of ten years' standing, or a person
who shall have held some office or offices in
the'Gourt of Chancery for seven years.
Certificates.
Applications by three Solicitors for renewal
of their annual certificates were considered,
and orders were made in the three cases.
Court of Examiners.
A report from the Court of Examiners
recommending that from January, 1915, the
subject of Land Judge practice be eliminated
from
the
final
examination
course was
adopted.
January 28lh.
Court of Examiners.
The report of the Court of Examiners upon
the January Preliminary and Final Examina
tions was submitted. The results appear in
this GAZETTE.
County Courts Bill.
The deputation from the Council, consisting
of the President, Mr. P. J. Brady, M.P.,
Vice-President, and Mr. Byrne, reported that
they had been received by the Chief Secretary,
and they had requested him to take charge of
the County Courts (Ireland) Bill next session.
The Chief Secretary had promised to have the
Bill cammed,-and to communicate with the
Society in reference to its introduction as a
Government measure next session.
Resident Magistrates Bill.
A report was submitted from a Special
Committee of the Council who had conferred
with the representative of the Bar Council
in reference to
the draft of a Bill which
Mr. O'Sheej M.P., intends to introduce next
session, dealing with the office of Resident
Magistrate. The Bill has for its object the