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AUGUST, 1932.
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L AMONGST MEMBERS
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
7th July.
Twenty-six members present.
Professor of Common Law.
The Court of Examiners having interviewed
seventeen applicants for the office of Pro–
fessor of Common Law to the Society,
submitted the names of three to the Council
from whom to elect a Professor. The Council
elected Mr. James J. Hickey, Solicitor.
28th July.
Twenty-four members present.
War Loan.
The President informed the Council of an
interview which he had with the Chief
Justice and other Supreme and High Court
Judges at a conference on the 12th July, in
reference to the conversion of British 5 per
cent. War Loan standing in the name of the
Accountant of the Courts of Justice of the
Irish Free State ; he also read to the Council
a correspondence between the Chief Justice
and himself on the same subject, and dealing
in particular with the costs of applications to
the Chief Justice for orders permitting con–
version. The Chief Justice in this corres–
pondence intimated that it was his intention
to act in this matter as had been suggested
by the President, by declaring the applicant's
Solicitor entitled to his costs, and entitled to
apply for the five shillings per cent, com–
mission, credit to be given for the commission
against the costs.
In cases where the com–
mission exceeded the costs, the costs to be
taken as satisfied out of the commission.
The Council expressed its approval.
Circuit Court.
A letter was read from a member giving
particulars of a case in which he had sent
papers through the post to a County Registrar
to issue execution pursuant to a judgment of
the Circuit Court Judge, and in which the
County Registrar had returned the papers
with a memorandum endorsed
thereon:
" No execution orders are issued without an
attendance."
This matter was referred to the Circuit
Courts Committee for consideration, having
regard to Order XLI, Rule 18, of the Circuit
Court Rules.
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OBITUARY.
MR. JOHN J. MOLLOY, Solicitor, died on
the 15th July, 1932, at Riverside, Dublin
Road, Kilkenny.
Mr. Molloy served his apprenticeship with
the
late Mr.
James
Power, Birr, was
admitted
in Hilary Sittings,
1912,
and
practised at Birr up to 1923, when he was
appointed District Justice for Waterford, and
subsequently transferred to Carlow-Kilkenny.
APPOINTMENT.
Mr. Timothy O'Shea, Solicitor, Killarney,
has been appointed District Justice
for
Carlow-Kilkenny, in room of the late Mr. J. J.
Molloy, Solicitor.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following have joined the Society :
Francis Murphy, Clonmel.
Thomas A. O'ReiUy, 66 Dame Street,
Dublin.
Patrick B. Ryan, Thurles.