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Vol. XXIV, No. 8]
FEBRUARY, 1931.
:
FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
15th January.
Twenty-seven members present.
Statutory Committee.
A letter was read from the Chief Justice
appointing the following members of the
Council to be the Statutory Committee for
the year ending 26th November, 1931 :
The President (Mr. Orr), Mr. Seales, Mr.
Burne, Mr. Quirke, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Tallan
and Mr. Thompson.
«' Legal Diary."
A
letter in reply was read from
the
publishers of the " Legal Diary," stating
that they were authorised to issue an edition
for occasions on which the Circuit Court
(of Dublin) alone is sitting.
Approval Fees.
A letter was read from a County Registrar,
written by direction of the Circuit Court
Judge,
inquiring what is
the established
custom with regard to giving of credit for
approval fees received by a vendor's Solicitor
in the case of registered land. A reply was
directed to be written drawing attention to
the opinion expressed in decision of the
Council, Number 4 on page 475 of Calendar
for 1930, which decision is applicable to both
registered and unregistered land.
OBITUARY.
MR. MICHAEL J. SPEARS, Solicitor, died on
13th January, 1931, at Dungarvan, Co.
Waterford.
Mr. Spears served his apprenticeship to
Mr. John E. Wallace, Mullingar, and to the
late Mr. B. J. O'Flaherty, Enniscorthy ; was
admitted
in Hilary Sittings,
1922,
and
practised at Dungarvan.
MR. HERBERT C. SCOTT, Solicitor, died on
15th
January,
1931, at BaUyclare, Co.
Antrim.
Mr. Scott served his apprenticeship to his
father, the late Mr. John G. Scott, of Larne,
was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1919, and
practised at BaUyclare.