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Vol. XXIV, No. 10]
APRIL, 1931.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
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OF THE COUNCIL.
19th March.
Twenty-nine members present.
Courts of Justice Act, 1924.
A Special Committee of the Council was
appointed to consider and report upon the
recommendations contained in the Report of
the Joint Committee of the Oireachtas on the
Courts of Justice Act, 1924. These recom–
mendations contain a number of important
suggestions
for amending
the Courts of
Justice Act.
Auctioneers Bill.
A report from the Parliamentary Com–
mittee upon a draft Bill entitled " The Irish
Auctioneers, Valuers, House and Estate
Agents Bill," was adopted. The draft Bill
was sent for consideration to the Council by
the Irish Auctioneers' and Estate Agents'
Association.
OBITUARY.
MR. WILLIAM G. ARMSTRONG, Solicitor,
died upon the 13th March, 1931, at his
residence, 19 Morehampton Road, Dublin.
Mr. Armstrong was admitted in Hilary
Sittings, 1879, and practised at 67 Dame
Street, Dublin.
MR. JOHN O'CONNOR, Solicitor, died upon.
the 18th March, 1931, at his residence, Glen-
lough House, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh.
Mr. O'Connor was admitted in Michaelmas
Sittings, 1889, and practised at Crossmaglen.
MR. GEORGE H. LYSTER, Solicitor, died
upon the 24th March, 1931, in Dublin.
Mr. Lyster was admitted in Hilary Term,
1874, and practised at 34 Dawson Street,
Dublin, up to 1920, when he retired.
He was a member of the Council of the
Society from 1894 to 1912, and filled the
office of President of the Society during the
year 1907-08.
MR. ERNEST P. G. BRIDGE, Solicitor, died
upon the 27th March, 1931, at Petersfield,
Hampshire.
Mr. Bridge served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. William Bridge, Roscrea ;
was
admitted
in Hilary Sittings,
1906,
and
practised at Roscrea up to 1923, when he
went to England, and was admitted, under
provisions applicable to those who served in
the Great War, a Solicitor in England in
1924, and practised at Farnham, Surrey.
MR. PETER HUTTON, Solicitor, died upon
the 28th March, 1931, at his residence, 46
Foyle Street, Londonderry.
Mr. Hutton served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Philip O'Doherty, Londonderry ;
was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1925, and
practised at Londonderry.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following have joined the Society :
John R. McC. Blakeney,
6 Dawson
Street, Dublin.
Michael J. Kiernan, 110 Grafton Street,
Dublin.
William T. McCarthy, 4 Chancery Place,
Dublin.
Allured F. Rolleston, Maryborough.