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THE GAZETTE
OF THE
fain J^risto 0f
Vol.
XXV,
No. 1.]
MAY, 1931.
T
FOR CIRCULATION
LAMONGST MEMBERS
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Members are reminded that their annual
subscriptions to the Society became due on
the first day of May, as follows :
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bers of more than three years'
standing who desire to be en–
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Ordinary Members of the Council £1 00
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HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
The May Half-yearly General Meeting of the
members of the Society will be held in 45
Kildare Street, Dublin, on Monday, 18th
May, at half-past two o'clock, p.m.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
16th April.
Twenty-one Members present.
Central Land Registry.
Letters were read from members, drawing
attention to the delay in the work of the
Central Land Registry.
It was decided to
request Mr. J. Travers Wolfe, T.D., to put a
question in the Dail to the Minister for
Justice on this matter. The question and
the reply of
the Minister thereto appear
in this GAZETTE.
Courts of Justice Act, 1924.
A report from the Special Committee of the
Council appointed to consider the recom–
mendations contained in the Joint Com–
mittee of the Oireachtas on the Courts of
Justice Act, 1924, was considered, and it was
resolved that the Minister for Justice be
requested to receive a deputation from the
Council who would submit
to him
the
suggestions contained in the report of the
Special Committee.
CENTRAL LAND REGISTRY.
Mr. J. Travers Wolfe, T.D., on 22nd April,
gave notice in the Dail of the following
question to the Minister for Justice :
To ask the Minister for Justice if he is
aware of the very great delay now occurring
in the Central Office of the Land Registry
and the grave inconvenience and expense
arising therefrom ;
if he can state
(a)
how
many copies of folios now lie in the office
awaiting " writing up " ;
(b)
up to what
date all transfers lodged for registration
have been completed, and what steps (if
any) are proposed to be taken to remedy
the delay which at present exists.
The Minister for Justice, on 29th April,
replied as follows :
I am aware that there are certain arrears
at present in the Central Office of the Land
Registry.
The figures asked for are as
follows :
(a)
The arrears of copy folios
and other documents bespoken up to the
27th instant total 511 ;
(b)
all transfers
lodged for registration have been com–
pleted up to the 15th March last. The
necessary steps by way of addition to the
staff and overtime have been taken to have
all arrears of work cleared off within about
two months.