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Vol. XXV, No. 2]
JUNE, 1931.
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FOR CIRCULATION
. AMONGST MEMBERS
HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
The Half-yearly General Meeting of the
Society was held on Monday the 18th May, at
45 Kildare Street, Dublin, the President
(Mr. Alexander D. Orr) in the Chair.
The following members were also present :
Messrs. T. W. Delany
(Vice-President),
W. G. G. Bradley, T. H. R. Craig, E. J.
Mallins, A. H. S. Orpen, T. G. Quirke,
L. J. Ryan, Peter Seales, W. T. Sheridan,
Basil Thompson, R. G. Warren, C. St. G.
Orpen, C. G. Gamble, F. C. E. Bland,
E. N. Edwards, J. W. Dyas, W. H. Fry,
Edward Condell, C. G. Stapleton, T. D.
McLoughlin,
V.
Kennedy,
K. Walsh,
E. J. Kenny, E. E. Merrick, T. J. Fullerton,
J. R. Cresswell, H. R. Whelan,
F. E.
Bermingham, D. D. McDonald, J. P. Collins,
I. Howe, E. R. McC.Dix., H. Malley, L. Good-
body, \V. H. Roper, S. H. Watson, and
P. Grimes.
The Secretary read the notice convening
the meeting and the minutes of the Half-
yearly General Meeting held on the 26th
November, 1930, which were signed by the
President.
On the motion of Mr. Delany, Vice-Presi–
dent, seconded by Mr. Gamble, the follow–
ing resolution was unanimously adopted :
" That Mr. T. A. Ireland, Mr. Patrick
Glynn and Mr. A. E. Prentice be appointed
Auditors of the Accounts of the Society for
the year ending 30th April, 1931."
The President nominated the following
members of the Society to be Scrutineers of.
Ballot for Council, to be held in November,
1931 : Mr. F G. Sharpe, Mr. N. Taylor,
Mr. R. Frercb. Mr. T. J. Fullerton and Mr.
Vincent Kennedy.
.
.
,
THE PRESIDENT, addressing the meet–
ing, said :
Gentlemen, following our usual practice,
I propose to give you a short summary of
your Council's work during the past six
months.
Four Courts.
The Board of Works some
time ago
notified your Council that our new premises
in the Four Courts should be ready for
occupation about June or July of this year.
Owing however, to the strike in the building
Trade
the work has been
considerably
delayed so that the premises will not be ready
for occupation so soon as was expected.
I have had an opportunity of inspecting
our new premises and am satisfied that when
they are completed they will be admirably
adapted for all purposes and that they will
meet with the approval of all our members.
The Courts of Justice Acts.
You will recollect that at our last meeting
my predecessor referred to the Report of the
Joint Committee appointed to consider what
amendments, if any, were required under
these Acts. This Report deals very fully with
the administration of justice in this country
and suggests a number of important amend–
ments, such as a change in the existing
practice for hearing Appeals from the Circuit
Courts, and the procedure that should be
adopted to ensure the rapid granting of
Degrees in the Circuit Court in undefended
cases arising out of Contract.
Your Council has very carefully considered
this Report and has drawn up a Memorandum
to be submitted to the Minister of Justice,
in-which the views of the Council have been