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Land Bill, 1949
T
he
Secretary read correspondence from the country
members o f the Council to whom the Bill had been
circulated. It was ordered that a memorandum
should be submitted to the Department o f Lands
on the lines o f the suggestions made in this
correspondence.
Salaries o f Solicitors in the State service
T
he
Secretary reported that a memorandum had
been prepared for submission to the Minister for
Finance dealing with the salaries and conditions
of service o f solicitors employed in the State legal
offices. It was ordered that the memorandum,
when approved by the President, should be
submitted forthwith to the Minister.
LAND REGISTRY COSTS.
B
y
the
Land Registration Rules, 1949 (Solicitors’
Costs) all solicitors’ costs for land registry business
done after 1st January, 1950 will be increased by
33i% on the amount o f such costs immediately
before 31st March, 1947. The Land Registration
Rules, 1947 (Solicitors’ Costs) are rescinded from
1st January next. The effect o f the new rules
will be to increase the present scale of costs by
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EXAMINATION, 1950
'Examination
First Irish
Second Irish
Final
Preliminary
Intermediate
First Irish
Second Irish
First Irish
Second Irish
Final
Intermediate
Preliminary
Date
February 3rd.
February 3rd and 4th
April 1 2th, 13 th and
14th.
April 1 2th and 13 th
June 1 st and 2nd
June 30th
June 30th and Ju ly 1st
September 29th
September 29th and
30th.
October 2nd, 3rd, and
4th.
October 2nd and 3rd
October 3rd and 4th
East date for
lodging notice
January 13 th
January 13 th
March 22nd
March 23 rd
May 1 1 th
June 9th
June 9th
Sept. 8th
September
8th.
September
nth .
Sept, n th
Sept. 1 2th.
LECTURES,
HILARY
SITTINGS
C
ourse
A lectures will commence on Thursday,
1 2th January, at 2.15 p.m.
C
ourse
B will commence on Friday, 13 th January,
at 2.15 p.m.
C
ourse
C will
commence on Wednesday, nth
January, at 3.30 p.m.
COIMISIUN NA STAT-SHEIRBHTSE
R
ecruitment
of
Third Secretaries
for
the
Department o f External Affairs.
A
n
Open Competitive examination will be held
about January, 1950, for posts as Third Secretary
in the Department o f External Affairs.
Approximate
Salary Scales :
Married Man, £430-^960 ;
Woman
or Single Man:
£430-/;800.
Age limits:
21-28
years with extensions o f the upper limit in certain
cases.
Essential:
A good general knowledge of
Irish History and o f modern social conditions in
Ireland. Candidates not already established Civil
Servants must possess an Honours University
Degree or equivalent.
Desirable:
(i) a general
knowledge o f world political affairs from and
including the period of the French Revolution;
(ii) a general knowledge of modern economic
affairs ; (iii) a knowledge of not more than two
o f the following languages : French, German,
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish.
The
examination will consist of (i) written Irish
(qualifying) (the paper will be about Leaving
Certificate (Pass) standard); (ii) oral Irish and
Interview (competitive).
Application forms may be obtained from the Civil
Service Commissioners, 45 Upper O’ Connell Street,
Dublin, and the latest date for receipt o f applications
will be 13th January, 1950. A pass in the Solicitors’
Final Examination with not less than 60% will
be accepted as equivalent to a University honours
degree.
REGISTRY
Section C.
C
opies
of
McMahon’s
Revised Scales of Costs and Fees
(1947)
are available (price
7s.
6d.) from John McMahon, Solicitor,
Ardee,
Co.
Louth.
Wanted Volumes of Irish Statutes 1922-1946, complete set
or part set, in good condition. Box No. C 126.
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