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of the Universities or other Educational Authorities
or any person or persons whom they may see fit."
The motion was seconded by Mr. J. P. Carrigan.
The following members spoke, Messers. J. B. Hamill,
P. F. O'Reilly, James R. Quirke, Scan 6 hUadhaigh,
A. E. Walker. By permission of the meeting the
motion was withdrawn on a statement by the
President that a Committee dealing with this matter
had been appointed some years ago and had not
completed its deliberations and that the matter would
receive active consideration in the near future.
Mr. Hayes then rose and moved a hearty vote of
thanks to the President for his great services to the
Society during his year of office and for his address.
The motion was carried with acclamation.
The
President thanked the meeting and the proceedings
terminated.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
NOVEMBER i3th :
The President in the chair. Also
present :
Messrs. William L. Duggan, John J.
Bolger, Vice-Presidents; A. Cox, William
J.
Norman, J. B. Hamill, G. A. Overend, Scan O
hUadhaigh, P. R. Boyd, Dermot P. Shaw, Peter
O'Connor, Reginald J. Nolan, J. J. Dunne, W. S.
Huggard, Daniel O'Connell, James R. Quirke, N. S.
Gaffhey, J. J. Lynch, Thomas A. O'Reilly, Joseph
Barrett, J. P. Carrigan, A. S. Merrick, Patrick F.
O'Reilly, Roger Greene.
The following was among the business trans
acted :
Delays in the Land Registry
THE Council considered a report from a Committee
on the subject of Land Registry delays. The Secre
tary was directed to take the matter up with the
Registrar of Titles and the Department of Justice.
Statement of Judge Sealy at Nenagh Circuit
Court
THE Council considered a report from a Committee
on statements reported in the Press to have been
made by Judge Sealy in Nenagh Circuit Court
commenting adversely on the costs of Circuit Court
proceedings before him.
It was stated that the
Tipperary Bar Association did not wish any action
to be taken in the matter.
In the circumstances, it
was decided to take no action.
Finance (No. 2) Bill, 1947
A REPORT from the Legislation and Privileges Com
mittee was considered and adopted.
EXAMINATION RESULTS
Preliminary Examination
AT
the Preliminary Examination for intending
apprentices to solicitors held on the ist and 2nd days
of October, the following passed the examination
and their names are arranged in order of merit :—
i. Dermot F. Jones. 2. Mervyn Taylor. 3. Eileen
de Burca.
4. William A. Corrigan.
5. Henry W.
Burleigh.
6. Mary Noone.
7. Scan McGrane.
8. Gerard J. Lyons.
9. James McD. Kerr.
10.
James J. Sheerin. n. James Marshall.
Seventeen candidates entered ;
eleven passed ;
four failed ;
two did not attend.
The Council has awarded a Gold Medal to Dermot
F. Jones, a Silver Medal to Mervyn Taylor and a
Special Certificate to Eileen de Burca.
At examinations held on the 3rd and 4th days of
October under the Legal Practitioners' (Qualification)
Act, 1929, the following passed the examinations :—
First Examination in Irish
Donald G. Binchy, Francis P. Byrne, John F. X.
Campbell, James M. J. Cawley, Stephen P. Derham,
Donal P. Gallagher, Peter D. P. Gallagher, Dermot
F. Jones, Henry Kelly, James McD. Kerr, Myles C.
Murphy, Patrick D. O'Connor, Patrick J. O'Driscoll
(Junr.), Patrick J. O'Gara, Edward R. Rogers, John
N. Ross, Mervyn Taylor.
Twenty-eight candidates entered;
seventeen
passed ;
nine failed ;
two did not attend.
Second Examination in Irish
Ellen Beatty, Hamilton R. Blakcncy, Brendan
Brcathnach, Justin J. Hegarty, Francis Johnston,
Paul Kearns, Sarah C. Killeen, Mary A. Mooncy,
Michael J. O'Callaghan, Myles P. Shevlin.
Seventeen candidates entered ;
ten passed ;
five
failed ;
two did not attend.
Intermediate Examination
At the Intermediate Examination for apprentices
to solicitors held on 8th October, the following
passed the examination :—
Passed
with Merit
i. Denis J. Bergin, Liam O McMenamin (equal)
3. Thomas Shields.
4. Eileen M. Prendiville.
5. Henry N. Robinson.
6. Peter A. Connellan.
7. William D. McEvoy.
8. Henry V. Lynam.
Passed
John F. Bowers, Edward A. Fagan, John Kirwan,
Jeremiah J. O'Connor.
Eighteen candidates entered;
twelve passed;
three failed ;
three did not attend.