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stated that he had not in fact examined or cross-

examined witnesses at the Inquiry, but had confined

himself to making a statement on behalf of his

Association.

It was ordered that • the Secretary

should reply stating that the Council accept the

statement that no witnesses were cross-examined

or examined by the Secretary of the R.I.A.C.,

but that the making of a speech or submission

of an argument by an unqualified person, acting

otherwise than on his own behalf, and not appearing

merely in the capacity of a witness, would be con

sidered by the Council as exercising the functions

of an advocate.

DECEMBER 9th. The President in the chair. Also

present: Messrs. Joseph P. Tyrrell, Dermot P.

Shaw, G. A. Overend, William J. Norman, John

J. Bolger, Scan ChUadhaigh, James R. Quirke,

Thomas A. O'Reilly, Daniel O'Connell, Derrick

M. Martin, J. D. O'Connell, William L. Duggan,

Gera'd J. O'Donnell, John S. O'Connor, Patrick

F. O'Reilly.

The following was among the business transacted :

Committees of the Council

THE following Standing Committees were appointed

for the year:—

Court of Examiners

THE President, P. R. Boyd; Vice-Presidents,

Joseph Tyrrell and Joseph Barrett; the last Presi

dent S. OhUadhaigh, Roger Greene, H. P. Mayne,

W. J. Norman, Patrick F. O'Reilly, G. A. Overend.

Legal Education Committee

THIS Committee consists of the Court of Examiners

with Messrs. Barrett, Cox, Greene, Quirke.

Legislation & Privileges Committee

H. ST. J. BLAKE, Arthur Cox, William S. Hayes,

Henry P. Mayne, John S. O'Connor, Louis E. O'Dea,

Patrick F. O'Reilly, G. A. Overend, James R.

Quirke.

Court & Offices Committee

JOHN J. BOLGER, DESMOND R. Counahan, William

L. Duggan, Niall S. Gaffney, Roger Greene, Anthony

J. Malone, Daniel O'Connell, Thomas A. O'Reilly,

Dermot P. Shaw.

Finance Committee

JOHN P. CARRIGAN, John J. Dunne, Niall S. Gaffney,

William S. Huggard, William J. Norman, John S.

O'Connor, Patrick F. O'Reilly, G. A. Overend.

Gazette Committee

JOHN

J. DUNNE, Francis

J. Gearty, John -D.'

O'Connell, John S. O'Connor, Louis E. O'Dea,

Gerald O'Donell, J. Travers Wolfe, Peter Woods.

The Presidents, the last President, and the Vice-

Presidents are members ex-officio of all Committees.

Applications under Section 18

Two applications under Section 18, for exemption

from the Preliminary Examination were considered.

In one case it was decided not to oppose the ap

plication, and in the other case it was decided to

oppose it.

STATUTORY COMMITTEE

THE Chief Justice has appointed the following

members of the Council to constitute the Statutory

Committee for the year to end 2 6th November,

1949 :—

H. St. J. Blake, P. R. Boyd, J. J. Dunne, W. J.

Norman, Daniel O'Connell, J. S. O'Connor, Scan

0 hUadhaigh.

INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY

OF NORTHERN IRELAND

MR. SAMUEL LOVE, City Hall, Belfast, has been

elected President for the year 1948—1949.

The

following are the extraordinary members on the

Council of this Society :—

Alexander S. Merrick, 7 Wellington Place, Belfast.

George Murnaghan, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. Charles

MacLaughlin, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry.

James

C. Taylor, 7 Donegall Square West, Belfast.

SOUTHERN LAW ASSOCIATION

MR. JOHN K. COAKLEY has been elected President

of the Association for the year 1948—1949. The

following are the extraordinary members on the

Council of this Society :—

Messrs. J. K. Coakley, J. J. Lorgan, B. M.

O'Meara, J. W. O'Donovan and J.F. Foley.

PROFESSIONAL ITEMS

Ordnance Survey Maps

THE Ordnance Survey Office have put into operation

a scheme whereby Engineers, Architects, Surveyor s

Solicitors and other persons will be entitled to make

hand copies of Ordnance Survey maps and plans

subject to the payment of a compounded royalty

fee of j/- per Calendar Year. The licen;e is issued

by the Assistant Director, Ordnance Survey Office,