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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motion was withdrawn on a statement by the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.