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LAND PURCHASE ACTS RULES,
1947
THE Land Purchase Acts Rules, 1947 (S.R. & O.,
1947, No. 124), have been published by the Stationery
Office and deal with the following matters : (i)
Solicitors' Costs ;
(i)
Distribution of proceeds of
sale by the Land Commission of a holding which
is subject to a purchase annuity or is sold to realise
money due to the Land Commission ;
(3) Invest–
ments ;
(4) Vesting of holdings on re-sale;
(5)
Office fees.
COUNCIL DINNER
ON Thursday, 24th April, the President and members
of the Council gave a Dinner in the Members' Hall.
Owing to the illness of the President, he was unable
to preside and Mr. William L. Duggan, Vice-
President, took his place. The following were
present: The Hon. George Gavan Dufty, President
of
the High Court; The Hon. Mr.
Justice
Murnaghan, The Hon. Mr. Justice O'Byrne, The
Hon. Mr. Justice Martin Maguire, The Hon. Mr.
Justice Dixon, The Hon. Mr. Justice Haugh, His
Hon. Judge Shannon, His Hon. Judge McCarthy,
The Attorney General, District Justice Mangan,
Master O'Hanlon, Master Kennedy, Mr. M. J.
Dwyer, Chairman, Association of County Regis–
trars ; Mr. O'Cleirigh, County Registrar, Dublin;
Capt. W. H. FyfFe, President, Incorporated Law
Society of Northern Ireland ; Dr. Bethel Solomons,
President, Royal College of Physicians ; Mr. F. H.
Pirn, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants;
Mr. A. J. Broughton, President, Dublin Chamber
of Commerce; Mr. M. King-French, Chairman,
Dublin Stock Exchange;
Mr. H. J. Campbell,
President, Institute of Bankers ; Mr. A. J. Walkey,
President, Society of Incorporated Accountants
in Ireland; Mr. M. F. MacCormack, President
Association of Certified and Corporate Accountants;
Mr. Joseph Morrissey, President, Southern Law
Association ; Mr. J. Brennan, President, Insurance
Institute of Ireland ;
Mr. J. J. Hickey, President
Dublin Solicitors' Association ; Mr. F. E. O'Connor,
President, Irish Auctioneers' and Estate Agents'
Association;
Mr. M. A. Corrigan, Chief State
Solicitor; Mr. P. J. Murphy, Finance Solicitor;
Mr. J. A. Geary, Solicitor, Irish Land Commission ;
Mr. G. W. Shannon, Revenue Solicitor;
Mr.
Liam Lysaght, Solicitor, Department of Posts and
Telegraphs ; Mr. C. C. McElligott, Commissioner
of Valuation; Mr. T. Cleary, Chairman, Revenue
Commissioners;
Mr. P. O'Donoghue, S.C.;
Mr. T. S. Casey, Controller, Estate Duty Office;
Dr. J. J. McElligott, Secretary, Department of
Finance ;
Mr. F. H. Boland, Secretary, Department
of External Affairs ;
Mr. C. P. Curran, Registrar,
Supreme Court; Dr. J. J. Webb, Registrar of Wards
of Court; Mr. J. O'Byrne, Registrar of Titles ;
Messrs. J. S. Scanlon and G. M. C. Murtagh,
Examiners, High Court; Mr. J. J. Doyle, Official
Assignee ; Mr. Basil Thompson, Mr. Cecil Lavery,
S.C. ; Mr. P. J. Roe, S.C. ; Mr. T. V. Davy, B.L.;
District Justice Ford, Mr. Charles Conroy, B.L.;
Mr. C. G. Stapleton, Messrs. G. Maguire, W. J.
Comerford, J. F. Carrigan, Vincent Shields, W. P.
Stevens, Dr. T. G. Quirke, and the following
members of the Council: Mr. J. J. Bolger, Vice-
President; Messrs. Joseph Barrett, P. R. Boyd,
J. P. Carrigan, Arthur Cox, N. S. Gaffney, Roger
Greene, W. S. Hayes, J. J. Lynch, H. P. Mayne,
W.
J. Norman, J. S. O'Connor, D. O'Connell,
H. O'Donnell, P. F. O'Reilly, T. A. O'Reilly, Scan
6 hUadhaigh, J. R. Quirke, D. P. Shaw, J. P. Tyrrell,
R. J. Nolan, A. S. Merrick, C. MacLaughlin, G.
Murnaghan, J. C. Taylor, and the Secretary.
The toast of Ireland was given by the Chairman
and honoured. The toast of the Bench and Bar
was proposed by Mr. P. R. Boyd. The Hon. the
President of the High Court replied on behalf of
the Bench and the Attorney General on behalf of
the Bar. The toast of the Guests was proposed
by Mr. Scan
C)
hUadhaigh. Mr. F. H. Boland,
Capt. W. H. Fyffe and Mr. A. J. Broughton replied
to the toast. The toast of the Society was pro–
posed by The Hon. Mr. Justice Murnaghan. Mr.
William L. Duggan, Vice-President, replied. During
the evening orchestral items were performed by
Messrs. Reidy, Kelly and Davis and vocal items by
Messrs. Robert McCullagh and Sam Joy.
SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY
THE Summer Meeting of the Society was held at
Mullingar on zgth May, when there was an entry of
59 members including 4 Lady Associates. The
weather was perfect and the Mullingar Course in
excellent condition for the outing.
The Society's Cup and Captain's Prize were won
by Mal. Matthews with a score of 71 net. The
runner-up was J. P. Shaw with 73 net. The St.
Patrick's Plate was won by J. P. MacGeough with
77 net, and the Veterans' Cup by R. E. Felton with
78 net. The Ladies' Prize was won by Miss McCarroll
with 78 net.
The Captain of the Society (P. Glynn) presided
at the Dinner held in the Club House. The Guests
were Major Tottenham
(Captain of Mullingar
Golf Club) and Mr. Duffy, Hon. Secretary, Mullingar