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THE GAZETTE
or THE
of
Vol. XII, No. 4]
August, 1918.
f FOR CIRCULATION
L AMONGST
MEMBERS.
Proceedings of the Council.
Wtk July.
Death of Mr. W. Guest Lane.
A resolution was passed expressing the regret
of the Council at the death of Mr. W, Guest
Lane, who had been President of the Southern
Law Association, and a member of this Council,
for many years past, and the sympathy of the
Council was directed to be conveyed to Miss
Lane.
Death of Mr Francis J. Scallan.
A resolution was passed expressing the regret
of the Council at the death of Mr. Francis J.
Scallan, and tha sympathy of the Council was
directed to be conveyed to Mr. John L. Scalian
and the mambers of the family of the late Mr.
F. J. Scallan.
Confirmation of Probates Bill.
A letter was read from the Attorney General
for Ireland enclosing a draft Bill for the abolition
of the re-sealing of probates, confirmations, and
letters of administration, which he had received
fro:n a Scottish member, with a request that he
would support the Bill.
The Attorney General
requested the views of the Council on the Bill.
The Council expressed disapproval of the Bill,
and referred tho matter to a Committee to settle
a letter giving reasons for
the Council's dis
approval.
Use of Parchment.
A letter was read from the Northern Liw
Society drawing attention
to
the
increasing
scarcity of parchment, and urging the desirabil
ity of legislation in ordn- to sanction the use of
paper
for Memorials
and Requisitions
for
Negative Searches in the Registry of Deeds
Office.
It was resolved to request the Attorney
General for Ireland to introduce a Bill to give
c-ffact to the suggestion.
•24:th July.
Use of Parchments.
The views of the Registrar of Deeds having
been sought at the request of the Attorney General
for Ireland in reference to the suggestion that
legislation should be introduced sanctioning the
use of paper for Memorials and Negative Searches,
a letter in reply from the Registrar was read
expressing the opinion that in tha first instance
it would be preferable to apply to the Govern
ment to release a sufficient number of sheepskins
for Memorials and Negative Searches,
vis
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about 10,000 per annum, so as to continue the
use of parchment, and that only in case of re
fusal of this application should the use of paper
for the purpose be resorted to.
It was resolved
to send a copy of
the letter to the Attorney
General, with an expression of
the Council's
opinion, that notwithstanding the contents of the
letter, legislation should be passed abolishing the
statutable obligation to use parchment.
3lst July.
Courts
(Emergency
Powers)
Act,1914
The President informed the Council that he
had had an interview with the Judges of the
King's Bench Division on th? subject of appli
cations for
liberty to
issue execution for
the
recovery of
the costs of
judgments on
post
bellum
contracts, and that he had requssted the
Judges to make a regulation in reference to the
costs of such applications, with the result that
the Judges had decided that costs of such appli-