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In the opinion o f the Council, entries should be
confined to the name and address o f the solicitor
or firm, with the names and years o f admission of
the individual partners, legal appointments, Uni
versity degrees, the name o f one referee, and such
postal information as may be necessary, including
telegraphic codes it used.
SOLICITORS’ GOLFING SOCIETY.
T
he
meeting held at Hermitage Golf Club on
Saturday the and October, was well attended.
The Enterprise Trophy was won by Leinster by
the slender margin o f 4 points (Stableford) from a
total o f 199 against 195 for Ulster. Unfortunately
neither Munster nor Connaught could field a team
for the occasion. The scorers for Leinster were :
R. Brett, 38 points ; J. McCarroll, 35 points ; T. F.
McKeever, 34 points; B. Doyle, 31 points; J.
Bolton, 31 points and L. K . Branigan, 30 points.
Those for Ulster were : F. P. McConnell, 36 points ;
John Boston, 34 points; F. Martin, 32 points;
A. J. Walmsley, 32 points ; P. McGarvey, 31 points
and L. Fox, 30 points.
The prize for the best individual score by a visitor
was won by Mr. F. P. McConnell (Belfast) with a
score o f 36 points. The results o f the various
competitions for members were :—Incorporated
Law Society Challenge Cup and President’s Prize
(Mr. Joseph Barrett) was won by Mr. R. Brett (12),
Monaghan, with a score o f 38 points. The runner-up
was Mr. J. McCarroll (10), Wicklow, with 35 points.
The Ryan Cup was won by Mr. J. Bolton (14),
Dublin, with 31 points, the runner-up being Mr.
L. K . Branigan (13), Dublin, with 30 points. Mr.
S. V. Crawford (16), Dublin, had the best first-nine
with 19 points and Mr. T. F. McKeever (11), Dublin,
had the best second-nine with 17 points. Mr. M. S.
Matthews (7), Drogheda, won the country members’
prize, with 27 points (decided on the second-nine
as against Mr. D. Shaw, Mullingar). Mr. D. Carbery,
Dublin, won the prize for the best of three cards
drawn by lot.
The dinner at Jammet’s was a very pleasant
function. Mr. Joseph Barrett, President o f the
Incorporated Law Society o f Ireland, presided,
and proposed the toast o f the visitors. This was
replied to by Mr. Brian McGuigan, President of
the Incorporated Law Society o f Northern Ireland,
followed by Mr. Leonard Fox (Belfast) and Mr.
John Burke (Cork). The toast o f the Solicitors’
Golfing Societies o f the various provinces was
proposed by Mr. M. S. Matthews (Drogheda).
Messrs. F. Martin (Belfast), D, Marrinan (Belfast),
replied,
Apologies for non-attendance owing to unavoid
able circumstances were received from Messrs. T. A.
O’Reilly, P. C. Moore, Eric Plunkett, Seamus
O’Connor, K . Burke, J . J. O’Connor (Thurles),
T. C. Twomey and C. J . Daly.
At the Annual General Meeting o f the Society,
the following officers were elected: Captain, D. J.
Collins ; Hon. Treasurer, John J. O’Dwyer; Hon.
Secretary, L. K . Branigan; Committee, J. Barrett
(ex-officio), J. Bolton, W. A . Menton, J. J.
O’Connor, M. T. Neary, G. M. Doyle and L. E.
Kearon.
EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN
U.S.A.
T
he
Department o f External Affairs invite attention
to certain matters in connection with the completion
o f affidavits and other documents by persons resident
in the United States o f America intended for use
here. It appears that in some cases Irish solicitors
instruct their clients in the United States to execute
documents before notaries public and then to bring
or send them to the nearest Irish Consul for legalisa
tion o f the notary’s signature and seal. The Consul
General has pointed out that it is not the practice
o f Irish consular officers in the United States to
legalise the signatures and seals o f notaries public
practising in the various States o f the Union, and
accordingly an instruction in the form mentioned
sometimes causes delay and occasionally extra
expense when the client is required to make a
journey to one o f the consular offices concerned.
The present practice is to require the signature
and seal o f a notary public practising in the United
States to be authenticated by the certificate o f the
county clerk within whose area the notary practises.
Only when this certificate is affixed to the document
witnessed by the notary, can it be legalised by an
Irish consular officer.
As an alternative to the above arrangement the
Department points out that under the Commissioners
for Oaths (Diplomatic and Consular) Act, 1931,
Irish diplomatic and consular officers are authorised
to do notarial acts, and it is accordingly open to any
solicitor desiring to have a document authenticated
abroad to arrange for its direct authentication by
the nearest Irish diplomatic or consular officer. The
fees charged for such services are prescribed by the
Oaths (Diplomatic and Consular) Fees Regulations,
1934
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EXAMINATION RESULTS.
A
t
the Preliminary Examination for intending
apprentices to solicitors, held on the 7th and 8th
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