The Gazette 1961 - 64

Desmond Moran, James W. O'Donovan, George A. Nolan, Thomas A. O'Reilly, D. B. Gilmore, Charles Hyland, Edward Dillon, John Maher, Brendan A. McGrath, WilUam A. Osborne, Peter E. O'Connell, Augustus Cullen, Raymond A. French, Eunan McCarron, Daniel J. O'Connor, Robert McD. Taylor, Peter D. M. Prentice, John J. Nash, John Carrigan, Reginald J. Nolan, Ralph J. Walker, Patrick Noonan. The following was among the business transacted : Committees of the Council The committees for the year 1962-63 were appointed and are given hereunder :— REGISTRAR'S COMMITTEE : Ralph J. Walker, Chairman; Dinnen B. Gilmore, James R. C. Green, Charles Hyland, J. Desmond Moran, Francis J. Lanigan, to remain in office until i zth February, 1963, inclusive. To take office on i3th February, 1963 : James R. C. Green, Chairman.; Augustus Cullen, Charles Hyland, Desmond Moran, Dinnen G. Gilmore, Ralph J. Walker, William A. Osborne. COMPENSATION FUND COMMITTEE : Ralph J. Walker, Chairman; Dinnen B. Gilmore, James R. C. Green, Charles Hyland, J. Desmond Moran, Francis J. Lanigan, to remain in office until 12th February, 1963, inclusive. To take office on I3th February, 1963 : James R. C. Green, Chairman; Augustus Cullen, Charles Hyland, Desmond Moran, Dinnen B. Gilmore, Ralph J. Walker, William A. Osborne. FINANCE, LIBRARY AND PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES : George A. Nolan, Chairman ; Francis Armstrong, William A. Tormey, George G. Overend, Niall S. Gaffney, John C. O'Carroll, Rory O'Connor. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE : Senator Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, Senator John J. Nash, Patrick O'Donnell, T.D. PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE : Brendan A. McGrath, Chairman; John Carrigan, Gerard M. Doyle, Raymond A. French, Reginald J. Nolan, Edward Dillon, Cornelius J. Daly. COURT OFFICES AND COSTS COMMITTEE : James W. O'Donovan, Chairman; Daniel J. O'Connor, Thomas A. O'Reilly, Timothy O'Keeffe, Thomas V. O'Connor, Edward Treacy, Richard Knight, Rory O'Connor.

COURT OF EXAMINERS : Peter D. M. Prentice, Chairman; Robert McD. Taylor, Eunan McCarron, John Maher, Patrick Noonan. The President, Vice-Presidents and immediate Past President are ex-officio members of all the above committees other than the Registrar's and Compen sation Fund Committees. EXTRAORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL The following members of the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association were appointed as extraordinary members of the Council for the period of office of the Council: Rory O'Connor, Richard Knight, Gerard M. Doyle. The following members of the Council of the Southern Law Association were appointed as extraordinary members of the Council for the period of office of the Council: John B. Jermyn, Cornelius J. Daly, John R. Coakley, Edmund Hayes, Barry M. O'Meara. COMPENSATION FUND REPORT The report of the Compensation Fund Committee for the year 1961-62 was considered and adopted. SOCIETY'S DINNER DANCE The annual dinner dance was held in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, on November 22nd and attracted an attendance of approximately 300. EXAMINATION DATES Members are asked to bring to the notice of their apprentices the following dates of examin?tions for February, 1963 : First Law, February 4th and jth ; Second Law, February, 6th, yth and 8th; Third Law, February, 4th, 5th and 6th; First Irish, February, ist; Second Irish, February, ist and 2nd.; Book-keeping, February, 2jth. The Book-keeping examination formerly held in September of each year has, at the request of the apprentices, been transferred to the month of June. The date of the examination in June, 1963 will be announced later. ESTATE DUTY AND RESIDUARY ACCOUNTS. FORESTALLING QUERIES As a result of complaints received from members regarding undue delay in the Estate Duty Office the Society has been in communication with the Revenue Commissioners on the question of the amount of time taken to assess estate duty on schedules of