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July, 1916.

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Meetings of the Council.

Civil Liability Commissioners. The Council made representations to the Attorney-General for Ireland with a view to having Solicitors in Ireland appointed as Commissioners to hold local investigations into applications by recruits for assistance in respect of their civil liabilities. A letter in reply was read from the Attorney-General, stating that he had been in communication with the Local Govern ment Board for England who have control of the arrangements and appointments in connection with the enquiries under the scheme for grants, and especially with regard to the question of appointing Solicitors to act in Ireland. The Board, in view of its action in regard to England and Scotland, in which countries Barristers only have been appointed, is unable to make a departure in the case of Ireland, as they consider, from the nature of the duties to be discharged, that they should be entrusted to Barristers. Land Registry. A letter in reply was read from the Chief Clerk of the Land Registry in relation to the practice in regard to the lending out to Solicitors of documents lodged by them in the Land Registry. The letter stated that the practice in this matter was identical with that obtaining throughout the offices of the High Court, that is to say : no document can be issued which is of the nature of an original application, affidavit, etc., which has been placed on the files of the Court. The letter further stated that in the particular case to which attention had been drawn, there was no objection to the issue on loan

June Hth. Land Purchase Advances.

The Council having requested that the Estates Commissioners would, fourteen days before making an advance of Stock, cause a letter to be written to the Solicitor for the Vendor, asking whether he desires to submit any reasons to the Commissioners why such advances should not be made, a letter in reply was read stating that the Commissioners regret they cannot see their way to alter their present procedure, i.e., to give fourteen days' notice of their intention to make an advance of Stock in all cases in which vendors or their Solicitors apply that such notice may be given. Preliminary Examination. The report of the Court of Examiners upon the result of the May Preliminary Examina tion was submitted and adopted. The results appear in this GAZETTE. Certificate. An application by a Solicitor for renewal of his Certificate was considered, and an .order was made. June 2Sth. Death of Mr. T. J. Furlong. A resolution was passed expressing the sympathy of the Council with the family of the late Mr. T. J. Furlong, Solicitor, who was the senior practitioner of the Green Street Sessions Bar.