The Gazette 1921-25

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premises and their contents, and a similar claim has been sent in by the Council to the Provisional Government The business of the Society continues to be temporarily carried on at 33 Molesworth Street, Dublin. The Council contemplate securing per manent premises for the Society in the City of Dublin, but for the present are not in a position to make a definite statement on the matter. The Council are pleased to report that the Secretary had obtained possession, prior to the destruction of the Solicitors' Buildings, of the more important records of the Society, including the current minute books, the Registers of Practising Solicitors, the Roll of Solicitors, the Roll of Members, the books in connection with apprentices' examina tions, a complete set of the Society's GAZETTE, and other books relating to the affairs of the Society. The Society has sustained a very serious loss at a critical time, but the Society will be carried on for the advancement and use of the profession, and the Council have no doubt that they will receive, the assistance of the profession towards the thorough restoration of the Society.

The Society's Premises. The Council announce with very great regret that on the 28th June the premises of the Society at the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, were destroyed by fire, during military operations conducted by the Free State Army for the purpose of recovering possession of the Four Courts from the armed force which had been in occupation since 14th April. The contents of the Society's premises, including the furniture and fittings, the library of books, and the paintings and en gravings, were destroyed. The bronze figure and the tablets of the Society's War Memorial have been salved in good condition. The strong room, containing many of the Society's records, withstood the effects of the fire. The Society held the premises under lease of 29th June, 1874, for 999 years, at one shilling per annum. The Council have made a claim under the Malicious Injuries Acts for a sum of £300,000 compensation in respect of the destroyed