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Apprentices. A letter was read from the Hon. Sec. of the Irish Free State Solicitors' Apprentices' Rugby Football Team thanking the Council for defraying the railway journey expenses of the team visiting Belfast for a match against the Northern Ireland Solicitors' Apprentices' team, which had taken place, with the result that the Northern team had been successful by 18 points to 10 points. OBITUARY. MR. JOHN SKEFFINGTON, Solicitor, died upon the 4th March, 1929, at his residence, Union Place, Dungannon. Mr. Skeffmgton served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Shean and Dickson, Belfast; was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1911, and practised at Dungannon.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.

21st March. Twenty-three Members present. High Court Rules.

The President informed the Council that he had attended a meeting of the High Court Rules Committee, summoned to consider some amendments in the Rules suggested for the consideration of the Committee by the Minister for Justice ; that the Committee had decided not to agree to a suggested increase in Court fee funds; that no amending Rules had yet been signed. Income Tax Collection. A Report was submitted from the Privileges Committee in reference to the case of an Income Tax Collector who had taken proceedings in person for the recovery of income tax under Section eleven of the Finance Act, 1924, and had claimed Solicitors' profit costs of the proceedings. The Com mittee reported the communication addressed by their direction to the Revenue Com missioners on the matter, which was approved. Certificates. Three applications for Solicitors' Certi ficates under Section 47 were dealt with.

MR. JOHN GORDON SCOTT, Solicitor, died in March, 1929, at Londonderry. Mr. Scott was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1885, and practised at Larne up to 1927, when he retired.