The Gazette 1946-49

petrol. Applications will from individual solicitors. The applications should state the name and address of the applicant, number and horse-power of car and give particulars of the work for which the use of the car is required, such as attending the Circuit and District Courts, and the extent of such travelling. The supplemental allowance will be the equivalent of one basic ration. If a solicitor's application is granted, it will remain permanently in force and there will be no necessity for any further application. It is understood that applications will be dealt with within the course of a few days from receipt thereof. Applications should be addressed to the Secretary, Department of Industry and Commerce (Petrol Section), Ballsbridge, Dublin. POLICE REPORTS THE Society has received a letter from the Chief State Solicitor stating that a modification has been made by the Minister for Justice in the Gardai Regulations governing the furnishing of reports relative to traffic accidents. As members are aware, the existing practice is that only a precis, containing particulars of the date of the accident, the persons and/or vehicles involved and the names and addresses of the witnesses will be furnished. The Minister has now decided that the full statements of witnesses will be made available to solicitors for private litigants for the hearing of cases involving State vehicles where the legal advisers of the Minister for Finance deem it expedient to utilise such statements in the defence of pro– ceedings. Enquiries as to whether the Minister's legal advisers propose to use such statements in any case, should be addressed to the Chief State Solicitor, Dublin Castle. COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES ANY solicitor who is entitled to act as a Commis– sioner of Deeds or Commissioner to administer Oaths for any foreign country, British Dominion or Colonie is requested to forward particulars of his commission to the Secretary, and if the com– mission is terminable to state when it will expire. The list formerly published in the Calendar included the names of persons whose commissions had not in fact been renewed, and it is desired to bring the list up to date for the 1947 Calendar. SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY THE summer meeting of the Society was held at Portmarnock on Thursday, the 3oth May, when there was an entry of 57 members a record, number for any outing since the War. be considered

England it is essential that the work of publishing these text books should be undertaken in Ireland. A subject of this importance is worthy of special attention by the appropriate Government Depart– ments, and I wculd suggest that a special Committee should be set up, composed of representatives of the Departments of Justice and Finance, the Bar Council, this Society and the Attorney General to study the question and make practical recommendations which would serve as a definite basis for action to be taken in the matter. The question of finance would be involved, and a Committee of this kind would be in a position to offer very valuable and practical advice to the Government. New Rules for the High Court have been engaging the attention of the appointed Committee for some time, and the drafting of new Rules for the District Court has, we understand, been put in hands. With the end of the war in Europe it was hoped that some relaxation might be made in the restric– tion of petrol to enable country practitioners, at least, to make the necessary journeys for District Court and other work, but to the present the Council has been unable to secure relief for its members. ' A vote of thanks to the President for his address and for his conduct of the meeting was carried with acclamation on the motion of Mr. Hayes, seconded by Mr. Overend. The President replied and the proceedings terminated." PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SOLICITORS BY order of the Chief Justice, dated 8th March' 1946, made on a report from the Statutory Com– mittee, it was ordered that the name of James D. Doyle, who formerly practised at Monaghan, should be struck off the Roll of Solicitors on the ground of professional misconduct. By order of the Chief Justice, dated 8th March, 1946, made on a report from the Statutory Com– mittee, it was ordered that the name of John B. Lavelle, who formerly practised at Ballaghadereen, should be struck off the Roll of Solicitors on the ground of professional misconduct. of May z8th contained an unofficial announcement that applications for sup– plemental allowances of petrol will be received and considered from persons whose business neces– sitates the use of a car and who are not at present receiving supplementary allowances. The Society has ascertained from the Department of Industry and Commerce that solicitors whose professional business necessitates the use of a car will be con– sidered as entitled to a supplementary allowance of PETROL SUPPLIES THE daily press