The Gazette 1955-58

applicant for a driving licence to submit to a test of competence—a much needed requirement in the Republic. Will our government realise that while there is plenty of room for improvement in the road-traffic law, this can best be achieved by seeking advice from those with a wide experience of road-traffic problems ? In this connection it may be well to recall that when the Road Traffic Bill 1932 was going through the Dail a casus ommissus would have been created but for the intervention of a solicitor in private practice as a result of which a last minute section was inserted in the Bill. It is to be hoped that no time will be lost in giving consideration to the above aspects of law reform. GIFT OF AMERICAN LAW BOOKS. His Excellency William Howard Taft HI, United States Ambassador to Ireland, has very kindly donated as a free gift to the library the under mentioned volumes which were formerly in the American Information Library in Fleet Street, Dublin, prior to its closing in January, 1956. Mr. Taft's generous gesture, as well as the kind co-operation of the staff of the American Information Library, and of Mr. T. D. McLoughlin, who was instrumental in arranging this gift, is gratefully acknowledged. Here follows an alphabetical list of the books :— Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia. May, 1946—The Netherlands during German Occupation. May, 1948—Peace Settlements of World War II. July, 1949—World Government. March, 1950—Aiding Undei>Developed Areas Abroad. May, 1950— Gambling. July, 1950—Formulating a Point Four Economic Programme. January, 1952—Medical Gare for Americans. July, 1951—Lessons from Asia. November, 1951—The Search for National Security. ANDERSON (William)— The Nations and the States, Rivals or Partners ?— 1955. BALDWIN (Roger N.)—A New Slavery—forced 'Labour in Communist Countries— 1953. BARTHOLOMEW (Paul)— Summaries of Leading Cases on the Constitution— 1954. BAUER (Elizabeth Kelly)— Commentaries of Leading Cases on the Con stitution— 1954. BOSTON UNIVERSITY— The Caspar G. Bacon Lectures on the Constitution of the United States (1940-1950)—1953. CAHN (Edmond), ed.:— Supreme Court and Supreme Law— 1954. COMMAGER (Henry Steele), ed.:— Documents of American History, 5th Edn.—1949. COTLE (David Cushman)— The United States Political System— 1954. DOMICK (Marshall Edward)— American Government in Action

— 1947. FRIEDRICH (Carl) and MCCLOSKEY (Robert,) eds. :— The Hoots of American Constitutionalism from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution— 1954. GABRIEL (Ralph), ed. :— Hamilton, Madison and faj on the Constitution—Selections from the Federalist Papers— 1954. HAINES (Charter Grove)— The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government and Politics (1789-1 83 5) —1944. Harvard Law Review— from March, 1951 to January, 1956. HUGHES (Charles Evans)— The Supreme Court of the United States— 1928. HOLCOMBE (Arthur N.)— Our More Perfect Union —from i8th century principles to 2oth century practice—1950. HYMAN (Sydney)— The American President— 1954. JACKSON (Robert)— The Supreme Court in the American System of Government— 1955. KETCHUM (Richard M.) ed.:— What is Democracy?— 1955. KETCHUM (Richard M.), ed. :— What is Communism?— 1955. NEVINS (Allan)— Ford: The Times, The Man, The Company— 1954. NEWMAN (Edwin S.), ed. :— The Freedom Render— 1956. MARKE (Julins)— The Holmes Reader (Writings of Justice O. Wendell Holmes)—1955. MCLAUGHLIN (Andrew)— Con stitutional History of the United States— 1935. PATMAN (Hon. Wright)— Our American Government— 1954. RIKER (William H.)— Democracy in the United States— SECKLER-HUDSON (C.)— The United States of America—A Government by the People. SWISHER (Carl Brent)— American Constitutional Development — 1954. UNITED STATES CONGRESS—COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS—Report of Sub-Committee No. 5—Strategy and Tactics of World Commission— 1948. UNITED STATES CODE—1946 Edn.—Supple ment 4—Titles 34-50 ; 1946 Edn.—Supplement 5 —Titles 1-33 (covers Legislation from January, 1947 to January, 1952). GOLFING SOCIETY. THE inter-provincial competition for the Enterprise Cup will be held in Killarney under the auspices of the Kerry Solicitors Association on Saturday. May 1 2th. Members should communicate with Mr. L. K. Branigan, Central Office, Four Courts, REGULATIONS UNDER THE SOLICITORS' ACT, 1954. THE following Regulations are on sale at the Government Publications Sale Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin and are also printed in the 1956 edition of the Society's Calendar and Law Directory. Solicitors' Accounts Regulations, 1955 (S.I. No. 218 of 1955); Solicitors' Act, 1954 (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline) Regulations, 1955 (S.I. No. 152 of 1955).