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members for non- members from 1st March next. Booking forms will be sent to members prior to that date giving full particulars of the subjects to be dealt with at the Seminar. The Society's latest publication, Building Society Law and Practice is now available to members at 9/- or 9/9 per post. Mr. M. K. O'Connor, Barrister-at-Law will deliver a lecture on 23rd February next on Estate Duty Practice. BAIL PROCEEDINGS Mr. G. Sweetman (F.G.), T.D., enquired of the Minister for Justice what is the present aver age delay in the issue by the central office of the Land Registry after the receipt of a requisition in proper order of (1) a copy folio, (2) a land certificate, (3) a copy map and (4) a copy instrument. The Minister for Justice in reply stated that the present average delay in each case, is—copy folio, 8 days; land certificate, 3 weeks; copy map, 5 weeks, and copy instrument, 8 days. Priority is, however, given to requisitions of a particularly urgent nature, and the delay in such cases is considerably less. Deputy Sweetman raised the question with the Minister for Justice as to whether the Minister intends to make any order under Section 24 of the Registration of Title Act, 1964, in the near future; and, if so, in respect of what county or county borough. The Minister in reply stated that he did not intend to make an order under Section 24 of the Act for the present. He pro poses to allow the Act to operate for some time before making such an order. This will enable the Land Registry to gain experience of the changes made by the Act in the registration of title system and to overcome staffing and ac commodation problems. LAND REGISTRATION RULES In reply to a question by Mr. Gerard Sweetman, T.D. (F.G.) to the Minister for Justice on 29th September, 1966, the Minister stated that new Land Registration Rules under Section 126 of the Registration of Title Act, 1964, would be brought into force on the same date as the Act. The Act becomes operative on 1st January, 1967. LAND REGISTRATION RULES, 1966 STATUTORY INSTURMENTS S.I. No. 266 of 1966 These Rules are general rules for carrying into effect the objects of the Registration of Title from 16th February and

Act, 1964, which comes into operation on the Land Registration Rules 1959, and the Land Registration (Solicitors Costs) Rules, 1962. This Statutory Instrument is available from the Government Publications Sales Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1, and is priced at 6/6. LAND REGISTRATION FEES (No. 2) ORDER 1966 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS S.I. No. 276 of 1966 The purpose of this Order is to prescribe the fees chargeable in the Land Registry as from the 1st January, 1967, under the Registration of Title Act, 1964 (No. 16 of 1964), which comes into operation on that date. The present fees are prescribed in the Land Registration Fees Order, 1966, which is revoked by this Order. This Order is available from the Government Publications Sales Office, G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin 1, and is priced at 1/6. THE FINNISH LEGAL SYSTEM The Union of Finnish Lawyers have very kindly forwarded to us their booklet entitled "The Finnish Legal System." The book is published for foreign readers and its object is to provide a general description of the Finnish system of law. If members wish to obtain a copy for their own use same may be had from Pentti Ajo, Man ager, Suomen Lakimieslitto, Finlands Juristfor- bund, RY. Helsinki 10, Finland, price £2. The book provides a historical background of the Finnish legal system, the system of government, fundamental rights of citizens and language legis lation. Amongst the matters discussed are Court organization and procedure, the administrative system and the legal safeguards in administration, and self government. The law of contracts and torts, the modes of land utilisation are dealt with at length. It is to be noted that in an article entitled "Principles of the Law of Suc cession" the following comment is interesting (in view of the coming into operation of the Suc cession Act on January 1, 1967 of the Succession Act, 1965): A spouse will inherit if the deceased leaves no issue. On the death of the surviving spouse the whole estate with only a few exceptions will be divided in half between the heirs in law of each of the spouses, but not to those heirs of the pre-deceased who the 1/1/1967. They rescind

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