The Gazette 1967/71

indentures of apprenticeship has shown a sharp increase. In recent years it has risen from about 35 to over 100 in each year. A memorandum entitled "The Professional Work of a Solicitor" has been supplied by the Society to the Department of Labour and can be obtained from them on request. TOTAL ABSTINENCE Judge Maude, son of the famous actor and a familiar figure at the Old Bailey has retired after fourteen years on the Bench. He was noted for his deliberate straight faced humour, as on the famous occasion when be bound over a hulking Irish labourer, convicted of having committed a crime of violence while under the influence, to touch no more alcohol "not even one small sherry before luncheon''. CORRESPONDENCE Landlord and Tenant Commission Landlord and Tenant Commission 72-76 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 2. 1 July, 1968 Dear Sir, In January, 1966, the Minister for Justice appointed this Commission to inquire into the working of the law relating to landlord and tenant (other than the Rent Restrictions Acts) and to recommend such amendments in the law as the Commission thinks proper. In addition, the Commission was asked to in quire into the provisions relating to the grant of new tenancies under Part III of the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931, and into certain questions arising under the Landlord and Tenant (Rever sionary Leases) Act, 1958, and the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1967. The Com mission was asked to give priority to these matters. In October, 1967, the Report on Occu pational Tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931 was presented to the Minister. In April, 1968, the Report on Certain Questions arising under the Landlord and Tenant Acts, 1958 and 1967 was presented to him. The Commission is now commencing its in vestigations into the principal heading of the Terms of Reference, namely the working of the law relating to landlord and tenant. The Commission is anxious that it should gather as much information as possible before preparing its Report to the Minister for Justice. 25

feel that I may be trespassing on the territory of the Chairman and Secretary-General, who I am sure will have expressed to you their thanks and appreciation for what was done so magni ficently, but I also want to write on behalf of The Law Society and say how much the English delegation and your visitors from England appre ciated the care and trouble you took to look after their comforts and to provide a really delightful hospitality programme and entertainment second to none." —Sir Thomas Lund, Secretary-General, The Law Society, Treasurer of the I.E.A. "My sincere congratulations for the excellent organisation and great success of the Dublin Conference." —Norman H. Murray, Secretary, The Incorpora ted Law Society of Northern Ireland. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF SOCIETY Members please note that in April, 1967 and again in April, 1968 the Society notified all schools throughout the Country of the educa tional requirements of entering into the solicitors' profession. As a result of enquiries received since April, 1967 it appeared that the require ments were not fully brought to the attention of students. Several students were misled not only by the silence of the schools and colleges to which the information was forwarded but by practising solicitors. The requirements are there fore set out hereunder : The statutory requirement is that the applicant must pass either the Society's Preliminary examination in the required subjects (including English, Mathematics and Latin) or the open public Matriculation examination of an Irish University. Since 1st January, 1968 no candidate is being exempted from the Preliminary examiation un less he has passed the open public Matricula tion or entrance examination of an Irish Univer sity in the required subjects including English, Mathematics and Latin. Please note the Matri culation Certificate "bought off" the Leaving Certificate will not suffice. The average number of deaths and retire ments in the profession is between 30 and 40 each year. The average number of persons enter ing into indentures of apprenticeship each year stood at about this figure until some years ago. Since then the number of persons entering into