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( ) The .subdivision ma]) should be prepaied certified and dated by a competent Land Surveyor. (I ) In eases of small plots a larger scale ma]) than the Ordnance Survey Map may he necessary. Such maps will he accepted by the Land Commission and the Land Registry if they conform with (c). ei It should he noted that the responsibility for the accuracy of the areas and boundaries given in documents lodged rests solely with applicant. It is my experience that maps drawn by unqualified persons cause delays and refusal of registration and subsequently often necessitate deeds of rectification. The icsult is that great difficulty is caused to solicitors and Land Registry arrears are increased. There are Ordnance Survey agents in Dublin, Belfast, Galway, Cork, Kilkenny, Waterford, Sligo, Wexford, Tialee, Dundalk, Athlone and Ennis who carry stocks

ot maps and from whom maps may he purchased. In many other towns booksellers and stationery shops will he able to provide the map required. Am ma]) ma\ he obtained from the Ordnance Survey, Phoenix Park, Dublin. If Solicitors or the Land Surveyors architects or engineers they employ obtain copy Ordnance Survey Maps where possible this will enable me to direct mapping stall to the actual work of the registration of transfer of parts and leases and thus reduce the delay in registering this type of dealing. This would be very much in the interest of the Legal Profession, their clients and the Land Registry. I would be grateful for vour co-operation in this matter.

I ) . L . M C .A I.I ISTER Registrar of Titles

END COMPULSORY IRISH FOR SOLICITORS —DEBATING SOCIETY The Solicitors' Apprentices Debating Society has (ailed for the abolition of compulsory Irish for entry t<> the solicitors' profession. A motion to this effect was carried at a meeting of the society recently.

clients' eases in Irish. It was suggested that the Govern- ment and the Law Society were merely paying lip ser- vice to the language by retaining the compulsory exam- inations. Instead, they should encourage the use of thc language by providing proper facilities, rather than force the apprentices to pass an examination without providing the necessary encouragement or instruction.

It was pointed out that the present Irish requirement fails miserably if the aim is to encourage sufficient proficiency for solicitors to be able to conduct their

SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY Autumn Meeting at Tullamore, Saturday, 5 October 1974 Captain's Prize : T. I). Shaw (5) 36 points; Runner- up : B. Cannon (11) 33 points.

i'eteran's Cup• N. Jameson (18) 31 points; Runner- up : P. Nutley (24) 30 points. Pest Scores : Handicaps 13 and over: J. Slieedy (14) 33 points. 1st Nine : P. McLaughlin (7) 19 points. 2nd Nine : G. M. Doyle (21) 18 points. f r om more than 30 miles : M. P. Keane (9) 33 points. By Lot : W. L. Carroll (18) 30 points.

St. Patrick's Plate (Handicaps 12 and under): G. O'Sullivan (6) 35 points: Runne r - up: N. O 'Me a ra (9) 33 points.

FIFTEENTH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION

the President of the Canadian Bar Association, Neil McKelvey, Q.C., who presided as Chairman of the Conference. The main topics for general discussion were : 1. The Right to Practise and of Establishment Abroad;

Approaching 1,400 delegates and guests from 50 nations attended thc 100 different meetings held at the IBA's Fifteenth Biennial Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia from July 28 to August 3, 1974. The Conference was welcomed to Canada by the Chief Justice of Canada, The Rt. Hon Bora Laskin, the federal Minister of Justice, the Hon. Otto Lang and

2. Continuing Legal Education; 3. Delavs in Trial Procedures; 287