The Gazette 1907-8

THE GAZETTE OF THE 0f

Vol. I, No. 10.]

April, 1908.

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mittee to take further action in reference to the question of affording to solicitors interested an opportunity of attending upon the taxation of such costs. It was ordered that letters should be written to the Registrar of the Chancery Division, to the Registrar in Lunacy, and the Registrar of the Land Judge's Court, requesting that, in cases of recognizances directed to be vacated which have been enrolled more than twenty years ago, extracts from same to be given by the Public Record Office shall be accepted by the Registrars upon the vacating of the recognizances. It was ordered that a letter should be written to the Irish Land Commission, requesting that a telephone be supplied in connexion with their offices at 18 Nassau street, for the use of the profession. Applications by two solicitors for renewal of their annual certificates were considered, and orders were made granting the applications. A Report from the Court of Examiners was submitted, recommending that the petition of a law clerk seeking to be bound under section 16 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, for a period of three years should be granted. The Report was adopted. A further Report from the Court of Examiners, submitting answers to the queries submitted upon behalf of the Transvaal Legislative Assembly, upon the question of amalgamation of the legal professions, was adopted ; and the answers, as prepared by the Court of Examiners, were directed to be sent in reply. A Report from the Costs Committee, recom mending the Council not to proceed further with the contemplated publication of a Digest of Reported Cases on Costs, was submitted and adopted. The Council adjourned.

Meetings of the Council. THE Council met upon Wednesday, the iith March, 1908, the President (Mr. Lyster) in the Chair, and twenty-six other members were present. The following resolution was adopted, and copy of same was directed to be sent to the family of the late Lord Hemphill:— " RESOLVED—The Council of the Incor porated Law Society of Ireland have heard with deep regret of the death of the Right Honourable Lord Hemphill, K.C. " The Council desire to place on record their grateful appreciation of the many services rendered by Lord Hemphill to the Society and the profession when a member of the House .of Commons. "The Council beg to convey to the members of the family of the late Lord Hemphill an assurance of their sincere sympathy with them in their bereavement." Letter was read from the Solicitors to the Local Government Board, in reply to a letter from the Council (see GAZETTE for previous month), stating that they had received from the Board a reply in which the Board state that they do not think it necessary, unless in very exceptional circumstances, that Rural Dis trict Councils and other persons interested should be put to additional expense by requir ing them to attend or otherwise to take part in the proceedings on taxation of bills of costs under the Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906, and that bills of costs have been referred to the Board for taxation, pursuant to the Labourers (Ireland) Act Order, 1906, and that the bulk of those bills are for a comparatively small amount. This letter was referred to the Costs Com­