The Gazette 1907-8

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Vol. I, No.;2l;],

June, 1907.

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Half-Yearly General Meeting. THE Half-Yearly General Meeting of Society was held on the i6th May in the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts. The Pre sident, Mr. W. S. Hayes, occupied the chair, and the following members were present:— Sir A. F. Baker, A. L. Blood, A. E. Bradley, Gerald Byrne, Geo. Collins, James A. Denning, John G. Fottrell, Wm. Fry, Joseph Galloway, James Henry, M. Barrington Jellett, John P. Lynch, F. W. Meredith, M. J. O'Connor, C. St. G. Orpen, J. W. Richards, Sir G. Roche, Wm. J. Shannon, Henry J. Symiott, W. V. Seddall, W. Grove White, W. P. Kelly, Joseph P. Tyndall, W. D. Sainsbury, H. J. M'Cormick, G. de R. Engelbach, G. M. Meares, John O'Sullivan, Patrick J. Brady, P. K. White, Roger Greene, E. S. Lowe, Joseph Gleeson, William J. Brett, M. J. Hanmore, G. R. Scott, John R. Stritch, M. J. O'Farrell, E. J. Kenny, J. Rose Byrne, Wm. Hunter, P. J. Rooney, D. A. Quaid, O. P. Beater, I. J. Rice, T. J. S. Harbinson, J. W. Davis, Wm. H. Geoghegan, Charles Corcoran, F. H. Croskerry, J. M. Magee, A. L. Joynt, E. E. Merrick, L. Webb, W. C. Gage, John Gore, R. B. White, M. C. O'Halloran, G. M. Collins, John R. O'Connell, James Brady, A. H. Burne, T. M. Greer, W. H. Fry, R. W. MacNeice, J. G. Lidwell, C. G. Gamble, H. R. Maunsell, W. J. Ryan, R. J. Dodd, jun. ; J. H. O'Donnell, T. F. Burke, Cecil G. Thompson, T. W. Franks, H. J. W. Downey, Daniel Purcell, Claude F. Gifford, C. G. P. Wilson, Stephen Hastings, L. ].• O'Neill, Raymond Stephenson, S. M. Bell, William J. Venables, J. H. Montgomery, W. G. Armstrong, H. C. Neilson, jun. ; A. G. Joyce. The Secretary having read the notice con vening the meeting, the minutes of the Half- the

Yearly General Meeting of 26th November, 1906, were read and signed. The President nominated Messrs. P. J. Brady, E. N. Edwards, W. H. Geoghegan, J. G. Perry, and P. K. White as scrutineers of the ballot for election of Council to be held on 21 st November next. On the motion ofMr. Henry, v.-p., seconded by Mr. Synnott,V.-P., Messrs. W. W. Carruthers, J. J. Cartan, and F. Gifford were appointed auditors of the accounts of the Society for the year ended 3oth April last. The President said there were one or two matters to which he would like to allude. First, he was sure the entire profession was to be congratulated on the appointment of Mr. MacLaughlin, a member of their body, to the vacant post of Chief Clerk to the Lord Chan cellor. For some time past the Council felt that many posts might be thrown open to soli citors ; and when it was almost apparent this post would become vacant, they sent a resolu tion to the Lord Chancellor asking him to bearin mind the claims which the solicitors' profession had to a post like that of Chief Clerk, where a solicitor's experience and knowledge would be of assistance not only to the Lord Chancellor, but to the public generally; and he was sure they were now very glad to hear that the Lord Chancellor wrote in reply that he had borne that resolution in mind in making the appoint ment. He would also like to refer to the posts of Examiners to the Land Commission. They had felt for some time that some of these posts might be given to solicitors, and they wrote to the Land Commission on the subject. He was glad that they had received from the Commissioners replies which led them to be lieve that the claims of the solicitors would be considered in the future if there were suitable candidates. They did not question the