The Gazette 1907-8

JUNE, 1907]

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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K.C., and his replies thereto, be sent to the' Local Government Board by the Society, with a request that the Board will receive a joint depu tation from the Council and District Council Solicitors' Committee, upon the subject of the remuneration prescribed for solicitors under the rules. New Members. THE following have joined the Society during May :— Alien, Atwell H., Queenstown. Bermingham, Frederic E., Dublin. Byrne, Gerald A. G., Dublin. Carlyle, John A., Dublin. The Northern Law Society. AN Extraordinary Meeting of the Spdiety was held in the Committee Rooms on the zgth April, 1907, Mr. D. F. Spiller (President) in the chair. The Secretary read the Requisition calling the meeting, which was as follows:— "We the undersigned members hereby re quest you to call for an early date an Extra ordinary Meeting of the Northern Law Society to consider the advisability of concerted action with a view to the abolition of the licence duty on Irish solicitors, and to propose a resolution thereupon." The President read the Memorial which had been presented to the Chancellor of the Ex chequer by the Incorporated Law Society, and informed the meeting that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had stated that he could not see his way to accede to the prayer of the Memorial. Mr. M'Gonigal proposed the following re solutions :— "That the Northern Law Society regrets that the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not give a favourable answer to the Memorial pre sented to him by the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland praying for the abolition of the licence duty payable by solicitors." Moorhead, John R., Belfast. Mullan, Frederick H., Newry. O'Brien, James, Nenagh. White, Thomas O'K., Edenderry.

Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906. IN February last a meeting of District Council Solicitors was held in Dublin, at which a Com- mitee was appointed to confer with a Committee of the Council of the Society relative to the general effect of the Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906, and rules thereunder, upon the solicitors' profession. A joint meeting of the Committees was held in the Council Chamber of the Society upon the I4th February, the President (Mr. W. S. Hayes) in the chair. The following members of the Council were present:—Mr. Henry, v.-p.; Mr. Synnott, v.-p.; Sir George Roche, Mr. Denning, Mr. Fottrell, and Mr. Lynch. The following District Council solicitors were present:—Mr. W. M. Byrne (Tullow), Mr. Early (Dublin), Mr. T. M. Greer (Bally- money), Mr. Hayden (Ballinasloe), Mr. Leech (Coleraine), Mr. O'Neill (Dublin), Mr. Tyndall (Dublin), Mr. Venables (Cookstown), and Mr. Wilson (Strabane). After consideration of opinions obtained by the Society relative to the Labourers (Ireland) Act Rules from Mr. Campbell, K.C., Mr. Ronan, K.C., and Mr. Matheson, K.C., it was resolved that the Society be requested to sub mit to Counsel a case as to the responsibility of solicitors in the investigation of titles, and as to other legal work transacted in carrying out a scheme under the Act on behalf of a District Council. The two Committees met again jointly upon the i6th May, the President (Mr. W. S. Hayes) in the chair. The following members of the Council were present:—Mr. Henry, v.-p.; Mr. Synnott, v.-p.; Mr. Denning, Mr. Fottrell, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. O'Connor. The following District Council solicitors were present:—Mr. Early (Dublin), Mr. Greer (Ballymoney), Mr. Murphy (Clones), Mr. O'Neill (Dublin), and Mr. Venables (Cooks- town). A case submitted to Mr. Matheson, K.C., by the Society in compliance with the request of the previous meeting, with his opinion thereon, was considered. It was resolved that a memorandum be pre pared showing the full nature of the work necessary to be done by a District Council solicitor in order to discharge his obligation to his clients under the Act arid Rules be prepared, and that such memorandum, together with copy of queries submitted to Mr. Matheson,