The Gazette 1907-8

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Vol. I, No. 8.]

February, 1908.

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Meetings of the Council. THE Council met upon Wednesday, January iSth, the President (Mr. G. H. Lyster) in the Chair, and twenty-four other members present. A letter in reply was read from the Secretary of the Irish Land Commission, stating he was directed to acknowledge the receipt of the resolution of the Council of iith December, relative to the non-appointment of solicitors to the office of Examiner of Titles, "and to state that the names of all the candidates, including solicitors, were submitted to the Board of the Land Commission, and they selected, from a large number, the candidates whom they thought most qualified for the post." A letter in reply was read from the Hon. Secretary, Southern Law Association, stating that at the annual meeting of the Association the following resolution was adopted, in reference to the question submitted from the Council as to the practice of Clerks of Petty Sessions receiving a fee of half a crown from publicans for filling up certain forms each year under the Licensing Acts : " That this Association does not consider that any altera tion in the present system is advisable." A letter was read from the Bar Council enclosing resolution of that Council, as to the amount of the fees which should be paid to counsel upon titles in Land Purchase matters in order to obtain the certificate of counsel under the Estates Commissioners' rules of 4th November, 1907. It was resolved to ask Mr. Justice Wylie to receive a deputation (rom the Council to discuss the question of counsel's Certificate under those rules. A letter was read from the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for Dublin, enclosing draft Civil Bill Courts (Dublin) Bill, proposed to be introduced in the coining Session of Par­

liament. A Report from the County Courts Committee upon this draft Bill was submitted and adopted. It was resolved that, subject to the insertion in the draft Bill of the amend ments submitted by the County Courts Com mittee, the Council would be prepared to support the passing of the Bill into law ; and that the Clerk of the Crown and Peace be so informed. A Resolution from the Kingstown Urban Council, expressing disapproval at any attempt to abolish the sitting of the Recorder's Court in Kingstown, was submitted ; and a reply was directed to be sent, stating that the Council fully concurred in the views expressed in the Resolution. Regulations, dated zoth December, 1907, altering the prevailing practice as to the priority of costs in sales of mortgaged property in Bankruptcy, and also regulations of same date, altering the practice as to costs of adjournments in Bankruptcy matters, were referred to a Special Committee, to take immediate action in reference to same. A Report from the Parliamentary Committee upon Clause 87 of the Dublin Corporation (various powers) Bill, 1908, was submitted and adopted. Under the clause mentioned it is proposed that the jurisdiction of the Dublin Court of Conscience be increased for the recovery of debts from its present limit of ^2 up to £$ in amount, and that the Court shall have power to award • costs on the scale in force in the Recorder's Court. The Report of the Committee set forth objections to the clause, both on public and professional grounds. It was resolved to communicate with the Law Agent to the Dublin Corporation with a view of laying before the Committee of the Corporation in charge of the Bill the objections of the Council to the clause.