The Gazette 1908-9
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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
JULY, 1908]
part die where the lease was not executed by both parties, and where accordingly at a future date the counterpart might not be an exact copy of the original lease. Lectures. The application of an apprentice for credit for five lectures missed through illness, of which a medical certificate was sent, was granted. Costs Committee. A report from the Costs Committee was submitted and adopted. The report recom mended that a reply should be sent to a member of the profession who had drawn attention to the non-allowance of interest to solicitors on out-of-pocket expenses, referring him to section 18 of the Solicitors Act, 1870, which is as follows :— " Subject to any general rules or orders hereafter to be made upon every taxation of costs, fees, charges, or disbursements, the Taxing Officer may allow interest at such rate and from such time as he thinks just on moneys disbursed by the solicitor for his client, and on moneys of the client in the hands of the solicitor and improperly re tained by him." Parliamentary Committee. A report from the Parliamentary Committee was submitted and adopted; and it was re solved to request Mr. Lardner, M.P., to move an amendment to the Coroners (Ireland) Bill. Land Act Finance. The subject of Land Act finance was again considered, and it was referred to the Land Act Committee to consider what suggestions (if any) should be submitted by the Council to the Government in reference to the question. The Council adjourned. New Member of Council. MR. John G. Fottrell being first upon the supplemental list, has succeeded to the vacancy on the Council caused by the resignation of Mr. W. H. Dunne. Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :— July ist, isth, and zgth. October jth and 2 ist.
Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during June:— Court of Examiners, ist and 24th.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer.
THE received, acknowledging the resolution passed at -the half-yearly general meeting of the Society:— " TREASURY CHAMBERS, WHITEHALL, S.W. " ibth May, 1908. " DEAR SIR,— 1 am desired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the i5th instant, containing a resolution passed at a half-yearly general meeting of members of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, and to ask you to convey to the Society his hearty thanks for its kind congratulations. " Yours faithfully, "JOHN ROWLAND. " WILLIAM GEORGE WAKEEY, ESQ., " Solicitors' Buildings, " Four Courts, Dublin." Commissioners to administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the fol lowing additional Commissioners to administer oaths:— Maurice Molony, Solicitor, Dundalk. Charles Forges, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Bushmills. Peter Lynch, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Arva. following- letter has been
Notary Public. THE Lord Chancellor has made the following appointment as Notary Public :— George Alien, Solicitor, Belfast.
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