The Gazette 1908-9

JUNE, 1908]

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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Land Act Finance. A report from the Land Act Committee, in reference to the report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Treasury to inquire into Land Purchase Finance, was submitted and adopted. The report stated that the Committee did not express any opinion upon the highly technical matters of finance dealt with in the report of the Departmental Committee, and that it would be premature for the Council to take any action relative to the report, until the intentions of the Government as to how the subject is to be dealt with are known. Registry of Titles Office. A report was received from the deputation of the Council, which consisted of the President, Mr. Denning (Vice-President), Sir George Roche, and Mr. Buggy, who had interviewed the Registrar of Titles upon the iith inst., in reference to suggestions in connection with the working of the Registra– tion of Title office. The deputation reported that the Registrar and Assistant Registrar had: fully discussed the present difficulties existing in reference to registration of title, and had informed the deputation of what steps were being taken in order to remedy such difficulties ; and it was arranged that the Council should send to the Registrar a written statement of suggestions. Resident Magistracy. A report from the Court and Offices Com– mittee upon the statement issued by the Council of the Irish Bar with respect to the qualifications and appointment of Irish Resident Magistrates was submitted, and the following resolution was adopted by the Council, and copy of same directed to be sent to the Chief Secretary and Hon. Secretary of the Bar Council. " RESOLVED The Council of the Incorpora– ted Law Society of Ireland, having considered the statement of the Council of the Irish Bar with respect to the qualifications and appoint– ment of Irish Resident Magistrates, expresses its approval of the suggestion contained in the statement, that for the future no Resident Magistrate should be appointed who has not been for five years, and is not at the date of his appointment, a working barrister or solicitor in actual practice. "The Council would urge upon the Irish Government the desirability of giving effect to this suggestion." .:;.n: The Council adjourned.

Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates : June 3rd and July ist, isth, and zgth. Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during May : Gazette, izth. Land Act, 6th and i ith. Costs, ist and i ith. Court and Offices, 8th. Parliamentary Committee, i4th.

New Members. THE following have joined the Society during May:

Fitzsimmons, Richard, Dublin. Franck, Herbert W., Dublin. Geoghegan, James C., Cootehill. Greene, Florence A., Dublin. Guinness, R. Noel, Dublin. Meredith, Richard C., Castleisland.

Legal Appointments. MR. Reginald A. W. Andrews, of 20 St. Andrew Street, Dublin, has been appointed Solicitor to the Dublin Port and Docks Board, in place of Mr. Edward FitzGerald, resigned. Mr. James Toner, Solicitor, of Strabane, has been appointed to the united office of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the County of Tyrone. Mr. Ralph Nash, Solicitor, of Limerick, has been appointed to the office of Registrar to the County Court Judge of Limerick. - Commissioners to administer Oaths. The following question and reply appear in the Parliamentary papers of the z8th May : Question. Mr. Jeremiah MacVeagh. To ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland, whether he can state what qualifications are necessary for