The Gazette 1909-10

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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

JANUARY, 1910]

Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during December :— Court of Examiners, 6th and 17th. Costs, 7th. Gazette, 7th. Educational, 20th. County Courts, 21st. Obituary. MR. John C. Conroy, Solicitor, of Galway, died on the 2nd December, 1909, at Galway. Mr. Conroy, who served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Redmond J. Connolly, Solicitor, of Clifden, Co. Galway, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1893, and practised in Galway.

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•The opinion of Counsel upon the question as to whether the Intermediate and Final Examinations, under the provisions of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, could be divided into parts, with a period of months .elapsing between the parts, was submitted; the opinion being to the effect that such division would not be legal under the Act. The opinion was referred to the Special Educational Committee of the Council, who had submitted the matter to the Council for decision. Labourers (Ireland) Order, 1909. .Correspondence was submitted, which had taken place between the Local Government Board and the ex-President upon the question as to the persons to whom the term " occu pier " is applicable under the Labourers (Ire land) Order, 1909. from which it appeared that the opinion obtained by the Society from Senior Counsel on the question was at vari ance with the opinion of Counsel obtained by the Board. Pending receipt of a reply from the Board to a further letter from the ex- President, it was decided to postpone consideration of the matter. Statutory Committee. A letter was read from the Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, intimating that His Lordship had appointed the following seven members of the Council to be the Statutory Committee under Section 34 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, for year ending 26th November, 1910 :—Sir A. F. Baker, Mr. Fry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Macnamara, Mr. Shannon and Mr. Stanuell. Court of Examiners and Committees. The Court of Examiners and Committees of the Council for the year ending the 26th November, 1910, were appointed. Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :—

Legal Appointment. ] MR. Stephen Hastings, Solicitor, Limerick, ! has been appointed to the office of Registrar 1 to the County Court Judge of Kerry.

Commissioners to Administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the following to be Commissioners to administer Oaths :— Charles J. Crowley, Solicitor, Dublin. • John Deane, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Sixmilecross, Co. Tyrone. Wm. M. McElligott, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Listowel.

New Members. THE following have joined the Society during December, 1909 :—

Counihan, Wm. E., Limerick. Leitch, Andrew C., Omagh. Lonsdale, Robt., Manorhamilton. O'Dea, Louis E., Galway. Ouin, John, Ardee. Ross, Stuart C., Londonderry. Williams, John, Dublin.

January 12th and 2Cth. February 9th and 23rd.