The Gazette 1910-11

DECEMBER, 1910] The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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Solicitor when making the affidavit, and that the Judge had complied with the request. Taxing Office. It was resolved to request the Lord Chancellor to have an additional Junior Clerk appointed to the Taxing Office, in accordance with a recommendation contained in the Report of the Committee appointed last year by His Lordship to enquire into the working of the Taxing Office. Registration of Title. In reply to a letter requesting that the Council might have an opportunity of ex pressing their opinion upon the site to be selected for the Central Office for Registra tion of Title in the event of its being removed from Henrietta Street, a letter was read from Mr. Justice Madden stating that it had been his intention to request the views of the Council upon this subject when a new site would have been provisionally selected, and that the Council would be so consulted. Illegal Conveyancer. A letter was read from a country member drawing attention to the preparation of a deed by a person who is not a Solicitor. A reply was directed to be written stating that the Society would proceed against the offender for the recovery of a penalty under 27 Victoria, cap. 8 upon receipt of a declaration by the party for whom the deed was prepared, containing a statement as to the remuneration paid for the work. Solicitors' Apprentices' Debating Society. At the request of the Solicitors Appren tices' Debating Society, the Council agreed to engage a room in the Antient Concert Rooms in which the ordinary meetings of the Debating Society will in future be held. "Gazette." It was resolved that the December number of the Society's GAZETTE, containing the report of the proceedings of the General Meeting, should be sent to the whole Pro fession, and that a circular as to membership be sent to those members of the profession who have not yet joined the Society. Costs Committee. In reply to a query as to the liability of a lessee to a lessor for the costs in connection

with assessment of increment value duty, the Committee reported as follows, and the report was adopted :— " In the absence of an agreement to the " contrary the Lessor's costs of having the " increment value duty stamp affixed to the " lease are payable by the Lessor, and are not " recoverable by him from the Lessee." Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :— January llth and 25th. Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during November :— MR. GEORGE MC!LDOWIE, Senr., Solicitor, Belfast, died upon the 29th November, 1910, at his residence, Fountainville Avenue, Belfast. Mr. Mclldowie, who served his apprentice ship with the late Mr. William Seeds, Belfast, was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1879, and practised (up to the year 1908, when he retired) at Belfast, in partnership with his sons, Messrs. George and William Mclldowie, who carry on the business, under the style of Messrs. George Mclldowie & Sons. New Members. THE following have joined the Society during November :— Bonass, Henry H., City Hall, Dublin. Creagh, Lancelot G., Listowel. Crozier, George, Armagh. Hanna, George B., Ballymena. Hanratty, Simon E., Newry. Jefferson, Charles G., 4 Donegall Square, Belfast. Lynam, Richard V., 16 Dame Street, Dublin. McGrath, Daniel J., 1 Talbot Street, Dublin. County Courts, 1st. Costs, 9th and 23rd. Court of Examiners, 10th. Gazette, llth. Obituary.