The Gazette 1910-11

[DECEMBER, 1910

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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Montgomery, 136. And the following to form a supplemental list to fill vacancies :— T. W. Fitzgerald, 135 ; James Moore, 120 ; J. R. O'Connell, 119. THE PRESIDENT, in moving the adoption of the Annual Report of the Council, said :—The next business is that I should move the adoption of the Annual Report. I am glad to notice an increase in the member ship—773, as against 756 last year. We expected something more, having regard to the new Bye-Laws we issued, but probably they have not yet had sufficient time to operate. It is with the greatest regret the Council have to record the death of Mr. Galloway, who was for 24 years a member of the Council. His death, occurring as it did so suddenly, came upon us with a great shock. The most important matter in the Re port is that referring to County Court procedure. The question of the amendment of County Court procedure so as to give further jurisdiction in certain important matters, and to facilitate the more rapid issue of decrees, has been the subject of numerous attempts at legislation. Lord Ashbourne, when Lord Chancellor, took a great interest in this matter, and introduced in the House of Lords Bills dealing with the subject, which passed that House on four different occasions, in the years 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1905, but, I presume, owing to the pressure of other business, those Bills only received a first reading in the House of Commons, and were not further proceeded with. The next step in connection with this question was the introduction in the House of Commons, in the year 1907 by Mr. John Gordon, K.C., M.P., of a measure which, I believe, had the approval of the Recorder of Dublin. This Bill, not having been dealt within that year, was re-introduced by Mr. Gordon in the year 1908. It dealt only with procedure in the County Court of Dublin, but did not apply to any other part of Ireland, and only obtained a first reading. In the year 1909 an entirely new Bill was introduced by Mr. Field, M.P., which also only referred to the County and City of Dublin. It was one of three clauses, and provided that the Lord Chancellor, with the

Brenan, R. T. Holmes, T. M. Gerrard, V. Kilbride, S. M. Bell, A. H. Burne, B. G. Barton, E. H. Burne, J. J. Cartan, T. H. R. Craig, W. J. Ryan, M. C. O'Halloran, G. E. G. White, G. T. C. Roe, C. H. Monsarrat, W. G. Bradley, J. V. Murphy, J. W. Dyas, F. R. M. Crozier, H. Bonass, H. R. Maunsell, E. E. Merrick, J. Brady, G. A. Byrne, W. J. Byrne, G. H. Parkes, E. N. Edwards, C. Friery, J. Vanston, M. Hayden, R. A. Andrews, C. H. Hardman, C. P. O'Neill, E. McNeill, W. H. Geoghegan, T. W. Fitzgerald, F. Gordon, E. Brady, J. McDermott, M. A. Smyth, J. P. Collins, P. Scales, H. D. Vaughan, E. St. C. Bell, T. C. Perrott, C. P. Wilson, J. Barry Brown, G. A. Overend, H. P. Mayne, J. Moore, R. Scholefield, A. H. S. Orpen, F. H. Croskerry, J. Minton. The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read the notice convening the meeting, also the minutes of the Half-yearly General Meeting, held upon 13th May, which latter were signed by the President. The President signed the audited accounts of the Society for year ending 30th April, 1910. The Secretary read the report of the Scrutineers of the Ballot for Election of Council for the year ending the 26th November, 1911, which stated that the follow ing had been returned unopposed as Pro vincial Delegates :—Henry Blackall, for Munster; Thomas M. Greer, for Ulster; M. M. Buggy, for Leinster; William P. Kelly, for Connaught; and that the following having received the number of votes placed after their names, had been elected as the thirty-one ordinary members of the Council:— R. A. Macnamara, 232 ; W. S. Hayes, 232 ; Sir A. Baker, 227; W. J. Shannon, 225; 'Sir G. Roche, 225; George Collins, 214; Gerald Byrne, 207; William Fry, 206; F. C. E. Bland, 205 ; S. J. Brown, 203 ; P. J. Brady, 203 ; R. S. Reeves, 203 ; W. V. Seddall, 196; J. P. Lynch, 192; C. St. G. Orpen, 192; J. W. Richards, 184; J. A. Denning, 184 ; G. Lyster, 175 ; R. G. Warren, 170 ; H. J. Synnott, 167 ; C. A. Stanuell, 166; I. J. Rice, 163; A. E. Bradley, 161 ; James Henry, 160; R. B. White, 157; C. Gamble, 152; F. W. Meredith, 148 ; T. C. Franks, 143 ; A. Lloyd- Blood, 142; J. G. Fottrell, 137; A. V.