The Gazette 1912-13

THE GAZETTE

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Vol. VI, No, 2.]

June, 1912.

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Half-Yearly Meeting. THE Half-yearly General Meeting of the Society was held on Thursday, 16th May, in the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts. Mr. Gerald Byrne, President, was in the chair, and the following members were also present: I. J. Rice (Vice-President), R. Blair White (Vice-President), Sir G. Roche, Sir A. F. Baker, W. J. Shannon, R. A. Macnamara, George Collins, J. W. Richards, J. A. Denning, H. J. Synnott, F. W. Meredith, W. V. Seddall, G. H. Lyster, R. G. Warren, C. G. Gamble, A. E. Bradley, C. A. Stanuell, T. C. Franks, A. V. Montgomery, A. Lloyd-Blood, James Moore, M. Buggy (Kilkenny), P. K. White, David Dunne, H. D. Draper, D. A. Quaid, Patrick Rooney, W. G. Armstrong, W. D. Sainsbury, J. W. Davis, W. J. M. Coulter, James Brady, H. K. Clay, J. G. Perry, W. P. Kelly, 0. E. Barber, Wm. Read, W. H. Fry, W. J. Byrne, W. H. Sutton, H. R. Maunsell, M. C. O'Halloran, Henry Shannon (Nenagh), G. A. Byrne, E. H. Burne, W. J. G. White, T. H. R. Craig, N. L. Moran, C. J. Law, Edwin Lloyd, W. J. Ryan, Peter Seales, John Read, F. H. Croskerry, R. W. MacNeice, R. T. Holmes, W. C. Gage, E. N. Edwards, W. X. White (Maryborough), E. E. Brady, G. M. Collins, W. G. Bradley, C. M. Grimes, T. B. Moffat (Enniscorthy), A. T. Ellis, T. M. Gerrard, J. R. O'Connell, E. R. Bate, J. H. Montgomery, H. G. Cooper, C. W. Ashe (Macroom), M. Purcell (Macroom), H. J. W. Downey, J. H. Walsh, Q. W. Kennedy, J. W. Dyas, B. M. O'Grady, F. Kennedy (Wicklow), Chas. Corcoran, R. G. Hunt, C. G. Thompson, J. R. Cresswell,

P. J. Moran, R. J. Dodd (Jun.), S. H. Crawford, R. N. Matheson, E. S. Lowe, M. A. Corrigan, R. T. F. Greene, John Moran, J. M'Dermott, H. Galbraith, J. P. CoUins, Elliott M'Neill. The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read the notice convening the meeting, also the Minutes of the Half-yearly General Meeting held upon the 27th of November, 1911, and the Minutes of the Special General Meeting held upon the 2nd of January, 1912, both of which were signed by the President. On the motion of Mr. I. J. Rice, seconded by Mr. R. Blair White, it was resolved that Messrs. F. Gifford, W. W. Carruthers, and D. B. Dunne be appointed Auditors of the Accounts of the Society for the year ending 30th April, 1912. The President nominated the following members to be Scrutineers of the ballot for the election of the Council to be held on 21st November, 1912 : Mr. J. J. Cartan, Mr. E. N. Edwards, Mr. W. Geoghegan, Mr. J. G. Perry, and Mr. P. K. White. THE PRESIDENT. Arising out of the minutes of the meeting held here in the month of January last, at which a resolution was passed that the Government be requested to appoint Commissioners to hold an inquiry with respect to what amendments in the existing County Court law and procedure are desirable in Ireland, it is right that I should tell you what has been done since with refer– ence to that matter. The resolution was passed on the 2nd January, and a copy of it was forwarded to the Chief Secretary; and on the 6th January we received from the Under-Secretary the following letter :