The Gazette 1912-13

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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

JULY, 1912]

appeal and entering order thereon," a letter was written to the Treasury enquiring whether this item contained in a scale of fees made and fixed under the County Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, 1872, with the consent of the Treasury, in February, 1878, had been altered or repealed. To this letter the following reply was received :— Treasury Chambers, nth May, 1912. SIR, In reply to your letter of the 30th ultimo, relative to the scale of fees to be collected under the County Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, 1877, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to inform you that the fee of Is. payable to Clerks of the Peace in respect of " Attending hearing of Appeal and Entering order thereon" has not been altered or repealed, and is, therefore, still in force, both in Counties where the offices of Clerk of the Crown and Peace are united, and also in the only County (Kilkenny) where there still exist a Clerk of the'Peace and a (separate) Clerk of the Crown. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Signed) T. L. HEATH. The Secretary, Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin. The Council have drawn the attention of the Circuit Judges to this matter, and as a result their Lordships have intimated that the fee will be allowed in future, and they have directed the following Memorandum to be issued to the Clerks of the Crown and Peace in Ireland :— MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF CIVIL BILL APPEALS UNDER ORDER OF 19™ FEBRUARY, 1878. ' s. d. 1. On every affidavit of service of notice of appeal filed with the Clerk of the Crown and Peace. (Payable under Part I. of Schedule) ... ... ... ... 1 0

Committee Meetings, THE following Committee Meetings were held during June :— County Courts, 7th. Gazette, 7th.

Court of Examiners, 10th. Court and Offices, 20th. Legal Appointments.

His Majesty the King has conferred the honour of Knighthood upon Mr. Malachy John Kelly, Chief Crown Solicitor in Ireland. The Senate 01 Queen's University, Belfast, have appointed Mr. George Herbert Wheeler (ex-Findlater Scholar), Solicitor, Belfast, to be Lecturer in Law in the University. The Council have appointed Mr. Henry Pelham Mayne, B.A., T.C.D., Solicitor, to be Professor of Equity, Real Property Law, and Conveyancing to the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. New Members. THE following have joined the Society during June, 1912 :— MR. AUSTIN G. MACAULAY, Solicitor, died upon the 14th June, 1912, at his residence, 4 Rathgar Street, Belfast. Mr. Macaulay, who served his apprentice ship with his father, the late Mr. Peter Macaulay, Belfast, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1911, and practised at 19 Chichester Street, Belfast. MR. WILLIAM TUGHAN, Solicitor, died upon the 17th June, 1912, at Bangor, Co. Down. Mr. Tughan, who served his apprentice ship with his brother, Mr. Nathaniel Tughan, Belfast, was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1902, and practised in partnership with Mr. Nathaniel Tughan (who carries on the business) at 48 Donegall Street, Belfast. County Court Fee Funds. THE attention of the Council having been drawn to the frequent disallowance on circuit in the costs of affirmances or reversals, of the fee of one shilling payable in respect of the Court Fee " on attending hearing of Doherty, Richard W., Bandon. • Murphy, Charles E., Cootehill. Obituary.