The Gazette 1914-15

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November, 1914.

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Meetings of the Council.

professions in Ireland. A reply was directed stating that the Council were of opinion that the present time is inopportune for con sidering the question. Apprentices Serving in His Majesty's Forces. The Council passed a regulation giving credit to apprentices serving during the present war in His Majesty's forces for the time so spent as service under their inden tures. The regulation, which has been approved by the Lord Chancellor, appears in this GAZETTE. Appointments to Legal Offices. A draft report prepared by a Special Com-, mittee of the Council, in reference to appoint ments to legal offices connected with the administration of justice in' Ireland, was considered and adopted, and was referred back to the Committee to prepare an intro ductory statement. The report to be cir culated amongst the members of the Society. Certificates. Applications by two Solicitors for liberty to take out their certificates were considered, and orders were made. October 20th. ' Resident Magistracy. Letters were read from the Assistant Under secretary, on behalf of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and from the Private Secretary on behalf of the Chief Secretary, acknowledging the receipt of the resolution passed at previous meeting.

October 1th. Resident Magistracy.

Since the previous meeting of the Council two appointments having been made to the office of Resident Magistrate, one of those appointed being a District Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary, the other a mem ber of the English Bar, the Council passed the following resolution, and directed that copies be sent to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and to the Chief Secretary for Ireland :— RESOLVED :—" The Council of the Incor porated Law Society of Ireland desire to express their emphatic protest against the appointment announced in the Dublin Gazette of 6th October of Mr. Henry Albert Hinkson, a member of the English Bar, to the office of Resident Magistrate in Ireland. " The Council regard the appointment as a slight upon the legal profession in Ireland from amongst whose members there would have been no difficulty in selecting a suitable person for the office. " The Council repeat their protest, addressed to the Irish Executive so recently as the month of July last, against the action of the Executive in persistently ignoring the just claims of members of the Solicitors' profession for appointment to the office of Resident Magistrate." Amalgamation of the Legal Professions. A letter was read from a member of the Society asking the opinion of the Council on the question of the amalgamation of the legal