The Gazette 1914-15

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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of a retired military officer to the position of Resident Magistrate. The Council desire again to respectfully call the attention of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant to the pre-eminent qualifications of Solicitors for the office of Resident Magistrate, and the Council are strongly of opinion that in justice to the profession and in due regard to public requirements Solicitors should obtain at least as many of such appointments as any other profession. " The Council would point out that at present there are among the sixty-four Resident Magistrates only six members of the Solicitors' profession, and the Council feel that the claims of the profession have not met with fair recognition during the past four years. " The Council hope that due considera tion will be given to this resolution when next an appointment is being made to the office " A letter was read from the Assistant Under Secretary for Ireland acknowledging, by direction of His Excellency, the receipt of the resolution. Land Registry. A deputation from the Council having conferred with the Registrar on the subject of delay in registrations in the Central Office of the Land Registry, their report was sub mitted. The deputation had informed the Registrar that the registration of Land Com mission cases is nine months in arrear, and to this the reply was made that registration in these cases is only six weeks in arrear. The deputation asked for investigation into the matter, and it was found that registrations in Land Commission cases are complete up to within six weeks, but that notification of the registration is not sent to the Land Com mission by the Land Registry until the mapping in each case is completed, and that the mapping is six or seven months in arrear. The Registrar, at the request of the deputa tion, undertook that in future, when registration is complete, notification will be sent to the Land Commission, so that registration and notification of Land Com mission cases should in future be complete within at least six weeks of the vesting of the holding.

list for explanation of delay, the following, letter in reply from the Secretary of the Land Commission was read :— The Irish Land Commission, 24 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, 25th March, 1914. SIR, In reply to your letter of the 13th instant, I am directed by the Irish Land Commis sioners to inform you that the request of your Council has been considered by the Judicial Commissioner, who is of opinion that it is not desirable that the Examiner who has charge of a case should, as a matter of course, require the Solicitor having carriage to attend before him and explain delay. As a rule no case appears in the list until notice com plaining of delay has been given more than once and no attention has been paid thereto. It has been the practice for the Registrar to give notice of the intention to list a case to explain delay at least a week before the date of listing. The Judicial Commissioner has directed that in future a fortnight's notice shall be given. It will, of course, be open to a Solicitor, in any case in which there may be special reasons why the Examiners' rulings on title could not be complied with in a reasonable time, to attend before the Examiner and explain the matter before the case is listed. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Signed), C. T. BEARD. The Secretary, Incorporated Law Society, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin. Resident Magistracy. The recent appointment of a retired military officer to the position of Resident Magistrate having been considered at the previous meeting of the Council, the following resolution of the Council was forwarded to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant:— Resolved.—" The Council of the Incor porated Law Society of Ireland observe with regret and dissatisfaction the announcement of the recent appointment