The Gazette 1916-17

[DECEMBER, 1916

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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30th October, 1916, altering the fees payable in the Registry of Deeds Office. Land Commission. The President reported that, as requested by the Council, he had interviewed the Assistant Secretary of the Land Commission on the subject of the delay in obtaining the consent of the Land Commission to sub divisions of holdings, with the result, that it is hoped that these delays will disappear in the near future. Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :— Committee Meetings. THE following Committee Meetings were held during November :— Gazette, 6th. Privileges, 13th. Costs, 24th. Obituary. MR. HENRY ST. P. WALSH, Solicitor, died upon the 4th November, 1916, at his residence, Derrybeg, Tralee. Mr. Walsh served his apprenticeship with Mr. Francis C. Downing, Tralee, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1900, and practised at Tralee. MR. THOMAS RICE, Solicitor, died upon the 7th November, 1916, at his residence, Clondulane House, Fermoy. Mr. Rice served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Richard Carroll, Fermoy, was admitted in Trinity- Term,, 1851, and practised in partnership with Mr. Anthony Carroll (under the style of Messrs. Rice and Carroll) at Fermoy, up to the year 1905, when he retired. January 17th and 31st. February 14th and 28th.

Annual Report. The draft Annual Report of the Council was considered and adopted.

November 15th. The late Mr. John A. French.

A resolution was passed expressing the regret of the Council at the death of Mr. John A. French, a past President, and expressing the sympathy of the Council with Mrs. French in her bereavement. Measuring Costs. A letter was read from a member of the profession drawing attention to a case in which Counsel for defendant on a remitting motion, which was refused with costs, applied to have the costs of the motion measured by the Court, without giving any special reasons, and not having been instructed to make such application. It was resolved to communicate with the defendant's Solicitor and with the Bar Council on the matter. A letter was read from the Northern Law Society submitting the names of the following members of that Society to be Extra- Ordinary Members of the Council :—Mr. G. H. Quarry, Mr. Joseph Alien, Mr. C. W. Black, Mr. J. D. Coates, and Mr. J. L. McDonnell. A letter was read from the Southern Law Association submitting the names of the following members of that Association to be Extra-Ordinary Members of the Council :— Mr. W. Guest Lane, Mr. B. C. Galvin, Mr. W. H. Corker, Mr. A. Julian, and Mr. W. B. Ronan. The ten members nominated were declared duly elected as the ten Extra-Ordinary Members of the Council for the year ending November Extra-Ordinary Members.

26th November, 1917. Registry of Deeds Fees. It was resolved

to request the Chief Secretary to receive a deputation from the Council to discuss the Treasury Order of