The Gazette 1921-25

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March, 1923.

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Street, Belfast. He was a past President of the Northern Law Society, a member of Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland, and for many years past 'an Extra-Ordinary Member of the Council of this Society. MR. MICHAEL O'SnEA, Solicitor, died upon the 26th June, 1922, at Kilrush. Mr. O'Shea served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Thomas Kelly, Kilrush ; was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1910, and practised at Kilrush. , \ -' , , I Judiciary Committee. The terms of reference to the Judiciary Committee appointed by the Government of the Free State are as follows :— " To advise the Executive Council of Saorstat Eireann in relation, to the establish ment in accordance with the Constitution of Courts for the exercise of the judicial power and the administration of justice in Saorstat Eireann, and the setting up of the offices and other machinery necessary or expedient for the efficient conduct of legal business." The following are the members of the Committee :—Lord Glenavy (Chairman), the Master of the Rolls, the Attorney-General, Judge Johnston, K.C. ; Mr. T. Sullivan, K.C. ; Mr. J. C. Meredith, K.C. ; Mr. P. J. Brady (ex-President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland) ; Mr. H. Murphy, Solicitor; Mr. L. J. Walsh, Solicitor; Mr. C. Davitt, B.L. ; Mr. J. O'Byrne, B.L. ; and Mr. W. Hewat (ex-President, Dublin Chamber of Commerce.) A Committee of the Council have given much consideration to the reference to the Judiciary Committee, as also has the General

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. February 14th. Eighteen Members present. Grants of Probate and Administration. It was decided that representations should be made with the object of securing that papers leading up to Grants of Probates and Administrations be retained in the Probate Registry, Dublin Castle, and not returned to It was resolved that the Minister for Home Affairs be asked to receive a deputation from the Council on the question of an increase of staff being given to the Accountant-General of the Supreme Court, so as to enable him to open new sets of ledgers containing particulars of the dealings with all the accounts under his control. Obituary. MR. CHARLES H. MONSARRAT, Solicitor, died upon the 1 Oth February, 1923, at Seville, Spain. Mr. Monsarrat was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1882, and practised at 14 West- moreland Street, Dublin, up to 1918, when he retired. MR. MARTIN H. TURNBULL, Solicitor, died upon the 24th February, 1923. Mr. Turnbull served his apprenticeship with' the late Sir Samuel Black, Belfast ; was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1887, and practised (recently in partnership with Mr. Thomas D. Cotton) under the style of Messrs. M. H. Turnbull & Co., at 7 Chichester the party who lodges them. Accountant-General's Office.