The Gazette 1946-49

Vol. 40 No. 2

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

President : DANIEL O'CONNELL.

Vice-Prcsidents : MATTHEW G. R. LARDNER. ROGER GREENE.

Secrei.iry: ERIC A. PLUNKETT

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.

stated that the Minister for Local Government would be asked to sanction the appointment of a solicitor to the Offaly County Council and Tulla- more Urban District Council at a salary of £675 per annum, of which £75 should be paid by the Urban District Council the salary to cover all travelling expenses within the County of Offaly but excluding other expenses and disbursements to be approved by the Local Authority. A deputa– tion was appointed to seek an interview with the Minister and to express the view that the appoint– ment should be made on the basis of taxed costs. Deed of Appointment of New Trustees THE Council considered the report of the Com– mittee on the following query the facts being as follows : The beneficiaries under a trust brought an action against the trustees on the ground inter alia that one of the defendants was negligent in his administration of the trust. The action was settled on certain terms, including a term that the trustees should retire from the trust and appoint five of the plaintiffs as the new trustees. The settle– ment provided that the terms of the consent and

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present: Mr. Roger Greene, Vice-President; Messrs. W. S. Hayes, G. A. Overend, C. G. Staple- ton, P. R. Boyd, W. J. Norman, P. F. O'Reilly, J. P. Tyrrell, Peter O'Connor, Sean O hUadhaigh, J. Travers Wolfe, J. P. Carrigan, J. J. Smyth. The following was among the business transacted : Certificate under Section 6 of the Finance Act, 1928 THE Council considered a report from a Com– mittee dealing with cases in which Inspectors of Taxes, in connection with applications for certificates of discharge of income tax, require information which does not appear to come within the scope of the section, and it was ordered that the Secretary should write to the Revenue Commissioners on the subject. Appointment of Solicitor to Offaly County Council THE Council considered a report from a Committee on the subject of a Press report in which it was