The Gazette 1955-58

rating are assessable to rates on the half rent. Legislation would be necessary to remedy the injustice in existing cases. I have got the impression from the correspondence you have published that it is not generally known how to guard against this eventuality in future cases. It can be done by making the lessee's covenant to pay outgoings a covenant to pay all outgoings " assessed charged or imposed on the premises or the owner or occupier thereof or the rent payable thereout." Yours faithfully, RAYMOND HICKEY. 42, 45 St. Stephen's Green, DUBLIN. OBITUARY. MR. MICHAEL KILLEEN, Solicitor, died on the 29th September, 1957, at his residence, 4 Bindon Street, Ennis, Co. Clare. Mr. Killeen served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Thomas Kelly, Kilrash, Co. Clare, was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1902, and practised at Kilrush up to his appointment as County Registrar in 1929. MR. REUBEN J. DODD, Solicitor, died on the 3rd October, 1957, at a Dublin hospital. Mr. Dodd served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Peter J. McCann, 5 College Green, Dublin, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1901, and practised at 5 Gardiner's Place at the date of his death. MR. THOMAS HEALY, Solicitor, died on the I4th October, 1957, at his residence, North Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. Mr. Healy served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Joseph J. Healy, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1919, and practised at -Skibbereen under the style of Messrs. Joseph J. Healy & Co. MR. FRANCIS J. McKENNA, Solicitor, died on the i6th October, 1957, at the Surgical Hospital, Cavan. Mr. McKenna served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Thomas J. S. Harbison, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1925, and was County Registrar at the date of his death. MR. PETER O'CoNNOR, Solicitor, died on the 9th November, 1957, at his residence, Upton, Newtown, Waterford. Mr. O'Connor served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Daniel Dunford, Waterford, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1912, and practised at Waterford as senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Peter O'Connor and Son. He was a member of the Council of this Society from the year 1928 to 1948, and Vice-President for the year 1932-33.

Messrs. E. McCarron and D. Pigot was appointed to deal with the preparation of executor and trustee precedent forms. The sub-committee on Hire-Purchase Rules was re-appointed and consists of Mr. Frank Connolly (Chairman) and Messrs. Vanston, Gibney, Walker and Wolfe. Thanks to the Incorporated Law Society the Association's Annual Dinner will be held at Solicitors' Buildings on Saturday, i4th December. The District Court Areas sub-committee was re-constituted and consists of the President and Messrs. Byrne, McCarron and Farrelly. It was decided to raise at the forthcoming General Meeting of the Law Society the question of the coming into force of the Solicitors Accounts Regulations, 1955. The next meeting was fixed for Wednesday, 4th December, 1957. CO. MONAGHAN SOLICITORS' BAR ASSOCIATION. Ax the Annual Meeting of the above the following office-bearers were elected for 1957-58 : President: Mr. M. E. Knight (Clones) ; Hon. Sec. : Mr. D. M. Martin (Monaghan); Hon. Treas. : Mr. J. B. Murphy (Clones). Council: Messrs. J. J. Keenan (Monaghan), P. J. McEntee (Monaghan), J. C. O'Carroll (Carrickmacross), J. P. Black (Clones), W. J. McWilliam (Monaghan) J. Burns (Castle- blayney), P. C. Coyle (Castleblayney). CORRESPONDENCE. Dear Sir, It is the custom for the Plaintiff's solicitor in actions for personal injuries to allow medical examinations of their client by the defendant's doctor, provided plaintiff's doctor is present. The usual practice is for the defendant's doctor to limit his inquiries about the occurrence to what is encessary for the due understanding of the injuries. I have experienced cases where the defendant's doctor has required the plaintiff to tell him all about the accident from the beginning and has thereby obtained and written down the plaintiff's full version of the accident. I made some inquiries arising out of such a case and I was informed that some Insurance Company asked their doctors to get information about the accident from the injured person. This appears to be an abuse of the doctor's position and may necessitate the presence of a representative of the solicitor for the plaintiff at the examinations. Yours faithfully, PATRICK GLYNN. 22 Nassau Street, DUBLIN. POOR RELIEF ACTS, 1838 TO 1949. Dear Sir, There seems to be general agreement amongst your corres pondents as to the injustice of the present system whereby o-wners of rents payable out of properties exempted from