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Vol. XVIII., No. 2]
June, 1924.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
The Half-yearly General Meeting of the
Society was held on Friday, the 16th May,
in the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, Mr. James
Moore, President, occupied the chair.
The following Members were present :
Mr. R. Nesbitt Keller (Vice-President),
Sir John O'Connell (Vice-President), Messrs.
W. G. Bradley, P. J. Brady, E. H. Burne,
J. \V. Dyas, E. N. Edwards, W. H. Fry,
C. G. Gamble, M. L. Hearn, J. E. McDermott,
R. N. Matheson, A. H. S. Orpen, A. D. Orr,
T. G. Ouirke, Patrick Rooney, W. M. Seddall,
A. W. Sterling, J. H. Walsh, R. G. Warren,
C. P. Wilson, W. J. Ryan, D. B. Dunne, E. R.
Bate, R. A. O'Brien/W. H. C. Lloyd, James
Brady, F. E. Bermingham, E. Condell,
S.M. Bell, J. P. Collins, V. F. Kirwan,
E. J. Mallins, C. St. G. Orpen, Ivan Howe,
E. R. McC. Dix, and V. E. Kirwan.
The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read
the notice convening the meeting, and also
the minutes of
the Half-yearly General
Meeting held
in November
last, which
latter were confirmed and signed.
On the motion of Mr. Keller, seconded
by Mr. Quirke, Messrs. W. W. Carruthers,
D. B. Dunne, andT. A. Ireland were appoin–
ted auditors of the Society's accounts for
year ending 30th April last.
The President nominated Messrs. E. F.
Collins, Michael Dawson, Raymond French,
F. G. Sharpe, and Nathaniel Taylor, scruti–
neers for the Council election ballot to be
held next November.
THE PRESIDENT addressing the meet–
ing, said : Gentlemen, since we last met six
months ago, we have suffered severe loss
through death ; Mr. Synnott for many years
acted on your Council, and filled the office
of President, greatly to your benefit. He
was a man of the kindliest disposition, of
great ability. His words were few, but
when he did speak, anything he said was
worthy of the greatest attention.
Mr. Meredith, another past-President, has
also passed away. He came from a family
of distinguished lawyers, and his death is
a great loss to our profession.
Mr.
John O'Dwyer
(Tipperary) ;
Mr.
Farrell (Longford) ;
Mr. Nolan (Castlerea) ;
Mr. Fleming
(Lurgan) ;
Mr. Blackburn
(Carrickfergus) ;
Mr. O'Doherty (London–
derry) and Mr. Kilpatrick (Armagh) have
also died, and their loss will be felt both
in our Society, and the several districts in
which they practised.
At our last General Meeting a Special
Committee was appointed, consisting of
three members of the Council, and three
members of the Society outside the Council,
to deal with the Courts of Justice Bill as it
then stood.
This Committee held
two
meetings. Three amendments to the Bill
were prepared by the Committee, and sub–
mitted
to
the Attorney-General, but
I
regret to say, none of the amendments were
accepted.
The Bill became law on the
12th April, and we must do all that in us
lies to work it as best we can for the benefit
of the community, but I cannot however
but fear, that the procedure laid down is
quite unsuitable for a sparsely populated
country like ours, and where railway com–
munication between the counties and Dublin
is good, but inter-communication by rail
between different parts of the counties and
neighbouring counties is so deficient.
I believe the collection of Traders' accounts
will be made much more difficult, and that
in consequence, credit will be
impaired
and the community will suffer, as Trade
without Credit will be difficult in a country
not overflowing with Capital.
I believe the efficient working of
the
Circuit Courts will present great difficulty
and i convenience.
In order to carry on