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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society ol Ireland.
[JUNE, 1925
Costs Committee.
.A
report upon a query was submitted, the
query being as to the scale under which the
costs of leases of nine dwellinghouses should
be drawn, the leases being each for 999
years, and the rents being standard rents
fixed on agreement by the Judge of the late
County Court. The Committee expressed the
opinion that the costs should be drawn under
the scale applicable to leases at rack-rent.
The report was adopted.
20th May.
Twenty-one Members present.
Certificates of Redemption Values.
A letter was read from a member in
reference "to the desirability of the Land
Commission expediting
the furnishing of
redemption value certificates, and a reply
was directed that the marking of envelopes
containing applications for such certificates
as for the Collection Department of the Land
Commission, would help towards expediting
a reply.
High Court Orders.
A letter was read in reply from Mr. G.
Horan, K.C., stating that by reason of the
supply of stationery having run out, copies of
High Court Orders had been issued on single
sheets, but
that a supply having oeen
received, the double sheets are now in use
again.
Obituary.
MR. CYRIL F.
McC.AY,Solicitor, died upon
the 10th May,
1925.Mr. McCay served his apprenticeship with
Mr. Samuel Jones, Cavan ;
was admitted in
Hilary Sittings, 1918, and practised at Cavan.
MR. JOHN A. LONG, Solicitor, died upon
the 13th May, 1925.
Mr. Long served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Patrick Maxwell, Londonderry ;
was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1901, and
practised at 74 Dame Street, Dublin.
New Members.
The following have joined the Society :
Fottrell, Henry B., 11 Anglesea Street,
Dublin.
Knight, George W., Clones.
Centenary of the Law Society of England.
The following telegrams have passed in
reference to the above :
1.
" 3rd June, 1925.
" Cook, Secretary, Law Society, Chancery
Lane, London, W.C.
" The President and Council of
the
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland tender
to the President and Council of the Law
Society of England hearty congratulations
and 'best wishes on the attainment by the
'
' Law Society of its centenary. \Vakely,
' Secretary, 33 Molesworth Street, Dublin."
2.
" 4th June, 1925.
" Wakely, Secretary,
Incorporated Law
Society of Ireland, 33 Molesworth
Street, Dublin.
" The President and Council of the Law
Society thank very cordially the President
and Council of
the Incorporated Law
Society of Ireland for their kind con–
gratulations, which are greatly appreciated.
Cook."
Library.
The Council acknowledge with thanks the
following gifts to the Society's Library :
Mr. Robert Grove-White, B.L., Examiner,
Irish Land Commission. A complete set of
the Revised Reports (152 vols.), 1705-1865.
Mr. M. J. Byrne. Society's Calendars for
1897, 1902 and 1904.
Messrs. Franks and Oulton. Society's
Calendars for 1886 and 1904.
Messrs. French and French. Final Report,
Financial Relations between Great Britain
and Ireland, 1896; Report, Viceregal Com–
mission on Poor Law Reform, Vol. I., 1906 ;
Report,
Trusts
Administration,
1895 ;
Report,
Estates
Commissioners,
1906 ;