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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[DECEMBER, 1912,
have to give three months of past work
and nine of
their own
to make up a
year's report. The bye-laws provided that
all persons nominated for the Council for the
ensuing year could be nominated up to the
6th November. Why should a member of the
Council be called upon to say a month earlier.
" I won't go up ? " With reference to the
report being in hands earlier, he thought that
was a matter that the incoming Council might
take into consideration. But if Mr. Craig's
motion was to be put as he had proposed it,
certainly he (the President) could not vote
for it. Perhaps, under the circumstances, Mr.
Craig would not insist on having the motion
put, but if he insisted he should put it.
MR. CRAIG said he was quite satisfied
that the matter should be dealt with in a
business-like way, and if the new Council
were prepared
to
issue
the report at a
reasonable time before the annual meeting,
he was quite willing to allow the matter to
rest and to withdraw the remaining portion
of the motion.
THE PRESIDENT suggested that after
the discussion that had taken place it would
be well to leave the matter in the hands of
the Council.
MR. JAMES BRADY said that, as the
seconder of the motion, he agreed the matter
was one that should be left to the newly-
elected Council.
The motion was then withdrawn.
SIR GEORGE ROCHE moved that Mr.
Stanuell do take the second chair.
SIR GEORGE ROCHE proposed a cordial
vote of thanks to the outgoing President, not
only for presiding that day, but during the
past year.
In doing so he congratulated the
new members of the Council, particularly the
younger members, and he hoped the country
members, whom they were proud to see,
would endeavour to attend the meetings.
He was sure the motion was one which they
would pass by acclamation. Having served
under so many Presidents he could say that
nobody who had occupied the chair had clone
so with greater honour to the profession or
given more time to the interests of the
Society than Mr. Byrne.
They sincerely
trusted that Mr. Byrne, as a member of the
Council, would continue to use his wonderful
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energies to further the interests of the pro
fession generally (applause).
SIR A. F. BAKER seconded, and con
gratulated Mr. Byrne on the admirable way
he had carried out the duties of his office.
The vote of thanks was passed.
THE PRESIDENT said he thanked them
heartily for the vote of thanks which they
had passed to him. He could assure them
that the confidence which they had reposed
in him in again returning him on the Council
was a sufficient vote of thanks to him for his
conduct of the duties of the office of President.
The proceedings then terminated.
Meetings of the Council.
November
13/A.
County Courts Committee.
THK report of the County Courts Committee
upon the County Court judges' report as to
the changes and amendments in the juris
diction, procedure and practice in the County
Courts in Ireland which they deem desirable,
and also upon their suggestions for amending
the County Courts (Ireland) Bill, 1911, was
further discussed, and was adopted.
It was resolved that a memorandum be
sent to the Lord Chancellor containing the
observations of the Council upon the report
of the County Court Judges.
Labourers Acts,
The President informed the Council that
he had been requested by the Local Govern
ment Board to attend, upon the following
day, a consultation in reference to -a draft
amending Order
under
the
Labourers
(Ireland) Acts dealing with the remuneration
of Clerks to District Councils. The Council
requested the President to again draw the
attention of the Board to the inadequate
remuneration prescribed -under the existing
Order for Solicitors for furnishing title upon
behalf
of
occupiers,
and
also
to
the
desirability of amending the Order in respect
of the class of persons included b}' it under
the term " Occupier."