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Vol. XXI, No. 8]
FEBRUARY, 1928.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.
12th January.
Twenty-one members present.
Bankruptcy Commission.
At the request of the Council Mr. Ouirke
and Mr. Knight consented to give evidence
before the Commission.
Jurisdiction of Master of High Court.
A report was submitted from the members
of the Council who had attended on a joint
deputation to the Minister for Justice, with
representatives of the Standing Committee
of the Banks, and representatives of the
Council of the Chamber of Commerce. The
deputation discussed with
the Minister
questions which had arisen owing
to a
decision of the High Court discharging an
•order made by the Master by reason of the
High Court Rules not giving him jurisdiction
to make the order. The Minister had under
taken that the questions discussed with him
would receive consideration.
Statutory Committee.
A letter from the Chief Justice was read
intimating
that he had appointed
the
following members of the Council to be the
Statutory Committee for year ending 26th
November,
1928:—Mr.
Thompson, Mr.
Orpen, Mr. Warren, Mr. Quirke, Mr.
Sheridan, Mr. Tallan and Mr. Seales.
OBITUARY.
MR. GEORGE C. MACRORY, Solicitor, died
upon the 2nd January, 1928, at his residence,
Dunmurry House, Co. Antrim.
Mr. Macrory was admitted
in Hilary
Sittings, 1894, and practised, in partnership
with Mr. C. W. Black, at 13 Donegall Square,
North, Belfast.
MR. ALPHONSUS L. RYAN, Solicitor, died
upon the 8th January, 1928, at Dublin.
Mr. Ryan was admitted in Hilary Sittings,
1879, and practised (in partnership with his
brother, the late Mr. W. J. Ryan) formerly
at 24 St. Andrew Street, and latterly at
25 Nassau Street, Dublin. He retired from
practise in 1914.
He was Registrar to the County Court
Judge of Roscommon and Sligo from 1897
to 1924.
MR. STIRLING J. SEEDS, Solicitor, died upon
the 17th January, 1928, at his residence,
Pendennis, Ranfurley Avenue, Bangor, Co.
Down.
Mr. Seeds served his apprenticeship with
Mr. George Alien, Belfast; was admitted hi
Hilary Sittings,
1916, and practised at
52 Upper Arthur Street, Belfast, under the
style of Galway, Mcllwaine and Seeds.