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THE GAZETTE
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Vol. II, No. 3.]
July, 1908.
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LAMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
THE Council met upon Wednesday, the 3rd
June. The President (Mr. G. H. Lyster) in
the Chair, and twenty-six other members were
present.
Commissioner for Oaths.
A communication was read from the Pre
sident of
the Southern Law Association,
asking the Council to assist the Association in
opposing an application by a Law clerk for
appointment as Commissioner for oaths for
the City of Cork.
It was decided to comply
with
the
request, provided
it was
found
feasible to do so upon perusal of documents
which were being forwarded.
Eesults of Examinations.
A report from the Court of Examiners was
submitted, giving results of May Preliminary
and Final Examinations, and also the award of
the Preliminary Examinations Prizes, 1907-8 ;
and the Court of Examiners further reported
that it would not be necessary to hold a special
examination for the Findlater Scholarship this
year, as the award for it can be made upon the
marks obtained at the Final Examinations.
Resignation of Mr. W. H. Dunne.
A
reply was
received from Mr. Dunne,
thanking the Council for the resolution passed
at its last meeting, and expressing regret that
he was unable to withdraw his resignation, as
he had not sufficient
time to attend to the
duties of membership of the Council. The
resignation was accepted by the Council with
much regret.
Certificate Duty.
A communication was
received from the
Registrar of
the King's Bench Division,
enclosing, by direction of the Court, an-order
made directing a judgment by default for the
recovery of the amount due on foot of a bill of
costs to be set aside, the judgment having
been obtained by a firm of solicitors one of
whose members did not hold a certificate for
the period during which the costs for which
judgment had been marked had been incurred.
The Council directed receipt of the com
munication to be acknowledged.
Labourers Act.
A letter was read from a member of the
profession, stating that the Local Government
Board had refused to sanction remuneration
to him as solicitor to a Rural District Council,
at the rate of
£3 los.
per plot, under the
Labourers
(Ireland) Act,
1906, which
the
District Council had agreed to pay him, and
that the Board refused to sanction more than
^3 per plot, and asking the Council if the
Society could do anything in the matter. A
reply was directed to be sent, stating that the
Council have no power to compel the Local
Government Board to sanction the remunera
tion, but that the Council are aware that the
Board has sanctioned remuneration in the case
of a County Dublin Rural District Council at
the rate of
£•>,
per cottage.
Sheriffs' Fees.
A letter was read from a member of the
profession, asking
the Council to institute
proceedings against a sub-sheriff who had
charged a fee of 7^.
^d.
against a plaintiff in a
Civil Bill decree
lodged for execution, for
drawing
an
indemnity which
the
sheriff
required the plaintiff to give to him prior to
execution of the decree. A reply was directed
to be sent, stating that the Council are desirous
of asking the sheriff for an explanation of the
charge before taking any further action.