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THE GAZETTE
OF THE
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Vol. XVI., No. 9.]
March, 1923.
T FOR CIRCULATION
L AMONGST MEMBERS
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
February 14th.
Eighteen Members present.
Grants of Probate and Administration.
It was decided that representations should
be made with the object of securing that
papers leading up to Grants of Probates and
Administrations be retained in the Probate
Registry, Dublin Castle, and not returned to
the party who lodges them.
Accountant-General's Office.
It was resolved that the Minister for Home
Affairs be asked to receive a deputation from
the Council on the question of an increase of
staff being given to the Accountant-General
of the Supreme Court, so as to enable him
to open new sets of
ledgers containing
particulars of the dealings with all
the
accounts under his control.
Obituary.
MR. CHARLES H. MONSARRAT, Solicitor,
died upon the 1 Oth February, 1923, at Seville,
Spain.
Mr. Monsarrat was admitted in Hilary
Sittings, 1882, and practised at 14 West-
moreland Street, Dublin, up to 1918, when
he retired.
MR. MARTIN H. TURNBULL, Solicitor, died
upon the 24th February, 1923.
Mr. Turnbull served his apprenticeship
with' the late Sir Samuel Black, Belfast ; was
admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1887, and
practised
(recently
in
partnership with
Mr. Thomas D. Cotton) under the style of
Messrs. M. H. Turnbull & Co., at 7 Chichester
Street, Belfast. He was a past President of
the Northern Law Society, a member of
Council of the Incorporated Law Society of
Northern Ireland, and for many years past
'an Extra-Ordinary Member of the Council of
this Society.
MR. MICHAEL O'SnEA, Solicitor, died upon
the 26th June, 1922, at Kilrush.
Mr. O'Shea served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Thomas Kelly, Kilrush ;
was
admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1910,
and
practised at Kilrush.
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Judiciary Committee.
The terms of reference to the Judiciary
Committee appointed by the Government of
the Free State are as follows :—
" To advise the Executive Council of
Saorstat Eireann in relation, to the establish
ment in accordance with the Constitution of
Courts for the exercise of the judicial power
and the administration of justice in Saorstat
Eireann, and the setting up of the offices
and other machinery necessary or expedient
for the efficient conduct of legal business."
The following are the members of the
Committee :—Lord Glenavy (Chairman), the
Master of the Rolls, the Attorney-General,
Judge Johnston, K.C. ;
Mr. T. Sullivan,
K.C. ; Mr. J. C. Meredith, K.C. ; Mr. P. J.
Brady (ex-President of the Incorporated Law
Society
of
Ireland) ;
Mr. H. Murphy,
Solicitor; Mr. L. J. Walsh, Solicitor; Mr.
C. Davitt, B.L. ; Mr. J. O'Byrne, B.L. ; and
Mr. W. Hewat (ex-President, Dublin Chamber
of Commerce.)
A Committee of the Council have given
much consideration to the reference to the
Judiciary Committee, as also has the General