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NOVEMBER, 1919]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
MR. ROBERT A. MACRORY, Solicitor, died
upon the 30th October, 1919, at his residence,
Coollegrean, Windsor Avenue, Belfast.
Mr. Macrory was admitted in Hilary Term,
1859, and practised at Belfast up to the year
1916, when he retired.
Appointments.
Mr. Henry Shannon, Solicitor, Nenagh,
has been appointed Clerk of the Crown and
Peace for the County of Tipperary, in room
of the late Mr. Walter Nolan.
Mr. John N. Scallan, Solicitor, Ennis-
corthy, has been appointed Clerk of the
Crown and Peace for the County of Wexford,
in room of Mr. Henry L. Meadows, resigned.
Mr. Hugh H. Mussen, Belfast, has been
appointed to the combined offices of Crown
and Sessional Crown Solicitor for County
Down,
in room of Mr. Matthew Wylie,
resigned.
Mr. John W. Buggy, Solicitor, Clonmel,
has been appointed Sub-Sheriff for the County
of Tipperary, in room of Mr. Henry Shannon,
resigned.
Mr. James B. Butler, Solicitor, Dublin,
late Lieutenant, R.G.A., has been appointed
an Auditor under the Local Government
Board for Ireland.
New Members.
The following have joined the Society
during August, September and October :—
William S. Barrett, 15 South Frederick
Street, Dublin.
Maurice Healy, 48 Grand Parade, Cork.
Thomas Healy, Skibbereen.
William Lewis, Clonmel.
Justin C. McKenna, Mullagh.
Richard D. Orr, 5 Foster Place, Dublin.
Ernest W. Proud, 18 Harcourt Street,
Dublin.
Gerard N. Reddin, 3 Westmoreland
Street, Dublin.
James M. Scales,
13 College Green,
Dublin.
John J. Stanton, 47 South Mall, Cork.
Supreme Court Rules.
WITNESSES' EXPENSES.
By Order in Council dated 14th July, 1919,
Order LXV., Rule 65 (11), of the Rules of the
Supreme Court,
1905, was amended by
increasing in certain instances the amounts
therein prescribed for
the expenses and
allowances to witnesses.
The following are the increases made :—
Item A.—The sums of 3/6 and 5/- are
increased to 5/-- and 10/- respectively.
Item B.—The sums of 5/- and 7/6 are
increased to 7/6 and 15/- respectively.
Item C.—The sum of 10/- is increased
to £1.
Item D.—The sum of £1 is increased to
£1 5s. Od.
Commissioners' Fees.
By Order in Council dated 20th September,
1919, Order LXV
(11), Rule
19,
and
Appendix S., Part 1
(259), of the Rules of
the Supreme Court, 1905, were amended by
increasing the fee (Higher and Lower Scales)
payable to the Commissioner for Oaths for
marking each exhibit, from sixpence to one
shilling.
Clerks of Crown and Peace and County
Court Registrar's.
The Lord Lieutenant has appointed His
Honour Judge Wakely, K.C.
(Chairman),
R. Manders, K.C., Registrar of Deeds and
Titles ; M. F. Headlam, Treasury Remem
brancer ;
Henry T. Wright and Thomas J.
Marron, Clerks of Crown and Peace ; Robert
G. Warren, President,
Incorporated Law
Society;
and Stephen J. Brown,
J.P.,
Solicitor, to be a Committee to inquire and
report upon the following matters, viz. :—
To inquire into the duties, method of
appointment, salaries and allowances of
the Clerks of the Crown and Peace, and to
report whether their duties have increased
or decreased of recent years ; and whether
the office of County Courts Registrar
should be made greater use of for public
purposes
(with consequent
increase of
efficiency and economy of administration).