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THE GAZETTE
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Vol. I, No. 10.]
April, 1908.
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LAMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
THE Council met upon Wednesday, the iith
March, 1908, the President (Mr. Lyster) in the
Chair, and twenty-six other members were
present.
The following resolution was adopted, and
copy of same was directed to be sent to the
family of the late Lord Hemphill:—
" RESOLVED—The Council of the Incor
porated Law Society of Ireland have heard
with deep regret of the death of the Right
Honourable Lord Hemphill, K.C.
" The Council desire to place on record
their grateful appreciation of the many services
rendered by Lord Hemphill to the Society and
the profession when a member of the House
.of Commons.
"The Council beg to convey to the members
of the family of the late Lord Hemphill an
assurance of their sincere sympathy with them
in their bereavement."
Letter was read from the Solicitors to the
Local Government Board, in reply to a letter
from the Council (see GAZETTE for previous
month), stating that they had received from
the Board a reply in which the Board state
that they do not think it necessary, unless in
very exceptional circumstances, that Rural Dis
trict Councils and other persons interested
should be put to additional expense by requir
ing them to attend or otherwise to take part in
the proceedings on taxation of bills of costs
under the Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906, and
that bills of costs have been referred to the
Board for taxation, pursuant to the Labourers
(Ireland) Act Order, 1906, and that the bulk
of those bills are for a comparatively small
amount.
This letter was referred to the Costs Com
mittee to take further action in reference to the
question of affording to solicitors interested
an opportunity of attending upon the taxation
of such costs.
It was ordered that letters should be written
to the Registrar of the Chancery Division, to
the Registrar in Lunacy, and the Registrar of
the Land Judge's Court, requesting that, in
cases of recognizances directed to be vacated
which have been enrolled more than twenty
years ago, extracts from same to be given by
the Public Record Office shall be accepted
by the Registrars upon the vacating of the
recognizances.
It was ordered that a letter should be written
to the Irish Land Commission, requesting that
a telephone be supplied in connexion with
their offices at 18 Nassau street, for the use of
the profession.
Applications by two solicitors for renewal of
their annual certificates were considered, and
orders were made granting the applications.
A Report from the Court of Examiners was
submitted, recommending that the petition of a
law clerk seeking to be bound under section 16
of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, for a
period of three years should be granted.
The Report was adopted.
A further Report from the Court of Examiners,
submitting answers to the queries submitted
upon behalf of the Transvaal Legislative
Assembly, upon the question of amalgamation
of the legal professions, was adopted ; and the
answers, as prepared by the Court of Examiners,
were directed to be sent in reply.
A Report from the Costs Committee, recom
mending the Council not to proceed further
with the contemplated publication of a Digest
of Reported Cases on Costs, was submitted and
adopted.
The Council adjourned.