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Vol. I, No.;2l;],

June, 1907.

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LAMONQST MEMBERS.

Half-Yearly General Meeting.

THE Half-Yearly General Meeting of

the

Society was held on the i6th May

in the

Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts. The Pre

sident, Mr. W. S. Hayes, occupied the chair,

and the following members were present:—

Sir A. F. Baker, A. L. Blood, A. E. Bradley,

Gerald Byrne, Geo. Collins, James A. Denning,

John G. Fottrell, Wm. Fry, Joseph Galloway,

James Henry, M. Barrington Jellett, John P.

Lynch, F. W. Meredith, M. J. O'Connor, C. St.

G. Orpen, J. W. Richards, Sir G. Roche, Wm.

J. Shannon, Henry J. Symiott, W. V. Seddall,

W. Grove White, W. P. Kelly, Joseph P.

Tyndall, W. D. Sainsbury, H. J. M'Cormick,

G. de R. Engelbach, G. M. Meares, John

O'Sullivan, Patrick J. Brady, P. K. White,

Roger Greene, E. S. Lowe, Joseph Gleeson,

William J. Brett, M. J. Hanmore, G. R. Scott,

John R. Stritch, M. J. O'Farrell, E. J. Kenny,

J. Rose Byrne, Wm. Hunter, P. J. Rooney,

D. A. Quaid, O. P. Beater, I. J. Rice, T. J. S.

Harbinson, J. W. Davis, Wm. H. Geoghegan,

Charles Corcoran, F. H. Croskerry, J. M.

Magee, A. L. Joynt, E. E. Merrick, L. Webb,

W. C. Gage, John Gore, R. B. White, M. C.

O'Halloran, G. M. Collins, John R. O'Connell,

James Brady, A. H. Burne, T. M. Greer, W. H.

Fry, R. W. MacNeice, J. G. Lidwell, C. G.

Gamble, H. R. Maunsell, W. J. Ryan, R. J.

Dodd, jun. ;

J. H. O'Donnell, T. F. Burke,

Cecil G. Thompson, T. W. Franks, H. J. W.

Downey, Daniel Purcell, Claude F. Gifford,

C. G. P. Wilson, Stephen Hastings, L.

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O'Neill, Raymond Stephenson, S. M. Bell,

William J. Venables,

J. H. Montgomery,

W. G. Armstrong, H. C. Neilson, jun. ; A. G.

Joyce.

The Secretary having read the notice con

vening the meeting, the minutes of the Half-

Yearly General Meeting of 26th November,

1906, were read and signed.

The President nominated Messrs. P. J. Brady,

E. N. Edwards, W. H. Geoghegan, J. G. Perry,

and P. K. White as scrutineers of the ballot for

election of Council to be held on 21 st November

next.

On the motion ofMr. Henry, v.-p., seconded

by Mr. Synnott,V.-P., Messrs. W. W. Carruthers,

J. J. Cartan, and F. Gifford were appointed

auditors of the accounts of the Society for the

year ended 3oth April last.

The President said there were one or two

matters to which he would like to allude.

First, he was sure the entire profession was to

be congratulated on the appointment of Mr.

MacLaughlin, a member of their body, to the

vacant post of Chief Clerk to the Lord Chan

cellor.

For some time past the Council felt

that many posts might be thrown open to soli

citors ; and when it was almost apparent this

post would become vacant, they sent a resolu

tion to the Lord Chancellor asking him to bearin

mind the claims which the solicitors' profession

had to a post like that of Chief Clerk, where a

solicitor's experience and knowledge would be

of assistance not only to the Lord Chancellor,

but to the public generally; and he was sure

they were now very glad to hear that the Lord

Chancellor wrote in reply that he had borne

that resolution in mind in making the appoint

ment. He would also like to refer to the

posts of Examiners to the Land Commission.

They had felt for some time that some of these

posts might be given to solicitors, and they

wrote to the Land Commission on the subject.

He was glad that they had received from the

Commissioners replies which led them to be

lieve that the claims of the solicitors would

be considered

the future

if there were

suitable candidates. They did not question the