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injustice to Solicitors and to clients, because
a Solicitor cannot be expected to keep up an
expensive office, pay clerks, scriveners, fees
to Counsel, etc., unless he gets the costs to
which he is legitimately entitled, and in
some cases the measured costs would not give
him more than zs. or. 35. over the outlay.
It was also a great injustice to the client,
because the Solicitor has to get paid by his
client the difference between the measured
costs and costs to which he was legitimately
entitled, and no client can understand when
he had been successful in
a
motion why he
should be mulcted in costs.
Parchment.
There is another small matter which might
be of interest to the profession. For some
time it has been very difficult to get
parchment, and the cost has risen greatly.
They had heard that it might be soon
impossible to get any parchment at all.
Accordingly he brought the matter before
the officials in the Land Judge's and Re
ceiver Courts, and also before the Taxing
Masters, all of whom received him most
courteously, and in the result notices have
been issued rendering it unnecessary to put
parchment backs on Land Judge's petitions
and final schedules, Receiver's accounts,
bills of costs, etc. Unfortunately they could
not get any alteration made in the Registry
of Deeds for requisitions, for negative
searches or memorials, as the Statutes of
Anne and William IV. require parchment to
be used in this connection.
Professorship.
They had to elect a new Professor of
Equity and Real Property in the place of
Mr. Mayne, who gave so much satisfaction
in that position, but whose term of office had
expired. He was glad to say, however, they
had been able to elect in his place another
Solicitor, Mr. Fras. M'Keever, of Drogheda,
who had won so many legal and collegiate
distinctions.
Solicitors' Remuneration.
In conclusion, he desired to call attention
to a matter which affected them all, and
which had been given a great deal of thought
and anxiety, and that was that while the
expense of living had increased so tremend
ously, there had been no increase of any kind
in Solicitors' remuneration. Income tax
took away in some cases one-fourth of one's
income, and the prices of food, clothing and
other necessaries had doubled or trebled
what they were before the war ; the expenses
of running an office, etc., had also greatly
increased. The increase of remuneration was
a matter in reference to which he was sure
the new Council would be glad of any
suggestions. Perhaps after the meeting was
over some of the Solicitors present would
stay on and make some suggestions, or else
they might write suggestions to the Secretary.
He could not close without thanking the
Secretary, on behalf of the Council, for the
work which he had done for them and the
Solicitors' profession in the past year, and
congratulated him on his son having received
the Military Cross.
MR. QUIRKE (Vice-President) seconded
the adoption of the Report, and the motion
was put to the meeting and passed.
SIR GEORGE ROCHE, having moved
that Mr. Quirke do take the chair, moved a
cordial vote of thanks to the President,
which was seconded by Mr. Quaid, and was
passed with acclamation.
THE PRESIDENT returned thanks, and
the proceedings terminated.
Meetings of the Council.
November
Use of Parchment.
IT was resolved that steps be taken to have
the use of parchment discontinued in the
Taxing Office and other Court Offices so far
as possible. The use of parchment for