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applicant sought a greater modification than
that permitted under the Minute, and it was
decided to request that no greater modifica
tion be granted in this case.
2Jtb March.
Conveyancing.
An opinion of Counsel obtained in relation
to a question of contemplated proceedings,
under 27 Victoria, Cap. 8, for illegal con
veyancing was submitted, and it was resolved
that the opinion be sent to the country
member of the Society who brought the
matter before the Council, with an intimation
that the Council did not consider it advis
able to proceed further in this case, having
regard to the opinion of Counsel.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
April 24th.
May 8th and zgth.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee meetings were held
during March, 1918 :—
Costs, 5th and I5th.
Statutory, 8th and 26th.
Court of Examiners, nth.
Privileges, nth.
Gazette, 12th.
Court and Offices, 2ist.
County Courts, 2ist.
Obituary.
MR. GEORGE F. CORBETT, Solicitor, died
upon the i6th March, 1918, at Nenagh.
Mr. Corbett served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr.
Jehu Mathews, 32 Lower
Ormond Quay, Dublin, and the late Mr.
William Lane Joynt, 43 Merrion Square,
Dublin, was admitted in Hilary Sittings,
1890, and practised at Nenagh.
SIR
ALEXANDER McDowELL,
0 B.E.,
Solicitor, died upon the iyth March, 1918,
at his residence, Greenisland, Belfast.
Sir Alexander was apprenticed to the late
Mr. William Carson, Belfast, was admitted
in Michaelmas Sittings, 1885, and practised
(formerly in partnership with the late Mr.
William Carson, and latterly in partnership
with Messrs. James C. McDowell, Samuel J.
MacKeown, and Robert Wallace) under the
style of Messrs. Carson and McDowell, at 51
Royal Avenue, Belfast.
He was awarded the Grand Cross of the
Order of the British Empire in 1917.
MR. JAMES POE, Solicitor, died upon the
2 ist March, 1918, at Kilkenny.
Mr. Poe was apprenticed to his father, the
late Mr. James Poe, The Parade, Kilkenny,
was admitted in Michaelmas Term, 1850, and
practised (in partnership with his son, Mr.
James Poe, junior, under the style of Messrs.
James Poe and Son) at Kilkenny.
Mr. Poe was appointed Clerk of the Crown
for the City of Kilkenny in 1865, Clerk of the
Crown for the County of Kilkenny in 1876,
and Clerk of the Peace for the City of Kil
kenny in 1887, all of which offices he filled
up to December, 1916, when he retired.
Mr. Poe was the senior practising Solicitor
in Ireland.