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MAY, 1939]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
vacant on the lamented death of our colleague
Hugh J. Jones, with the Office of County
Registrar at Waterford. We are of the
opinion that the duties of that Office could
not be properly supervised and exercised by
the County Registrar to the satisfaction of
the public and the members of the Solicitors'
profession practising in the District covered
by Waterford District Probate Registry, it
being essential that the many matters which
arise for attention by the District Probate
Registrar in daily practice and the heavy
correspondence in that Office with the
Solicitors practising in such area should
necessarily be personally directed and con
trolled by the District Probate Registrar.
We are satisfied that, in as much as the
County Registrar of Waterford, in addition
to his discharging the duties of County
Registrar, has already imposed on him the
additional and responsible duties of Sheriff
of the County of ,/aterford, that it would be
absolutely impossible (notwithstanding the
ability and experience of that Officer) to
give the necessary supervision to the Office
of
District
Probate
Registrar. The
amalgamation of both Offices would, for all
practical purposes amount to the abolition
of the Office of District Probate Registrar
which would cause great inconvenience to
the Public and the Solicitors' profession who,
in practice, would thereby be forced to deal
with the Principal Probate Registry in lieu
of the District Probate Registry which we
submit was never intended by the legislature
or accepted by The Incorporated Law
Society of Ireland as representing the
Solicitors' Profession. Further, we respect
fully ask the Minister for Justice to have the
vacancy in the Office of the District Probate
Registry at Waterford filled on the earliest
date as following the death of the former
Registrar, the issuing of a large number of
Grants of Probate and Administration are
held up in the District Probate Registry at
Waterford."
" That copies of this Resolution be
forwarded to the Minister for Justice and
The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland."
The Council passed a resolution concurring
with the views expressed in the foregoing
resolution, and directed that copies of both
resolutions be sent to the Minister for Justice
and to Mr. Justice Hanna.
Dublin Metropolitan District Court.
A resolution was passed drawing attention
to the insufficiency of staff in the Office of
the Dublin Metropolitan District Court
Office and a copy was directed to be sent to
the Minister for Justice.
OBITUARY.
MR- WILLIAM W. HARRIS died on the
17th April, 1939, at Hilary, King's Road,
Knock, Belfast.
Mr. Harris was admitted in Trinity
Sittings, 1890, and practised at 43 Dame
Street, Dublin up to 1923, when he went to
Belfast and practised there up to 1937,
when he retired.
MR. JOSEPH O. MYLES, Solicitor, died on
the 26th April, 1939, at 4 The Crescent,
Limerick.
Mr. Myles served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. William M. Beauchamp,
Limerick, was admitted in Michaelmas
Sittings, 1899, and practised at Limerick up
to 1928, when he retired.
NEW
MEMBERS.
The following have joined the Society :—
John F. Carrigan, Thurles.
Gerald J. Hegarty, Castletownberehaven
Patrick B. McCarthy, 59 Dame Street,
Dublin.
Frederick B. McCormick, 6 Dawson
Street, Dublin.
Jane T. McGowan, Balbriggan.
Gerald F. O'Flynn, 41 South Mall, Cork.
Joseph S. O'Leary, Bantry.
Albert C. Paice, 43 Dame Street, Dublin.
R. G. M. Saunders, 21 Kildare Street,
Dublin.
Patrick J. Shanley, 4 Grafton Street.
Dublin.
TRINITY SITTINGS, 1939.
Trinity Sittings begin on Wednesday,
7th June.
ALL communications connected with THE
GAZETTE (other than advertisements) should
be addressed to the Secretary of the Society,
Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin.
N W.8.