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July, 1942]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
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NEW MEMBERS.
The following have joined the Society :—
John Bolton, 24 Clare Street.
L. K. Brannigan, Central Office, Four
Courts.
John R. Colfer, New Ross.
Andrew F. M. O'C. Comyn, 27 College
Green.
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Daniel A. Creedon, Bantry.
Eamon J. Crowley, 3-4 Lr. O'Connell
Street.
John C. Daly, 16 Sth. Frederick Street.
John F. Donovan, 19 Upr. Merrion Street.
David J. Farrell, 1 Clare Street.
Alexis J. FitzGerald, 16 Molesworth Street.
Raymond G. Hicke)', 59 Dame Street.
Maurice W. Keller, \Vaterford.
Alexander Marshall,
119 St. Stephen's
Green.
Declan P. A. Murphy, 20 St. Stephen's
Green.
Joseph P. O'Connell,
4 South Great
George's Street.
T. V. O'Connor, Swinford.
Charles J. Robinson, 86 Merrion Square.
Charles M. Ryan, 18 Lr. Baggot Street.
Raphael D. Seligman, 77 Dame Street.
Dermod M. F. \Valsh, City Hall, Cork Hill.
REGISTRY OF DEEDS.
The
following
letter which has been
received speaks
for
itself.
The Council
considers the suggestions therein worthy of
adoption.
"To The Secretary,
Incorporated Law Society,
Four Courts,
Dublin.
Dear Sir,
I would be grateful if you would bring before
the Council of the above Society this letter as
I would appreciate its views as to our legal
position and, if the Council should so determine,
its aid in mitigating what is, without doubt,
a weakness in the present-day practice of the
Registry of Deeds.
I have had complaints recently from several
Solicitors that certified copies of Memorials
registered in this office have been of no value to
them as the
habendum
consisted simply of the
words "TO HOLD as
therein."
In the
absence of the Deed, which had been either lost
or destroyed
the Memorial was valueless.
Some Solicitors go so far as to suggest to me
that a complete copy of each Deed should be
lodged as a Memorial.
By Act 2 and
3
William IV. C.
27.
Sec.
29,
it is enacted that ' only when a Memorial shall
contain such particluars required by this Act
to be set forth in the Abstract Book are found to
be truly stated, shall a Deed be registered but
not otherwise.'
The Abstract Book in the
same Act requires the " general nature of the
Deed " to be entered but whether this would,
enable
the Registrar
to
insist on a fuller
habendum has never been decided or even
considered.
I beg to draw attention to
the danger at
present existing of the destruction of Deeds and
the necessity of providing against this by all
and every "means in our power. Here in the
Registry we have fire-proof vaults and a very
complete Air Raid Protection system and, to
p^tt the matter on its lowest grounds, it seems
to be a waste of time and money if the Memorials
we are at such pains to preserve prove to be
valueless in the absence of the Deed.
I hope the Council will persuade the members
of the profession to give favourable considera
tion to the suggestion that the habendum of a
Deed as set out in the Memorial should be
either a full copy, or, at least such an extract
as would enable the tenure of the grantee to be
fidly determined from the Memorial.
Please explain
to
the Council
that
the
Registry has no desire to dictate or even suggest
to Solicitors how
they should conduct their
business.
Our relations with the profession
have always been on a very amicable basis and
this suggestion is made with a desire to be even
more helpful in case of emergency.
Yours faithfiilly,
SAMUEL S. WEIR,
Assistant Registrar."
EXAMINATIONS RESULTS.
At
the
Intermediate Examination
for
apprentices to Solicitors held on the 2nd
June, the following passed the examination:—
Passed with Merit.
1. XoelM. J. A. Purcell.
2.
Philip E. McCourt.
3. Edward A. Kelly.
4. Thomas F. Millett.
5.
James D. Kiernan.
6.
John M. O'Farrell.
7. Arthur E. MacMahon.
8. Richard J. Hegarty.
9.
Patrick J. O'Doherty.
10. David M. G. Slattery.