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NOVEMBER, 1930.
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BALLOT FOR COUNCIL.
The ballot for election of Council will be
held on Friday, 21st November, from eleven
o'clock to one o'clock, in the Secretary's
Office, 45 Kildare Street, Dublin.
Voting
papers should reach the Secretary not later
than one o'clock on the 21st November.
HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
The Half-yearly General Meeting of the
Society will be held at half-past two o'clock,
p.m., on Wednesday, the 26th November, in
the Offices of the Society, 45 Kildare Street,
Dublin.
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
2nd October.
Twenty-three Members present.
Land Commission Taxation of Costs.
It was resolved that steps be taken to urge
the necessity for arrangements being made
for the taxation of Land Commission costs
by the Taxing Masters, in accordance with
the Land Acts rule recently made.
23rd October.
Twenty-seven Members present.
Applications under Section 18.
Letters were read from the Secretary of the
Chief Justice, intimating the refusal of the
Chief Justice of
two applications under
Section 18 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act,
1898; the one for exemption from, and the
other for modification of, the Preliminary
Examination.
Income Tax Inspectors.
A letter was read from a member drawing
attention
to delay experienced
in
con–
veyancing matters in obtaining the certificate
in regard to Income Tax under Section 6 of
the Finance Act, 1928, owing to difficulty in
ascertaining the Income Tax Districts in
which premises are situate, and the name and
address of the Inspector, and suggesting the
issue of a list containing information on the
matter.
It was resolved to communicate on
the subject with the Revenue Commissioners.
Civil Service Compensation Committee.
A communication was received from a
member suggesting that the Council should
make representations to secure
that where
Solicitors appear for claimants before the
Civil Service Compensation Committee that
the decisions arrived at should be com–
municated to the Solicitors.
It was resolved
to make the suggestion as requested.
Annual Report.
The draft Annual Report of the Council
was considered, and adopted.
OBITUARY.
MR. CLAUDE J. LAW, Solicitor, died upon
the 3rd August, 1930, at his residence,
7 Castle Park Road, Kingstown, Co. Dublin.
Mr. Law served his apprenticeship with the
late Mr. Alfred Norman, Dublin; was
admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1902, and
practised at 60 Dawson Street, Dublin.
MR. WILLIAM HEALY, Solicitor, died upon
the 4th August, 1930, at his residence,
" Springfield," Ennis, Co. Clare.
Mr. Healy was
admitted
in Trinity
Sittings, 1883, and practised at Ennis.
He was appointed Clerk of the Crown for
County Clare in 1903, Clerk of the Crown
and Peace in 1911, and subsequently County
Registrar, which position he occupied up to
1929 when he retired.
MR. WILLIAM O'K. WHITE, Solicitor, died
upon the 5th August, 1930, at Dublin.
Mr. White served his apprenticeship with
his father, the late Mr. Thomas O'K. White,
Edenderry, Offaly ;
was admitted in Trinity
Sittings, 1914, and practised in partnership
with Mr. William J. Craig under the style of
Thomas O'K. White & Son, at Edenderry.
MR. PATRICK J. SHERIDAN, Solicitor, died
upon the 27th August, 1930, at the Neale,
Co. Mayo.
Mr. Sheridan served his apprenticeship
with the late Mr. Thomas J. Healy, Wexford,