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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[DECEMBER, -1930"
completing the taxations owing to the fact
that it was necessary to have an additional
clerk appointed to the Taxing Office.
This
has now been done, and there is now no
difficulty in the taxation and certifying the
costs referred to.
Civil Service Compensation Committee.
As regards claims that came before the
Civil
Service Compensation Committee :
Hitherto the claimants were informed of the
decision of the Committee, and the Solicitor
acting for the claimant was not informed
thereof. The Council communicated with the
office of the Minister for Finance on the
subject, with the result that in all future
. cases the decision of the Committee will be
communicated to the Solicitor and also to the
claimant.
Land Commission Examiners.
Recently there appeared an advertisement
in the daily papers inviting applications from
Barristers for the position of Temporary
Examiner of Titles in the Land Commission
at a monthly salary of £70.
Owing to
representations made by the Council the
advertisement was issued in an amended
form so
as
to
invite applications
from
Barristers and Solicitors, and extending the
time for the sending in of the applications.
I expect, having regard to the number of
pending cases in the Land Commission, that
a number of Examiners will have to be
appointed, and
there
is no
reason why
Solicitors should not be appointed to the
position. One of the Senior Examiners at
present
in
the Land Commission was a
practising Solicitor when he was appointed to
the position.
Legal Diary.
The question of the publication of the
Legal Diary during times when there are
sittings of the Circuit Court, but not of the
High Court, came before the Council, and the
proprietors of the Legal Diary have been
communicated with on the subject.
Four Courts.
It is to be observed that the rebuilding of
the Four Courts is nearing completion, and it
is expected that same will be ready for
occupation in about July or August of the
coming year.
Northern Law Society.
On
to-night the annual dinner of
the
Council of the Northern Law Society .is to
take place.
I regret that I was unable to
accept the kind invitation which I .received
from the President to attend same, but one
of our Vice-Presidents, Mr. Reilly, and also
Mr. Lynch, an ex-Vice-President, are to take
part in the function and represent the Council
of this Society thereat.
I desire to say that
our relations with our Northern brethren are,
and have been, of a most cordial and friendly
nature, and I sincerely hope that such
relationship will long continue to exist.
Royal College of Surgeons.
Before concluding I should like to thank
the President and Council of
the Royal
College of Surgeons
for
their continued
kindness
in
allowing our
lectures
and
examinations to be held on their premises.
MR. W. T. SHERIDAN seconded the
adoption of the Annual Report.
MR. VINCENT KENNEDY referred to
matters which he had brought before the
previous General Meeting and which were not
mentioned in the Report. The salaries, in
some
instances, offered for the office of
Solicitor. to
local Councils was wholly
inadequate and ought not to be accepted,
and the Council of this Society ought to take
action to prevent the acceptance by Solicitors
of these inadequate salaries.
THE PRESIDENT said that so long as
Solicitors were found ready to accept the
positions the Council could not interfere.
It
was a matter for the local Sessional Bars to
deal with.
MR. CRAIG agreed with the President,
and stated that the matter should be con–
sidered by the Sessional Bars when vacancies
arise.
THE PRESIDENT put the resolution for
the adoption of the Report and it was passed.
The second chair having been taken by
Mr. W. T. Sheridan,
On
the motion of Dr. T. G. Quirke,
seconded by Mr. T. W. Delany, a hearty vote
of thanks was passed to the President for the
manner in which he had discharged the duties
of his office, and the President having replied
the proceedings terminated.