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The Gazette of the incorporated Law Society of Ireland
[JUNE,
1931
Land Registry.
Th,e attention of the Council,was recently
drawn to delays in the Central Land Registry
owing to the insufficiency of the staff of that
office. The Council were quite satisfied that
the staff had been endeavouring to cope with
the, work to their utmost ability, but they
were numerically insufficient to enable them
to bring it up to date. At the request of the
Council Mr. Travers Wolfe drew the attention
of the Minster for Justice to the matter by
means of a question, and the Minister's
reply of the 29th April admitted considerable
arrears in the work, and stated that steps by
way of addition to the staff and overtime
have been
taken to have all arrears of
work cleared off within about two months.
.
I desire to express my cordial thanks to my
colleagues on the Council and to Mr. Wakely,
for their generous assistance in helping me to
carry on my duties as President.
This, gentlemen, brings to a close my
remarks on the present occasion.
MR. GAMBLE suggested that the members
should be given further information as to the
accommodation contained in the Society's
new premises.
MR. McLouoHLiN enquired whether there
was any hope of Circuit Court Rules being
passed in the near future.
MR. VINCENT KENNEDY drew attention
to the procedure on the taxation of Solicitors'
costs under the Land Acts and
to the
representation of the Land Commission on
such taxations.
THE PRESIDENT in reply to these questions
stated that should any member desire to
inspect the new premises of the Society
there would no' difficulty in doing so.
He
stated
that :
the Council
saw no
immediate prospect of the passing of Circuit
Court Rules, and that the Council would
consider the question of the taxation of Land
Commission Costs.
The Meeting then terminated.
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COURTS OF JUSTICE ACT.
A deputation from the Council, consisting
of the President (Mr. A. D. Orr), Mr. Delany,
Vice-President, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Ryan and
Mr. Craig, accompanied by the Secretary,
had an interview with
the Minister for
Justice, who was accompanied by Mr. Roche,
Assistant Secretary of the Ministry, on the
18th May. The deputation submitted to the
Minister a Report of the Council on the
recommendations for legislation contained
in the Report of the Joint Committee of the
Oireachtas on the Courts of Justice Act,
and discussed with the Minister amendments
suggested by the Council to some of the
Recommendations.
The Minister promised
his careful consideration of all the suggestions
submitted by the Deputation.
OBITUARY.
MR. MICHAEL L. HEARN, Solicitor, died
upon the 1st May, 1931, at his residence,
" Glencar," Foxrock, County Dublin.
MR.
HEARN was admitted
in Hilary
Sittings 1889, and practised at 24 Dame
Street, Dublin.
He was a member of the Council from 1915
to 1924, and filled the office of Vice-Presi–
dent in the year 1920-1921.
MR. MICHAEL O'REILLY, Solicitor, died
upon the 9th May, 1931, at his residence,
" Wilmount," KiLliney, Co. Dublin.
Mr. O'Reilly was admitted in Hilary
Sittings, 1883, and practised as a member of
the firm of Terence O'Reilly & Son, at 5 North
Great George's Street, Dublin, and sub–
sequently at Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.
He was Registrar of Waterford County
Court for many years.
MR. MICHAEL MURPHY, Solicitor, died
upon the 12th May, 1931, at Birkenhead,
Cheshire.
Mr. Murphy was admitted
in Trinity
Sittings, 1883, and practised at Kilkenny up
1913, when he retired.
MR. THOMAS CONWAY, Solicitor, died upon
the 14th May, 1931, at his residence, High
Street, Tullamorc.
Mr. Conway served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr.
James Power, Parsonstown,
and the late Mr. Christopher Moran, Mary–
borough, was admitted in Hilary Sittings,
1903, and practised as a member of the firm
of Conway and Kearney, at Tullamore.