240 / 736
I think I should point out, however, that it did
not need the introduction of credit transfers under
the Bank Giro system to enable a debtor to make a
direct payment to a creditor's bank account. Faci
lities to make such lodgments have always been
available as a banking service—with or without
the account-holder's consent. Indeed, third party
credits are, and always have been, quite a propor
tion of the payments into customers' accounts, and
the Bank Giro system merely rationalisese and
simplifies the process.
I still believe, however, that as so conveyed to
you in the final paragraph of mine of the 2nd
December, that if your members have particular
problems they should seek
the advice and co
operation of their own and their clients bankers,
when I
feel sure arrangements can be made to
guard against situations such as you have men
tioned arising.
Yours faithfully,
R. F. BRENNAN
Secretary.
Editor's Note
The Giro system, while most convenient in en
abling a customer to make remittances to firms by
direct transfers through his own bank, requires
that the banks of the creditor firms' should be
known to the person making the payment. Slips
with the names of the creditor firms, the amounts
of the payments to be made and the branch banks
of the creditor firms are lodged with his own bank
by the payer. Many commercial firms will no
doubt print on their business stationery the names
and branches of their banks. If a solicitor does
not wish the Bank Giro procedure to operate as
regards payments into his account he can no doubt
give the necessary direction to his own bank.
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
Irish Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Children,
20 Molesworth Street,
Dublin 2.
To: Eric Plunkett, Esq.
Law Society,
Four Courts,
Dublin 7.
:
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Dear Mr. Plunkett,
I was speaking on the telephone to Mr. Fitz-
patrick and he tells me that I should submit a
formal letter of application to you concerning an
advertisement which we would like to place in
the solicitors journal seeking bequests. Perhaps it
could run in the following manner :
Our needs were never greater. Please remem
ber the society in your will and enable us to
expand our work. Last year we helped 7,355
children, but many others still stand in need
of care and protection.
but naturally I would be guided by you on this
point.
The last occasion on which I had the pleasure
of meeting you was when I was still in Bord Faille
and you were arranging for a supply of Connc-
mara Marble Souvenir Table Knives to be given
to delegates attending some international law con
ference in, I think, 1962.
Yours sincerely,
BRIAN P. CALLINAN.
Chief Executive Officer.
ESTATE DUTY FORMS
Revenue Commissioners,
72/76 St. Stephen's Green South,
Dublin 2.
Dear Mr. Plunkett,
For internal reasons we have found it necessary
to renumber all our forms. As we are still in the
transition stage there is inevitably some confusion.
To minimise this we have taken every opportunity
to issue the accompanying descriptive list to soli
citors. The storekeeper (who
is not attached to
this branch) presumably overlooked the change.
The matter has been brought to his attention.
I enclose copy of a letter which has been sent
to Messrs T. Dillon-Leetch and Sons.
Yours sincerely,
D. KEADY.
Assistant Secretary.
19th February 1969.
A Chairde,
With reference to your letter o f7th inst. I am
directed by the Revenue Commissioners to say
that Form Dl is the new number for Form 77
but present prints in stock still bear the number
77. Supplies of this form should be available under
either number at your local money order Post
office. Meantime some copies are enclosed. A
descriptive list of the forms at present in use at
this office is also enclosed.
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