350 / 736
1 Eunan McCarron 551; 2 Patrick Noonan 538;
3 John Carrigan 517; 4 Gerald Hickey 508;
5 Patrick C. Moore 508; 6 Bruce St. J. Blake 507;
7 William A. Osborne 488; 8 John Maher 487;
9 Joseph L. Dundon 485; 10 Desmond J. Collins
483; 11 Ralph J. Walker 478; 12 Francis J. Lani-
gan 476; 13 Robert McD. Taylor 476; 14 William
M. Cahir 470; 15 Brendan A. McGrath 466; 16
James W. Donovan 466; 17 Augustus Cullen 465;
18 Thomas Jackson Jnr. 458; 19 John J. Nash
457; 20 Peter E. O'Connell 450; 21 Mrs- Moya
Quinlan 449; 22 Thomas J. Fitzpatrick 446; 23
Walter Beatty 445; 24 James R. C. Green 438;
25 Peter D. M. Prentice 438; 26 Norman T. J.
Spendlove 425; 27 George A. Nolan 422; 28
Thomas V. O'Connor 415^29 Gerald Y. Goldberg
406; 30 Desmond Moran 405; 31 Patrick F.
O'Donnell 391.
The foregoing candidates were returned as
elected as ordinary members of the Council for
1969-70. The following candidates also received
the number of votes placed after their names:—
32 David R. Pigott 382; 33 William B. Alien
373.
5. On the motion of Mr. John Carrigan, seconded
by Mr. Desmond J. Collins the audited
accounts and balance sheet for the year ended
30th April 1969 circulated with the agenda
were adopted. The President signed the
accounts.
6. On the motion of Mr. Peter D. M. Prentice
seconded by Mr. John Maher Messrs. Cooper
Brothers & Co. were appointed auditors to the
Society.
7. The President proposed the adoption of the
Report of the Council for the year 1968-69.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Peter
O'Connell. The President, in reviewing the
work of the Council for the past year, then
said:—
Ladies and Gentlemen.
According to precedent as your President I move the
adoption of the Report of the Council for the year
1968-69.
At the outset I must record with sincere regret the
loss to our profession through death during the year of
12 members. Many of these members were well known
and shed lustre on the profession and we are all the
poorer for their loss. I feel I must however be forgiven
if I single out for particular mention Mr. Daniel J.
O'Connor, a serving member of the Council this year
and Chairman of the Court of Examiners. In his earlier
days he was an Examiner and served the Society faith^
fully for many years. Mr. William Dillon Leetch, a
former member of the Council, was a stunch supporter
of the Solicitors' Benevolent Association and a most
valued Provincial Director of the Association. To the
relatives and friends of these and all our late colleagues,
we extend our deepest sympathy.
FINANCE
The Accounts and Balance Sheet have been circu
lated and the struggle to match income with unavoidable
increasing expenditure and rising costs with unavoidable
on with a measure of success. The increased membership
contribution, the photocopying service, the Company
Incorporation Service and the fact that we no longer
must contribute £500 per annum to the Incorporated
Council of Law Reporting all played an important part
in this. Mr. Healy, who joined the staff during the year
as assistant to the Secretary has kept the Portfolio under
constant review, and his knowledge and attention in this
regard has proved most valuable. He has also recast
the book-keeping system and proved a great help to our
Secretary. I do not consider that any item warrants any
special comment from me.
THE REPORT
The Report is lengthy, embracing as it does a wide
field of varying activities and I commend it to those
who may not yet have read it. It illustrates the extent
of the ever increasing volume of work which receives
attention by the honorary members of the Council and
its various committees, ably assisted by a competent
and courteous staff. Some of the adverse criticism occa
sionally made may well come from members, who have
not studied their current Report. It is, therefore, not my
intention to deal at great length with the contents of the
Report, but to confine my remarks to some items as I
wish to avail of this opportunity to speak about certain
other matters and I do not wish to detain you too long.
EDUCATION
The amendments to part 4 of the Solicitors' Act 1954
in particular the suggested new section for section 24
have since June last been submtted to the Department
of Justice, and I understand that the Department has
referred the amendments to the Department of Education,
and the Higher Edocation Authority. I am very glad
to have learned from the Minister for Justice when he
spoke recently to the Society of Young Solicitors that he
is most anxious to have progress made, and is in general
agreement with the suggestions for improvement. I am
personally sorry that I was unable to see the amending
Act passed before the end of my term of office, but I
would like to assure Masters, Parents and Students alike
that the Council and in partcular he Court of Examiners
will continue to press forward with the reforms.
SERVICE FOR MEMBERS
The field of services provided by the Society for its
members continues to grow steadily. It is hoped in the
near future to publish a booklet on Social Welfare
legislaton by one of the members of the Council to add
to these publications already available. Arrangements
have been made whereby copies of Judgments will be
available to the members of the Society at the Central
Office of the High Court and our Librarian will publish
precis of Judgments in our Gazette. There is a large
number of precedents and reminder forms, which would
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