The Gazette 1949-1952

The title was registered under the Registration of

Titles Act, 1891, as amended. The question was

raised, whether, having regard to rule 11 o f Schedule

1, Part 1, o f S.R.G.O. 1884, the scale fee could be

charged. Rule 1 1 provides as follow s:—“ In

cases o f sales under the Lands Clauses Consolidation

Act, or any other private or public Act, under which

the vendors’ charges are paid by the purchaser, the

scale shall not apply.” A committee to which the

matter had been referred reported that the sale was

not a sale under the Lands Clauses Consolidation

Act, or any other private or public act under which

the vendor’s charges are paid by the purchaser, and

accordingly, that Rule 1 1 did not apply. The

Council adopted the committee’s report, and the

Secretary was directed to write to the member

stating that, in the view o f the Council, the costs

should be drawn on the scale contained in S.R.G.O.,

1884, and S.R.G.O. (No. 2), 1920, as modified by

the Land Registration Rules, 1937 to 1947.

Legal Aid in Murder Cases

President reported that the Society had received

a letter from the Attorney General, stating that

following the representations made by the Society

as to the inadequacy of the present allowances to

solicitors assigned for the defence in murder cases

they would, in future, be allowed travelling and

subsistence expenses in addition to the assignment

fee. A note on the subject will appear in the

azette

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING:

MAY 19th

President, Mr. Patrick R. Boyd was in the

chair: The following members o f the Society

signed their names as being present: Mr. Joseph

Barrett, Vice-President, Mr. Joseph P. Tyrrell,

Vice-President, Messrs. John J. Bolger, John P.

Carrigan, Desmond R. Counahan, Arthur Cox,

Roger Greene, Wilham S. Hayes, Anthony J.

Malone, Henry P. Mayne, William J. Norman,

Daniel O’Connell, John D. O’Connell, Patrick F.

O’Reilly, Thomas A. O ’Reilly, Sean O hUadhaigh,

G. A. Overerd, James R. Quirke, J. Travers Wolfe,

Arthur H. S. Orpen, James J. O’Connor, T.

Desmond McLoughlin, Victor D. Woulfe, J. T.

Hamerton, J. E. Hamerton, R. W. R. Johnston,

A. G. Ardagh, John Edmund Doyle, J. D.

McClenaghan.

The notice convening the meeting was, by per

mission of the meeting, taken as read. The Secre

tary read the minutes o f the Ordinary General

Meeting held on 26th November, 1948, which were

then signed by the Chairman.

The President announced that he nominated the

following members o f the Society to act as scrut

ineers for the Ballot o f the Council to be held on

21 st November, 1949 :—Messrs. John R. McC.

Blakeney, Desmond j . Collins, Thomas Jackson,

Brendan P. McCormack, Roderick J. Tierney.

'he Chairman, addressing the meeting said :

“

ahies

and

entlem en

Since we last met in General Meeting in Nov-

eml ier, death has been busy amongst us. It is with

reg tet that we have to record the deaths o f :—Fred

J. W. Darley, who served on the Council from 1942

to 1946; Patrick Howard; Robert G. B all;

George W. Beaumont; Michael Tynan; Edward

J . Duffy; James M. Magee; James D ickie;

Patrick Rooney, who served on the council from

1914. to 1924, and filled the office o f Vice-President

in the years 1919 and 1920 ; James Shuel; Wilmot

H. C. L lo yd ; Patrick Sarsfield B rady; Arthur

William Stirling, who served on the Council from

1918 to 1924, and filled the office of Vice-President

in the years 1922 and 19 2 3 ; John W. Buggy;

Vincent P. McMullin; George Baxter; Francis

Shields; Frederick H. Croskerry. We tender to

their relatives our sympathy in their bereavement.

I have just learned o f the death o f Mr. R. A.

Macauley o f Listowel, who was a member o f the

Council from 1939 to 1948 and was Vice-President

for 1943-44, and I am sure you will all wish me

to convey your sympathy to his widow in her

bereavement.

While the membership o f the Society remains

high, there are still some solicitors who have not

joined, and I would appeal to them to join in the

current year. They should now appreciate the

necessity o f being organised. I am glad to say that

the Bar Associations have been very active during

the year, and some new ones have been formed.

It is to be hoped that every district will form such

an Association as they are a source o f great strength

to the Society and render useful aid to the Council.

The Council, since our last meeting, has been

active in the interests o f the profession. We have

had several interviews with Ministers o f State and

Secretaries o f Departments, who have always been

ready to consider carefully any suggestions or

criticisms which we offer.

We also had an interview with the Attorney

General on the question o f assignments in murder

cases—a matter which* was dealt with by my pre

decessor at the half-yearly meeting last November.

We succeeded in getting agreement that travelling

and subsistence expenses will be allowed in future

in addition to the assignment fee.