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THE GAZETTE
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Vol. VIII, No, 8.]
February, 1915.
r FOR CIRCULATION
L AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
January 13th.
Workmen's Compensation Act.
The attention of the Council having been
drawn by a country member to the question
as to the proper remuneration to be paid to
a County Court Judge's Registrar for copies
of the Judge's notes in Workmen's Com
pensation Act cases, the matter was referred
to the County Courts Committee.
The following report from the Committee
upon
the question was
submitted and
adopted :— •
" The Committee are of opinion, having
" regard to Rule 31
(Duty of Judge as to
" taking notes) and to Rule 58 (Application
" of County Court Equity Scale to proceedings
" under Workmen's Compensation Act) of
" the Rules dated 3rd July, 1908, made under
'.'the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906,
" by the Lord Chancellor and County Court
" Judges of Ireland, that the proper charge
" for making and furnishing a copy of the
" Judge's notes in Workmen's Compensation
" Act cases, including the obtaining of the
" Judge's signature thereto, is the sum of
" two pence per folio of seventy-two words,
" being the fee provided under ' Miscellaneous
" Fees '
in County Court equity proceedings
" for making copies."
The Council were informed that the Judge
in whose Court
the question arose, had
decided the question, and that he had come to
a conclusion similar to that of the Committee.
Courts (Emergency Powers) Act, 1914.
The opinion of Counsel was submitted,
advising that upon the hearing of a summons
under the Courts (Emergency Powers) Act,
1914, for leave to issue execution, the Court
has no power, in the absence of consent, to
order the registration of a judgment, which
has been regularly entered, to be vacated.
Four Courts Stamp Office.
A -letter was read from the Secretary of the
Law Clerks' Society drawing attention to
delays experienced
in having documents
stamped at the Four Courts Stamp Office.
The President undertook to inquire into the
matter.
Certificates.
Applications
by
three
Solicitors
for
renewals of their certificates were considered,
and orders were made.
January 27th,
The late Captain Roehe.
The Council learnt with much regret of the
death of Captain and Flight Commander
Roche, son of Sir George Roche, while
engaged on active service with the British
Expeditionary Force
in France.
It was
resolved that a letter be written to Sir George
Roche, expressing to him the sympathy of
the Council in his bereavement.