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DECEMBER, 1910] The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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Solicitor when making the affidavit, and that
the Judge had complied with the request.
Taxing Office.
It was
resolved to
request
the Lord
Chancellor to have an additional Junior Clerk
appointed to the Taxing Office, in accordance
with a recommendation contained in the
Report of the Committee appointed last year
by His Lordship to enquire into the working
of the Taxing Office.
Registration of Title.
In reply to a letter requesting that the
Council might have an opportunity of ex
pressing their opinion upon the site to be
selected for the Central Office for Registra
tion of Title in the event of
its being
removed from Henrietta Street, a letter was
read from Mr. Justice Madden stating that it
had been his intention to request the views of
the Council upon this subject when a new
site would have been provisionally selected,
and that the Council would be so consulted.
Illegal Conveyancer.
A letter was read from a country member
drawing attention to the preparation of a
deed by a person who is not a Solicitor. A
reply was directed to be written stating that
the Society would proceed against
the
offender for
the
recovery of a penalty
under 27 Victoria, cap. 8 upon receipt of a
declaration by the party for whom the
deed was prepared, containing a statement
as to the remuneration paid for the work.
Solicitors' Apprentices' Debating Society.
At the request of the Solicitors Appren
tices' Debating Society, the Council agreed
to engage a room in the Antient Concert
Rooms in which the ordinary meetings of the
Debating Society will in future be held.
"Gazette."
It was resolved that the December number
of the Society's GAZETTE, containing the
report of the proceedings of the General
Meeting, should be sent to the whole Pro
fession, and that a circular as to membership
be sent to those members of the profession
who have not yet joined the Society.
Costs Committee.
In reply to a query as to the liability of a
lessee to a lessor for the costs in connection
with assessment of increment value duty,
the Committee reported as follows, and the
report was adopted :—
" In the absence of an agreement to the
" contrary the Lessor's costs of having the
" increment value duty stamp affixed to the
" lease are payable by the Lessor, and are not
" recoverable by him from the Lessee."
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
January llth and 25th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during November :—
County Courts, 1st.
Costs, 9th and 23rd.
Court of Examiners, 10th.
Gazette, llth.
Obituary.
MR. GEORGE MC!LDOWIE, Senr., Solicitor,
Belfast, died upon the 29th November, 1910,
at his
residence, Fountainville Avenue,
Belfast.
Mr. Mclldowie, who served his apprentice
ship with the late Mr. William Seeds, Belfast,
was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1879, and
practised (up to the year 1908, when he
retired) at Belfast, in partnership with his
sons, Messrs. George and William Mclldowie,
who carry on the business, under the style
of Messrs. George Mclldowie & Sons.
New Members.
THE following have joined the Society during
November :—
Bonass, Henry H., City Hall, Dublin.
Creagh, Lancelot G., Listowel.
Crozier, George, Armagh.
Hanna, George B., Ballymena.
Hanratty, Simon E., Newry.
Jefferson, Charles G., 4 Donegall Square,
Belfast.
Lynam, Richard V., 16 Dame Street,
Dublin.
McGrath, Daniel J.,
1 Talbot Street,
Dublin.