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travelling they must do. We are taking up this
matter with the Department of Industry and
Commerce, and we shall do what we can to
obtain these allowances.
My term of office as President is coming to an
end. I express my deep gratitude to the members
of the Council for the help they have given me.
They have throughout the year given me all the
assistance which I required. To the members of the
Society in general too, I am indebted, and, in
particular, to its young members, and its new
members. May I say that we, on the Council,
much appreciate their co-operation with us.
To our Secretary, Mr. Plunkett, I am much
indebted. He has been ever ready and willing to
assist, and were it not for his material help, the
work of your President would have been heavy.
I am afraid that, at times, I overburdened him.
I thank him very much for his great assistance.
I now move the adoption of the Annual Report.
Mr. W. S. Hayes seconded the adoption of the
Report.
The following members of the Society addressed
the meeting on the Annual Report: Messrs. T. D.
McLoughlin, Noel Purcell, Thomas Maguire and
Brendan T. Walsh.
The President replied to the points raised by
members and the motion for the adoption of the
Report was put to the meeting and carried.
Mr. Brendan T. Walsh then proposed and Mr.
Noel Purcell seconded a motion deploring the
failure of the Minister for Justice to act on the
considered submissions of the profession in regard
to the new scale of Land Registry fees and calling
on him to reconsider his attitude. The following
amendment to the motion having been proposed
by Mr. James McCourt and seconded by Mr.
Desmond Moran was, by permission of the
meeting, accepted by the proposer of the sub
stantive motion who withdrew his motion in
favour of the amendment: "That the matter be
referred back to the Council to summon a meeting
of all solicitors in Ireland (to which the general
public will be admitted) so that the effects of the
Order may be made public," Messrs. McCourt,
Purcell and O hUadhaigh spoke to the amend
ment and stated that the profession as a whole
were dissatisfied with the new Fee Order and
considered it harsh and unjust in its effects.
The President summed up. The amendment was
then put to the meeting as a motion and declared
lost.
Mr. A. E. Walker then proposed and Mr. G. A.
Overend seconded that the best thanks of the
Society be given to the President for his great
services to the profession during his year of office
and for his Presidential address. The motion was
carried with acclamation. The President thanked
the meeting and the proceedings terminated.
SOLICITORS' APPRENTICES' DEBATING
SOCIETY.
THE Inaugural Meeting of the Solicitors' Appren
tices' Debating Society of Ireland was held on
October 26th, when the Auditor, Mr. Scan M.
Flanagan, B.A., delivered an address on "Inter
national Ireland." The Chair was taken by Mr.
Patrick F. O'Reilly, President of the Incorporated
Law Society of Ireland. The speakers were :
An Tanaiste, Mr. Sean F. Lemass, T.D., Minister
for Industry and Commerce ; Mr. James M. Dillon,
Barrister-at-Law, T.D. ; Senator F. M. Summer-
field, P.C.; Mr. Carroll O'Daly, S.C. The following
medals were presented by Mr. O'Reilly:—
Oratory, Incorporated Law Society's Gold Medal:
F. Martin ; Society's Silver Medal: S. O Cuinnag-
ain. Special Certificate : K. Lynch. Legal Debate :
President's Gold Medal: S. M. Flanagan. Society's
Silver Medal: F. Martin. Impromptu speeches :
Vice-President's Gold Medal: Miss M. Maye.
Vice-President's Silver Medal: S. M. Flanagan.
Irish Debate: Society's Medal: H. J. Flattery.
Society's Silver Medal : M. Mclnally. Ex-Auditor's
Silver Medal: Miss J. McGuinness. First Year
Speeches, Society's Silver Medal: G. J. Colley.
Composition, Incorporated Law Society's Gold
Medal: B. J. Daly.
LEGAL APPOINTMENT.
MR. Patrick D. Jordan, Solicitor, Ermiscorthy,
has been appointed County Registrar for Wexford,
in room of Mr. Michael J. Dwyer, on Mr. Dwyer's
appointment as County Registrar of Wicklow.
DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS (DUBLIN)
ORDER, 1945.
THE above Order (S. R. & O., 1945, No. 279) is
now on sale at the Government Publications
Office, 3-4 College Street. The effect of the Order
is to extend the limits of the Dublin Metropolitan
area. The new area is shown on a section of the
ordnance map which is printed as part of the
order.
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