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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[FEBRUARY, 1916
Obituary.
MR.
JAMES ARCHER PORTER, Solicitor,
died upon the 4th January, 1916, at Dublin.
Mr. Porter served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. T. L'Estrange and the late
Mr. H. Crawford, Belfast, was admitted in
Hilary Sittings, 1895, and practised at 27
Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin, up to the year
1904, when he retired.
MR. ALEXANDER Ross, Solicitor, died upon
the 10th January, 1916, at Dublin.
Mr. Ross served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Peter J. O'Flaherty, Ennis-
corthy, was admitted in Hilary Sittings,
1895, and practised at 1 Upper Mount Street,
Dublin, up to the year 1911, when he retired.
MR. WILLIAM RUSSELL, Solicitor, died upon
the Nth January, 1916, at his residence,
Ardnagale, Downpatrick.
Mr. Russell served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. James Murland, Downpatrick,
was admitted in Trinity Term, 1871, and
practised (recently in partnership with his
son, Mr. Charles M. Russell, under the style
of Messrs. William Russell and Son), at
Downpatrick.
Postal Services.
Under the new regulations for the delivery
of letters, the latest delivery in Dublin is that
at 6.10 p.m. Letters for Dublin from the
provinces, which reach Dublin by the evening
mail trains, will not now be delivered until
the following morning, but the delivery of a
letter on the evening of its arrival in Dublin
can be secured by sending it by Express
Delivery.
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In response to an inquiry whether legal
documents, such as briefs, copies of deeds,
affidavits or orders, may be now' sent by
Inland Book Post, which is at the rate of
one halfpenny postage not exceeding two
ounces in weight, and one halfpenny for
every additional two ounces or fraction of
two ounces, the following letter has been
received :— General Post Office,
London,
IZth January,
1916.
SIR,
I am directed by the Postmaster-General
to "refer to your communication of the 17th
December, addressed to the Secretary of the
Post Office
at Dublin,
respecting
the
admissibility at the Book Rate of postage of
documents such as briefs to Counsel, and
manuscript or typewritten copies of deeds,
and other legal documents such as affidavits
and orders of Court.
In reply, I am to inform you that the
transmission of such documents at the Book
Rate of postage will be provisionally allowed,
and that a description of them will, in. the
next edition of the Post Office Guide, be
included in the list of documents admissible
at that rate.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed), WALTER G. GATES.
The Secretary,
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
In order
to comply with Book Post
regulations, every packet, so sent, must be
sent either without a cover, or in a cover
open at the ends or sides, and no packet
may contain anything which is sealed or
otherwise closed against inspection, nor any
letter, unless the whole of such be printed.
No such packet must exceed 24 inches in
length, or 12 inches in width or depth.
Results of Examinations.
At the Preliminary Examination held upon
6th and 7th January, the following passed
the
examination,
and
their names
are
arranged in order of merit :—
1. Hutchinson E. Davidson.
2. Samuel A. French.
Michael Dorgan and Edmond R. McDonneh
have passed the modified Preliminary Exam
ination, for which they had liberty to present
themselves. The remaining candidates have
been postponed.
At the Final Examination held upon 3rd,
4th and 5th January, the following passed the
examination, and their names are arranged
in order of merit:—
1. Arthur P. Orr.
2. Stirling J. Seeds.
3. Patrick J. Collins.