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Vol. V, No, 1.]
May, 1911.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS.
Annual Subscriptions.
MEMBERS are reminded
that the annual
subscription to the Society (£1, Town Mem
bers and such Country Members as vote at
election of Ordinary Members of Council,
10s., other Country Members, and 10s. all
members admitted to the profession less than
three years) became due upon the 1st day of
May, as well as annual press rent (5s.)
Half-Yearly General Meeting.
THE Half-yearly General Meeting of
the
Society will be held in the Hall of the Society,
Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin,
on Tuesday, the 16th day of May, 1911, to
elect Auditors, to nominate Scrutineers of
Ballot
for Council
to be held on 21st
November, 1911, and to transact such further
business as may come before the meeting.
The chair will be taken at two o'clock, p.m.
New Members.
THE
following joined
the Society during
April, 1911 :—
Cronhelm, Theodore, 19 Eustace Street,
Dublin.
Fahy, John V., Oldcastle.
Meeke, William C., 119 Stephen's Green,
West, Dublin.
Meetings of the Council.
April 5th.
Irish Land Commission.
THE notice to Solicitors from the Iiish Land
Commission published in the Legal Diary
of 31st March, which stated that £5,000,000
purchase money awaited distribution and
requested Solicitors to proceed without delay
to have Schedules of Incumbrances settled
and listed was considered, and as the Council
came to the conclusion that such notice
might leave an impression that there was
general delay on the part of the Solicitors'
profession,
it was decided
to
ask Mr.
Justice Wylie to receive a deputation from
the Council upon the matter.
Record of Solicitors' Ages.
A letter from the Chief Secretary's Office
asking if the Society had records showing the
ages of Solicitors was read, and the Secretary
was directed
to
reply
that
the Society
had records which presumably contain the
ages of Solicitors admitted since 1871, but
that the Council would not feel at liberty
to disclose the information without authority
from each individual Solicitor in reference to
whose age enquiry might be made.
Hospital Patients.
A letter was considered from the Honorary
Secretary of the Royal Victoria Hospital,
Belfast, stating that the Committee of the
Hospital seek the co-operation of the Council
in stopping the practice of persons visiting
patients
in
the Hospital on behalf of
Solicitors, and it was decided before dealing
with the matter to communicate with the
Northern Law Society.
Bating Appeals.
The attention of the Council was drawn by
a member of the Society, who upon behalf