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exclusively or at all. Formerly the County solicitors

were invariably employed on the basis of taxed

costs but of recent years the practice has been to

fill appointments as they become vacant through the

Appointments Commissioners the successful can–

didates being remunerated by a fixed salary.

A deputation from the Council recently attended

at the Custom House to interview the Assistant

Secretary of the Local Government Department.

It was urged on behalf of the Council that in all

part-time appointments where the solicitor provides

his own office and staff with the right to carry on

independent practice the terms of the appointment

should be on the basis of taxed solicitor and client

costs, and that the system of appointing solicitors

to part-time positions on

salaries

should be

discontinued, as being unfair to the profession.

The position is different in regard to whole-time

appointments where the solicitor is provided with

free office accommodation and staff.

It was also

suggested by the deputation that the positions of

solicitor to a County Council and solicitor to an

Urban District Council within the County area

should not be amalgamated having regard to the

likelihood of a conflict of interest arising in matters

such as malicious injuries claims. While the Assistant

Secretary was not prepared to commit his Depart–

ment to any particular course of action, it is thought

that the representations made on behalf of the

Council on the above matters will have some effect.

The representations from the Council, referred to

above, have a direct bearing on

the proposed

appointment of a solicitor to the Offaly County

Council and the Tullamore Urban District Council.

This advertisement was

also criticised on

the

ground that the salary offered is expressed to include

travelling

and

subsistence

expenses

in Courts

situate in the County of Offaly and it was suggested

that whether the appointment is made on the basis

of taxed solicitor and client costs or of a salary

the solicitor should be paid his travelling and sub–

sistence expenses in addition to his remuneration.

Mr. Keery served his apprenticeship with the

late Mr. James Robinson of Dublin; was admitted

in Hilary Sittings, 1915, and practised at 19 Fleet

Street, Dublin.

MR. .PATRICK F. MOLONY, Solicitor, died at Fitz-

william Nursing Home, Dublin, on i6th July, 1946.

Mr. Molony served his apprenticeship with the

late Mr. Patrick J. Brady, Dublin; was admitted

in Michaelmas Sittings, 1929, and practised in Ennis.

THE REGISTRY

(i) Entries will be accepted from solicitors for the

Registry under

the

following headings :

Sec–

tion A Practices'

for

sale,

partnerships

and

assistantships

vacant;

Section

B. Practices,

partnerships and assistantships sought; Section

C. Miscellaneous

information

required,

books,

office equipment, etc., wanted or for sale.

(2) Each

entry accepted will be made in

the appropriate

section of the register which is open for inspection

at

the Society's offices during business hours.

Each entry accepted will also be published once

in the Society's

Gazette:

If the advertiser wishes,

the entry and advertisement in the

Gazette

may be

over a box number.

(3) Charges for each entry in

the Register

(including one publication

in

the

Society's

Gazette) ;

members of the Society 3/-

for 30 words or less and id. for each additional

word over 30. Other solicitors double the rate

for members of the Society.

(4) Replies to entries

in the Register and advertisements will not be

forwarded by the Society unless postage is pre–

paid.

(5) Replies

to advertisements should be

marked with the appropriate Box No. and addressed

to the Society.

(6) The use of the Registry by

solicitors is subject to general conditions, copies

of which may be obtained from the Secretary.

LEGAL APPOINTMENT

MR. TIMOTHY P. COFFEY, Solicitor, of Dundalk,

has been appointed a Justice of the District Court in

succession to the late District Justice Meagher.

Section A

EXPERIENCED Assistant, qualified or unqualified, required.

Full particulars to John J. McDonald & Co., Solictitors,

116 Grafton Street, Dublin.

OBITUARY.

MR. WILLIAM J. KEERY,

Solicitor, died at his

residence, 8 Cowper Drive, Ranelagh, Dublin, on

ijth July, 1946.

Section B

SOLICITOR recently qualified wishes to purchase partnership

in progressive City firm. Box No. B. 120.

Solicitor qualified 1946 requires post in City firm with a

view to obtaining wider experience. Box No. 121.