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The motion was seconded by Mr. Louis E. O'Dea
and carried unanimously.
The following motion was then proposed by Mr.
James R. Quirke:—That Bye-law 13 be amended
by the addition to the first sentence thereof of the
following words " or on such other dates in the
months of May and November as
the Society
in General Meeting or the Council may from time
to time appoint." The motion was seconded by
Mr. William J. Norman and carried unanimously.
It was decided that the next Annual General
Meeting
should
be held on Thursday,
24th
November, 1949.
Mr. Michael L. O'Connell, Listowel, stated that
the Kerry Bar Association have had under consider
ation the advisability of asking the Department
of Justice to introduce legislation increasing the
jurisdiction of the District Court to £50 in contract,
and £25 in tort. Mr. Niall S. Gaffhey and Mr. Louis
E. O'Dea also addressed the meeting. The President
stated that it would be advisable to circularise
the Bar Associations on the matter, and that it
would be put on the Agenda for the Council for
consideration at an early date.
Mr. Mayne then rose and proposed a hearty vote
of thanks to the President for his work on behalf
of the Society during the past year. The motion
was carried with acclamation.
The President
briefly replied, and the meeting terminated.
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL
OCTOBER z8th. The President in the chair :
Also
present: Mr. James R. Quirke, Vice-President,
Messrs. G. A. Overend, James J. Lynch, Thomas
A. O'Reilly, C. E. Callan, F. J. Gearty, Roger
Greene, John J. Bolger, Joseph P. Tyrrell, W. S.
Hayes, Daniel O'Connell, William L. Duggan,
Joseph Barrett, P. R. Boyd, W. S. Huggard, H. St.
J. Blake, Dermot P. Shaw, William J. Norman,
L. E. O'Dea.
The following was among the business
trans
acted :
Application under Section 18
AN application from an intending apprentice to the
Chief Justice seeking exemption from the Pre
liminary examination was considered.
It was
decided not to oppose the application.
Lectures for Solicitors' Apprentices
IT was decided that the President should deliver
the first of four lectures to be given by members
of the Council on the Rights, Duties and Re
sponsibilities of solicitors ; Mr. G. A. Overend to
give a lecture to the apprentices on the subject
of Company Accounts;
and
the
Secretary
was authorised to obtain the services of lecturers
to deliver one lecture each on Criminal practice
and procedure and Income Tax practice.
Solicitors' remuneration
ON a
report from a Committee it was decided
to
issue a circular to every practising solicitor
with
a view to obtaining particulars of their
gross earnings
and
office
expenses and other
relevant information to be considered, and used
if necessary, in connection with any application
which may be deemed advisable for a further
increase in solicitors' remuneration as
the result
of further increases in solicitors' overhead expenses
and personal cost of living.
Delays in the Adjudication Office and the
Land Registry
ON a report from a Committee it was decided that
the delays
in
the above-mentioned departments
should be taken up with the heads of the depart
ments and with the Minister for Finance with
a view to securing the provision of adequate staffs
to enable the work of the departments to be carried
on without recurring delays.
Poor Prisoners' Defence
THE Council considered a report on the subject
of the inadequate amounts provided by the Depart
ment of Finance for solicitors' costs on the assign
ment of solicitor and counsel to defend a poor
person on the charge of murder. It was ordered
that a memorandum be submitted to the Minister
for Finance and
the Attorney-General on
the
subject, and
that
the President and Mr. Barrett
be appointed as a deputation to approach them
with reference to the matter.
NOVEMBER nth. The President in the chair :
Also
present: Mr. James R. Quirke, Vice-President,
Messrs. G. A. Overend, Daniel O'Connell, William
L. Duggan, Reginald J. Nolan, Joseph Barrett,
P. R. Boyd, William J. Norman, Henry P. Mayne,
Joseph P. Tyrrell, John J. Bolger, Dermot P. Shaw,
Thomas A. O'Reilly, Roger Greene, Arthur Cox,
P. F. O'Reilly.
The following was among the business trans
acted :
Applications under Sections 16 and 18
APPLICATIONS by a law clerk to the Council under
Section 16 for leave to be bound for three years,
and to the Chief Justice under Section 18 for exemp
tion from the Preliminary examination, was con-