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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society ol Ireland.
FEBRUARY, 1919
but effectively depriving him of all benefit
from this extra remuneration for added
duties.
" That a copy of this resolution be sent
to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant,
the Lord Chancellor, the Chief Secretary,
the Under Secretary, and His Majesty's
Treasury."
It was resolved that His Excellency the
Lord Lieutenant be requested to receive a
deputation from the Council in reference to
the matter dealt with in above resolutiofi.
Resident Magistracy.
A
resolution was submitted from
the
Northern Law Society urging the appoint
ment of a Solicitor to the position of Resident
Magistrate in Belfast, and the following
resolution was passed :—
Resolved :—
" The Council of the Incorporated Law
Society of Ireland, having considered the
resolution of the Northern Law Society
urging the appointment of a member of the
Solicitors' profession
to
the office
of
Resident Magistrate at Belfast on the
pending vacancy taking effect, desire to
express their concurrence with the claim
put forward upon behalf of the Solicitors'
profession, and to urge the justice of
appointing a Solicitor to the office.
" The Council desire further to urge that
the claims of the Solicitors' profession to a
fair share of the appointments to the
Resident Magistracy in Ireland should be
recognised when an appointment is being
made to the vacancy in the office which
has
recently occurred,
and upon
the
making of future appointments.
" That copies of this resolution be sent
to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, to
the Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor, to
the Right Hon. the Chief Secretary for
Ireland, to the Law Officers, and to the
Under Secretary for Ireland."
Apportionment Orders.
A letter in reply was received from the
Irish Land Commission stating that the
matter of the delay in issuing of apportion
ment orders to which the Council had drawn
attention was now being dealt with.
January
29/A.
Twenty-seven Members were present.
Law Clerks' Salaries.
The
report of
the Committee of
the
Council,
to whom this subject had been
referred, was submitted.
The Committee
reported that on 28th inst. the Chairman and
Secretary of the Law Clerks' Society had by
request attended a meeting of the Committee,
when they put forward the claim for an
increase of 25 per cent, on the salaries paid
to Law Clerks as on 4th August, 1914, and
sought a resolution of the Council recom
mending the favourable consideration of this
claim by the profession. On the recommenda
tion of the Committee the Council adopted
the following resolution, and directed that a
copy be sent to the Law Clerks' Society :—
Resolved :—
" The Council of the Incorporated Law
Society of
Ireland, having heard
the
representations of the Law Clerks' Society,
recommend to the profession throughout
Ireland the favourable consideration of the
claim put forward by that Society upon
behalf of the Law Clerks in Ireland for an
increase of 25 per cent, on Law Clerks'
salaries as payable on the 4th August,
1914.
The Council
recommend
those
members of the profession who, up to the
present, have not granted any increase of
salary since that date, to now grant the
25
per
cent, sought
for, and where
members of the profession have since
August, 1914, granted an increase of a less
amount than 25 per cent., that they should
increase such amount up to the 25 per
cent."
Examination Results.
The Report of the Court of Examiners
upon the January Preliminary and Final
Examinations was submitted and adopted.
Sub-Sheriffs.
A
letter in reply was read from
the
Secretary of the Committee appointed by the
Lord Lieutenant to inquire and report upon
the law relating to Sub-Sheriffs in Ireland,
stating the Committee would be pleased to
consider suggestions put forward by the
Council. The preparation of suggestions was
referred to a Committee of the Council.