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THE GAZETTE
OF THE
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Vol. XII, No. 9.]
March, 1919-.
T FOR CIRCULATION
|_ AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings ol the Council.
February \Wi.
.Twenty-six Members were present.
War Memorial.
A report was submitted from a Committee
of the Council, and of Past-Presidents of the
Society, who had under consideration a
reference from the Council to report upon a
suitable form of Memorial to those Irish
Solicitors and Apprentices to Irish Solicitors
who had lost their lives in the war.
The report recommended that the form of
Memorial should be a Tablet, with suitable
inscription and a record of the names of the
Solicitors and of the Apprentices, to be
erected on the wall of the staircase leading
from the entrance door of the Solicitors'
Buildings to the Society's Hall. The report
further recommended that the Council should
issue a circular to the Members of the
Solicitors' profession
in
Ireland
inviting
subscriptions to a Memorial Fund, the sub
scription to be limited to a sum of one guinea
from each Solicitor.
The report was adopted by the Council,
and it was referred to the Committee to
prepare the circular and to take all necessary
steps to further the Memorial, and to report
their proceedings to the Council.
Costs Query. Additional Remuneration Rules.
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A report was read from the Costs Com
mittee upon the following query jointly
submitted for decision :—
Query :
—A contract for sale of lands was
entered into by a tenant for life on 31st May,
1918, and the conveyance was executed on
12th December, 1918. With the exception
of the negotiations for sale, all the legal work
was done between the dates referred to. The
Vendor's Solicitor claimed the additional
remuneration as provided by the Order,
dated 7th May, 1918, made pursuant to the
Solicitors Remuneration Act, 1881.
The
Solicitor for the Settled Land Act Trustees
objected to the claim for the additional
remuneration owing to the contract being
dated prior to the 1st July, 1918.
The Committee expressed the opinion that
the Vendor's Solicitor was entitled to the
additional remuneration prescribed by the
Order of 7th May, 1918.
The report of the Committee was adopted.
February 26th.
Twenty-seven Members were present.
Death of Mr. Robert Powell.
The President referred to the death of
Mr. Robert Powell, Solicitor, and a resolution
was passed expressing the sympathy of the
Council with their colleague, Mr. W. J.
Shannon, on the death of Mr. Powell, his
son-in-law, and with Mrs. Powell.
Law Clerks' Salaries.
A letter was read from the Secretary of the
Law Clerks' Society acknowledging the receipt
of the resolution of the Council passed upon
29th January (which appeared in the GAZETTE
of February), and stating that a general
meeting of the members of the Law Clerks'
Society was held on 17th February, at which
the following resolution was passed : —" This
" meeting having carefully considered the
" resolution of the Incorporated Law Society,
" are of opinion that it does not meet the;
" requirements of Law Clerks."