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which was coming to an end. He congratu
lated him upon his very successful year of
office, and also upon heading the list of the
Council
for
the coming year.
No one
deserved
that position better
than Mr.
Shannon,
for during
the past year Mr.
Shannon had
a very
troublesome
and
ardous term of office, and he had neither
spared himself nor, he might say, his pocket.
He had a vast amount of work with the
Local Government Board, and he thought he
had carried it through with the greatest
possible success. Although they had not got
as much as they wished, they got more than
was originally intended (applause).
MR. FRANKS said he had great pleasure
in seconding the resolution, and he joined,
as he was sure they all did, in the apprecia
tion of Mr. Shannon's services. He did not
think anyone could have done better than
he had done during his year of office.
The vote
of
thanks was
carried by
acclamation.
THE PRESIDENT said he was very much
obliged to them for the vote of thanks. The
Council did him the honour, nearly twelve
months
ago, of" selecting him
as
their
President, and he thanked them then as he
did now for the great honour they did him
in making that selection. He had also to
thank the members of the Society who had
by their votes put him at the top of the
elected members of the Council on the present
occasion. , There were
some matters
of
difficulty, but in dealing with them he had
had the loyal support of each member of the
Council (hear, hear). He had felt nervous
as to whether he had done really as well as
he ought to have done on behalf of the
profession,
and,
therefore,
he
esteemed
greatly the honour which they did him by
electing him to the position on the Council,
because he regarded it as a vote of confidence
(applause).
The proceedings then terminated.
Meetings of the Council.
November 3rd.
The Late Lord Justica FitzGibbon.
A LETTER was read from Mr. FitzGibbon,
K.c., on behalf of the family of the late Lord
Justice FitzGibbon, thanking the Council for
their resolution of sympathy, and expressing
the family's appreciation of the terms of the
resolution.
The Late Sir Frederick Falkiner.
A letter was read from Mr. R. B. Falkiner.
asking the Council to accept on behalf of the
Society an engraving of the late Sir Frederick
Falkiner, Recorder of Dublin. A letter in
reply was directed to be written to Mr.
Falkiner, expressing the cordial thanks of
the Council for the presentation.
Court of Examiners.
The Report of the Court of Examiners,
giving the result of the October Preliminary
and Final Examinations, and as to the award
of the Findlater Scholarship, was submitted
and adopted.
Apprentices' Debating Society.
Resolutions passed at a General Meeting
of Solicitors' Apprentices, held upon 27th
October, asking the Council to sanction the
formation of a new Debating Society, and
to prepare bye-laws for such a Society, were
received, and were referred to the Court of
Examiners for consideration.
Telephones.
A report from the House Committee upon
the working of the Society's telephones was
read, and it was resolved not to make any
change in the existing arrangements.
Annual Report.
The draft annual report of the Council was
considered, and amended, .and as amended
was adopted.
November lltli.
Labourers (Ireland) Act
Letters were read from members upon the
subject of
taxation of costs under
the
Labourers (Ireland) Order, 1909, and were
referred to the Costs' Committee.
Assurance Companies Bill.
This Bill, which was introduced in the
House of Lords, was considered, and amend
ments weie approved of for the purpose of
securing that in the case of a company
registered in, or having its head office in,
Ireland, the £20,000 deposit should be made
with the Accountant-General of the Supreme