155 / 364
Francis J. Lanigan
....................................... 523
tenary Year, the year on which I
first was fortunate
John Maher
................................................ 515
enough to become a member of the Council. That year
Augustus Cullen
.......................................... 511
was outstanding in the history of the Society and its
Thomas A. O'Reilly ....................................... 508
success was in a very great way due to the efforts and
Patrick Noonan ............................................. 497
ability of the President, Arthur Cox. Even his resignation
Peter E. O'Connell
....................................... 497
some years later from the Council was a hard blow.
Daniel J. O'Connor ....................................... 489 May he rest in peace. Another loyal member of the
Robert McD. Taylor
.................................... 484
Society who passed away was Mr. Cecil Stapleton of
Ralph J. Walker
.......................................... 478
Dublin who was a member of the Council from 1936-46
John J. Nash ................................................ 472
and Vice-President for the year 1940. Mrs. Maureen
Patrick O'Donnell
....................................... 467
Gallen (nee Hawthorne) of Dublin perhaps the first lady
Niall S. Gaffney
.......................................... 465
to succeed
to her father's practice and carry it on
William A. Osborne ....................................... 465
successfully for many years. She occupied the position of
George A. Nolan
....................................... 457
Lecturer in Practice for the Society for some years.
Patrick C. Moore
.......................................... 442
Other members were James Reilly, Clonmel, Charles
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
.................................... 433
Magwood, Dublin, Desmond Early, Carlow, John M.
Joseph P. Black ............................................. 427
O'Farrell, Dublin, Philip Smith, Cavan, James Raymond,
James W. O'Donovan
.................................... 426
Listowel, Albert E. Ashton, Dublin, Patrick J. Donnelly,
Thomas H. Bacon .......................................... 422 Westport, Thomas Hanefey, Dublin,
John Plunkett
Brendan A. McGrath
.................................... 422
Dillon, Dublin, Francis Collins, Dublin, Robert Sheehan,
George G. Overend
....................................... 415
Dublin, John Colman, Dublin, Joseph D. Simon, Galway,
Desmond J. Moran
....................................... 408
Francis L. Scott, Dublin, David R. Pigot, Dublin, Kevin
Thomas V. O'Connor
.................................... 397
J. O'Shaughnessy, Waterford, Daniel P. King, Tralee,
Peter D. M. Prentice
.................................... 387
John F. Connolly, Kinsale and Owen Binchy, Charleville.
Gerald Y. Goldberg ....................................... 386
You will have noticed that two of our former col-
Timothy J. C. O'Keeffe ................................. 365
leagues on the Council have not felt able to go forward
James R. Green
.......................................... 359
again for re-election, Mr. William Comerford, Galway,
Raymond A. French ....................................... 356
and Mr. William Tormey will be sadly missed. May I
take
this opportunity of thanking them for all
their
The scrutineers returned the foregoing as duly elected
efforts and Mr. Tormey in particular for his efforts
members of
the Council for 1965-66. The following
to make the May Weekend in his home town a success-
candidates also received
the number of votes placed
ful outing.
after their names :
SOLICITORS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
Robert W. R. Johnston
................................. 338
Samuel V. Crawford
.................................... 283
Last January, I had
the honour of addressing the
Thomas Jackson (Jnr.)
................................. 273
Annual General Meeting of the Solicitors Benevolent
Francis A. Gibney .......................................... 250
Association. I said then that many if -not all of my pre-
Edward J. C. Dillon ....................................... 248
decessors . had expressed
the view
that
the Solicitors
Norman A. Pielow
...................:................... 197
Benevolent Association was worthy of the support of all
the profession.
I make no excuse for repeating that
The Chairman declared the result of the ballot
statement.
It does
still
seem
that my predecessors'
in accordance with the scrutineers report.
efforts have not been wholly
fruitful. There are a
On the proposal of Senator T. T. Nash seconded
numb,er of solicitors who are not yet members. I appeal
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to a" of
them and especially our young members to
by Mr. G. M. Doyle the audited accounts and
join The Association w£h its fimited }und° carried out a
balance sheet for the year ended 30th April, 1965
charity the merit of which cannot be assessed in words.
circulated with the agenda were adopted. The
I am not very kindly disposed to appeals by charities for
President signed the accounts.
fVnds, by way ?f legacie,s but I do know that the Associa-
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tlon has benehtted and does benefit that way at times.
On the proposal of Mr. P. C. Moore seconded
Sometimes, an opportune word might do no harm to a
by Mr. J. W. O Donovan, Messrs Kevans and
suitable prospective testator. I would again appeal to
Sons were reappointed auditors.
the Government to give all the Association's donees the
The President moving the adoption of the re-
benefits °f every possible relief from taxation and to
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except any contribution given by the Association from
port of the Council said:
any means
test
for any
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being paid out of
Government funds.
Ladies and Gentlemen: This is a solemn moment for
me. It is the second and probably the last time that I
LAND ACT
will have the honour of addressing a General Meeting of
the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. Before I pro-
The Land Act has become Law and it is one of the
ceed further with my address, I have to record with
most
troublesome Acts which any Government could
sincere regret the demise of the many members during
conceive. It has given all the profession many head-
the last year. First of all, I must refer to the tragic death
aches and has undoubtedly increased the already over-
of Father Arthur Cox whose brilliant career was cut
taxing complexities of conveyancing. We are alleged to
short earlier this year in a most tragic fashion. To try to
make money from that part of our practices but we
enlarge on his merits or even list his many achievements
certainly earn it. Even one simple little example illus-
would take more time than I have at my disposal. Suffice
trates this—every mortgagee of every property outside
it is to say that he was our President during our Cen-
an urban area has to sign a certificate of compliance
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