The Gazette 1949-1952

the report o f the Council for the year just ended. The report this year was circulated later than usual. We could not have it printed earlier as the examin­ ation results were delayed on account o f the addit­ ional work imposed on the Examiners following the extension o f the final examination from two to three days, and the Intermediate examination from one to two days. However, I think you have all had time to read the report before the meeting, and this will save me from the necessity o f going into the various matters with which it deals in detail. Since the Ordinary General Meeting o f the Society in May last, death has taken its usual toll from the profession. We have lost an old and valued member o f the Council in the late William S. Hayes, who died during the long vacation. I will not here attempt to express the deep sense o f personal loss experienced by each member o f the Council and the loss which the profession has suffered in the death o f a member who served on the Council for almost 60 years. I have elsewhere paid a tribute to the character and personality o f the late William Hayes. I am sure in doing so I expressed the sentiments of the entire profession. The following members o f the profession also died since the last meeting:-—-Patrick F. McCormack, Laurence J. O’Neill, Hugh O’Brien Moran, William J. O’Meara, John R. Peart, and we wish to express our sympathy with their relatives. C ircuit C ourt R ules : From the point o f view o f the practice o f the Courts one o f the most important events during the past 12 months has been the completion by the Circuit Court Rules Committee under the Chairman­ ship o f Mr. Justice Shannon, o f their labours, and the publication o f the Circuit Court Rules. Two members o f the Council served on the Committee— which met weekly over a period o f years—namely, Mr. Sean O hUaidhaigh, and Mr. Joseph Tyrrell. To these members o f the Council the Society is indebted for the work which they have done on behalf of the profession. I am sure that the new rules will facilitate the business o f our Clients in the Circuit Court and remove the defects which were found in the former procedure. The new rules contain complete schedules o f costs, and for the first time it has been possible to draw up scales o f costs as between party and party in cases under the Land­ lord and Tenants Acts, 1931 and 1943- This will remedy a serious defect in the old procedure whereby an unreasonable landlord or an unreasonable tenant could institute or defend proceedings with­ out having to pay the costs o f the opposite side. I am glad to say that the rules have also been greatly improved by the inclusion o f an adequate Index 36

the Meeting was taken as read. The minutes of the Half-yearly Meeting held on 18th May, 1950, were read, confirmed and signed by the Chairman. The audited Accounts of the Society for the year ended 30th April, 1950, were unanimously adopted and, with the consent o f the meeting, were signed by the Chairman. Messrs. Kevans & Sons were re­ appointed Auditors for the year to end 30th April, 1951. The Secretary read the report of the Scrutineers o f the Ballot for the election of the Council and Provincial Delegates on the Council for the year to end on the day before the date of the Ordinary General Meeting in November, 1951, which stated that for the office o f Provincial Delegate the following had been returned unopposed:— Ulster, Derrick M. Martin; Munster, John J. Dundon; Leinster, Reginald J. Nolan, and that for the office of Provincial Delegate for Connaught, two candidates had been duly nominated, namely, Christopher E. Callan and Gerald Maguire, and that the result of the Ballot were as follow s: Christopher E. Callan, 28 votes, and Gerald Maguire, 25 votes, and that accordingly, Christopher E. Callan was elected Provincial Delegate for Connaught, and Gerald Maguire Supplemental Delegate for the same Province. The report further stated that the following had been elected as the thirty-one ordinary members of the Council, having received the number of votes placed after their respective names: Henry St. J. Blake, 474 ; Arthur Cox, 466; William J. Norman, 462; Thomas A . O’Reilly, 444; Dermot P. Shaw, 440; Joseph Barrett, 436; John Carrigan, 434; - Patrick R. Boyd, 4 33; Patrick F. O’Reilly, 427; James J. O ’Connor, 424; Daniel O’ Connell, 4 18 ; Sean 6 hUadhaigh, 405 ; George A . Overend, 388 ; Joseph P. Tyrrell, 376 ; Desmond R. Counahan, 374; Gerald J. O’Donnell, 371 ; Louis E. O’Dea, 370 ; Desmond Mayne, 363 ; John R. Halpin, 362 ; John J. Nash, 358 ; William L. Duggan, 355 ; William S. Huggard, 354; John J. Bolger, 345 ; James R. Quirke, 330; Niall S. Gaffney, 328; Francis Gearty, 327; Roger Greene, 326; John S. O’Connor, 315 ; Maurice Power, 3 14 ; Laurence F. Branigan, 294; John J. Sheil, 2 8 1; with the following as the supplemental list, in case of vacancies: Ralph J. Walker, 268; Patrick J. Murphy, 266 ; Thomas O’Neill, 227. The President declared the result o f the election in accordance with the Scrutineers’ report. The President in moving the adoption of the Report said: L adies and G entlemen , You have now had in your hands for some days