The Gazette 1949-1952

23. Turf Development. 24. Limerick City Management. 25. Housing (Amendment). 26. Local Government (Repeal of Enactments). 27. Nurses. 28. Rent Restrictions (Continuance and Amendment). 29. Industrial Development Public Authority. 30. MacSwiney (Pensions). 31. Expiring Laws. 32. Coinage. 33. Vocational Education (Amendment). 34. Supplies and Services (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946 (Continuance and Amendment). PRIVATE ACT (NO. 1 OF 1950) L ocal Government Provisional Orders Confirma­ tion Act, 1950 (relating to i. City o f Limerick Extension of Boundaries Order and 2. Bray Urban District Council Financial Relations Provisional Order). SOLICITORS’ BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION T he injustice of an annuity granted by a charitable body being treated as means for the purpose o f the Old Age Pensions Acts, was referred to by Mr. R. A . O’Brien, chairman, at the 87th annual meeting o f the Solicitors’ Benevolent Association, at the Four Courts, Dublin, on 26th January, 1951. Mr. O’Brien, who moved the adoption o f the annual report, said that recently a solicitor’s widow, o f over 70 years o f age, was elected to an annuity o f £52 10s. As a result, under the law as it stood at present, she forfeited her old age pension, with the consequence that the State benefited to the extent o f 17s. <5d. a week at the expense of the association. “ Charitable bodies like ours grant annuities after a most careful scrutiny o f applicants’ circumstances,” declared Mr. O’Brien, “ and it is not merely a hardship, but an injustice, that such pensions should be taken into account in the calculations o f means under the Old Age Pensions Acts. A ll charitable bodies similar to the association should press for the necessary relief in connection with any Govern­ ment social security scheme.” Mr. O’Brien said that they were sometimes asked : “ Why should there be a Solicitors’ Benevolent Association ? Are not solicitors a prosperous body ? ” In times gone by, when legal charges were relatively high and the profession was not grossly over-crowded, there may have been some truth in the idea of professional opulence. The times had changed, and the lot of many solicitors to-day was, financially, not a happy one. Five years’ apprenticeship, costing some £ 2,000 for maintenance and education ; the passing o f stiff 60

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE APPOINTMENT

A pplications are invited for a post of Member of Section in the Legal Division of the International Labour Office in Geneva. The successful applicant may be required to reside in Geneva or at any other place abroad. The work is of a legal nature and the following are the qualifications required:— (1) Nationality: Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, U.S.A. (2) Age : Not less than 23 nor more than 35 years. (3) A University degree, or the equivalent in professional experience. (4) Good general legal training; knowledge o f international law and constitutional law. (5) Languages: English and a working knowledge o f French. Spanish will be a useful additional qualification. Salary range : 4,410 to 7,850 American dollars, with possible promotion to a scale o f 7,850 to 9,700 dollars free of Swiss Income Tax. Any member interested may obtain further particulars from the Secretary. CALENDAR AND LAW DIRECTORY, 195 1 A ny member requiring a copy o f the Calendar, who has not already ordered one, should do so immediate­ ly, as the proofs are in the printers’ hands. The numbers printed are based on orders received. Price 7/6., postage free S/id. Remittance with order. PUBLIC STATUTES OF THE OIREACHTAS, 1950 1. Customs (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1945 (Continuance). 2. Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions). 3. Pensions (Increase). 4. Air Navigation and Transport. 5. Minerals Company (Amendment). 6. Irish Whiskey. 7. Local Government (Remission of Rates). 8. Central Fund. 9. Flax Act, 1936 (Suspension Act, 1950). 10. Exported Live Stock (Insurance). 11. Imposition of Duties (Confirmation of Order). 12. Transport. 13. Local Loans Fund (Amendment). 14. Social Welfare. 15. Erne Drainage and Development. 16. Land. 17. Imposition of Duties (Confirmation of Orders) (No. 2). 18. Finance.

19. Trade Union. 20. Appropriation.

21. Agricultural Workers (Holidays). 22. Rates on Agricultural Land (Relief).