The Gazette 1949-1952

August, 19 5 1

Vol. 45 No. 4

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

President

Vice-Presidents

Secretary

R oger G reene

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N ia ll S. G a ffn ey F rancis J. G ea rty

E ric A . P lunkett

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

clients are not allowed commission. On a report from a Committee it was decided that the Secretary should write to the Department of Finance asking that in future issues o f Government stocks, solicitors should be paid commission in the same manner as stockbrokers, bankers and other institutions when they make applications for stock on behalf of clients. Land Registry The Council considered proposed amendments to the Land Registration Rules affecting the issue of certified copies of folios and other documents. It was reported to the Council that in future when an appli­ cation is made to a local registry for a certified copy o f a folio the request is to be transmitted to the Central Office where a photostatic copy will be pre­ pared. It was decided to inform the Land Registra­ tion Rules Committee that the Council are opposed to any alterations in the rules or practice which will make the local registries less accessible to solicitors or reduce the facilities provided by those offices and that, in the view of the Council, the local registries are

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL J u ly 26th. The President in the Chair. Also pres­ ent : Messrs. Arthur Cox, Patrick R. Boyd, William J. Norman, John R. Halpin, Derrick M. Martin, James J. O’Connor, Christopher E. Callan, John F. Foley, Gerald J. O’Donnell, Thomas A. O’Reilly, Henry St. J. Blake, Joseph Barrett, James R. Quirke, John J. Sheil, Maurice M. Power, Sean 0 hUadhaigh, Reginald J. Nolan, Dermot P. Shaw, John J. Nash, Patrick F. O’Reilly. The following was among the business trans­ acted :— Government Loans—Commission The Council considered the terms of conversion of Government loans. The circular issued by the Bank of Ireland on instructions from the Department of Finance states that commission will be allowed to bankers, stockbrokers and financial houses who re­ turn applications for amounts o f stock bearing their stamps on behalf o f client or customers. Solicitors who complete and return applications on behalf of