The Gazette 1944-46

Overend seconded that the best thanks of the Society be given to the President for his great services to the profession during his year of office and for his Presidential address. The motion was carried with acclamation. The President thanked the meeting and the proceedings terminated. SOLICITORS' APPRENTICES' DEBATING SOCIETY. THE Inaugural Meeting of the Solicitors' Appren tices' Debating Society of Ireland was held on October 26th, when the Auditor, Mr. Scan M. Flanagan, B.A., delivered an address on "Inter national Ireland." The Chair was taken by Mr. Patrick F. O'Reilly, President of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. The speakers were : An Tanaiste, Mr. Sean F. Lemass, T.D., Minister for Industry and Commerce ; Mr. James M. Dillon, Barrister-at-Law, T.D. ; Senator F. M. Summer- field, P.C.; Mr. Carroll O'Daly, S.C. The following medals were presented by Mr. O'Reilly:— Oratory, Incorporated Law Society's Gold Medal: F. Martin ; Society's Silver Medal: S. O Cuinnag- ain. Special Certificate : K. Lynch. Legal Debate : President's Gold Medal: S. M. Flanagan. Society's Silver Medal: F. Martin. Impromptu speeches : Vice-President's Gold Medal: Miss M. Maye. Vice-President's Silver Medal: S. M. Flanagan. Irish Debate: Society's Medal: H. J. Flattery. Society's Silver Medal : M. Mclnally. Ex-Auditor's Silver Medal: Miss J. McGuinness. First Year Speeches, Society's Silver Medal: G. J. Colley. Composition, Incorporated Law Society's Gold Medal: B. J. Daly. LEGAL APPOINTMENT. MR. Patrick D. Jordan, Solicitor, Ermiscorthy, has been appointed County Registrar for Wexford, in room of Mr. Michael J. Dwyer, on Mr. Dwyer's appointment as County Registrar of Wicklow. DISTRICT COURT DISTRICTS (DUBLIN) ORDER, 1945. THE above Order (S. R. & O., 1945, No. 279) is now on sale at the Government Publications Office, 3-4 College Street. The effect of the Order is to extend the limits of the Dublin Metropolitan area. The new area is shown on a section of the ordnance map which is printed as part of the order.

travelling they must do. We are taking up this matter with the Department of Industry and Commerce, and we shall do what we can to obtain these allowances. My term of office as President is coming to an end. I express my deep gratitude to the members of the Council for the help they have given me. They have throughout the year given me all the assistance which I required. To the members of the Society in general too, I am indebted, and, in particular, to its young members, and its new members. May I say that we, on the Council, much appreciate their co-operation with us. To our Secretary, Mr. Plunkett, I am much indebted. He has been ever ready and willing to assist, and were it not for his material help, the work of your President would have been heavy. I am afraid that, at times, I overburdened him. I thank him very much for his great assistance. I now move the adoption of the Annual Report. Mr. W. S. Hayes seconded the adoption of the Report. The following members of the Society addressed the meeting on the Annual Report: Messrs. T. D. McLoughlin, Noel Purcell, Thomas Maguire and Brendan T. Walsh. The President replied to the points raised by members and the motion for the adoption of the Report was put to the meeting and carried. Mr. Brendan T. Walsh then proposed and Mr. Noel Purcell seconded a motion deploring the failure of the Minister for Justice to act on the considered submissions of the profession in regard to the new scale of Land Registry fees and calling on him to reconsider his attitude. The following amendment to the motion having been proposed by Mr. James McCourt and seconded by Mr. Desmond Moran was, by permission of the meeting, accepted by the proposer of the sub stantive motion who withdrew his motion in favour of the amendment: "That the matter be referred back to the Council to summon a meeting of all solicitors in Ireland (to which the general public will be admitted) so that the effects of the Order may be made public," Messrs. McCourt, Purcell and O hUadhaigh spoke to the amend ment and stated that the profession as a whole were dissatisfied with the new Fee Order and considered it harsh and unjust in its effects. The President summed up. The amendment was then put to the meeting as a motion and declared lost. Mr. A. E. Walker then proposed and Mr. G. A.

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