The Gazette 1918-19

THE GAZETTE

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January, 1919.

Vol. XII, No. 7.]

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Meetings of the Council

Publication of Statutes In reply to a letter from Sir Courtenay Ilbert, the Chairman of the Statute Law Committee, it was resolved to state that in the opinion of the Council it would be desirable, instead of issuing the volume of Statutes for each Session, to issue an annual volume for each calendar year irrespective of the length of the Parliamentary Session, and that it would be.-also desirable _tp numbe.r-' the Statutes by reference "to the_.y,ear_ in; which they are passed. - ..,...-- December 1 \tK\~~ '""" '-" """ "'' Twenty-four members were present. War Memorial The Council resolved that it be referred to ' the Privileges Committee to consider and report to the Council upon the matter of a Memorial to perpetuate the memory of those Irish Solicitors and Apprentices to Irish Solicitors who lost their lives in Naval or Military Service during-the War. Debt Collecting Circular A letter was read from a country member, enclosing a printed form of letter received by a client from a firm of Debt Collectors demanding payment of a debt and a sum for expenses. There was not in the letter any expression used which would convey the impression that it was issued by a firm of Solicitors, and the Council having been advised by Counsel, in reference to the issue of letters couched in similar terms on previous o casions, that the senders had not rendered themselves liable to penalties under Section 53 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, it was decided in this case to inform the member

December 4th. Twenty-seven members were present. Election of President and Vice-Presidents The Council elected Mr. Robert G. Warren to the office of President of the Society, and Mr. William T, Sheridan and-Mr. John H. Callan to the office of Vice-Presidents of the Society for-the year ending 26th November, 1919. • -••••- Increment Value Duty A letter was read from a country member, stating that when applying upon behalf of a lessor, who is resident out of Ireland, to have the I.. V, D- stamp affixed, he had been requested to give an undertaking on behalf of' the lessor for payment of the Duty. A reply was directed drawing the member's attention to Sec. 4 (3) (b) of the Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910, under which the Com missioners can require security to be given, but the Council intimated that the Solicitor cannot be compelled to personally give such security. Colonial Solicitors Act, 1900 In reply to a letter from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, it was resolved to state that the Council agree to the suggested revocation of the existing Orders applying the Colonial Solicitors Act to the Cape of Good Hope, Natal and the Transvaal, and to the issue of a new Order applying the Act to the entire Union of South Africa, the laws of which Colony permit the admission of Irish Solicitors without examination.