The Gazette 1918-19

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Vol. XII, No. 8.]

February, 1919.

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Meetings of the Council.

Clerks of the Crown and Peace. The Council having been informed that the Treasury are still urging the reduction of salaries of Clerks of the Crown and Peace, on the occurrence of vacancies in that office, passed the following resolution :— Resolved : " The Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland desire to record their strong and emphatic protest against the action of His Majesty's Treasury in attempting, as each vacancy arises, to reduce the salaries payable to Clerks of the Crown and Peace. " These are practically the only positions of honour and emolument under the Crown open to the Solicitors' profession, and the constant reduction of the salaries must inevitably deter the most experienced and suitable practitioners from being candidates for the office. " As a result of continuous legislation extending the jurisdiction of the County Courts in Equity, and in all matters relating to Employers' Liability and Workmen's Compensation, the Clerk of the Crown and Peace has become responsible for the disbursement and control of monies which are increasing in amounts by thousands of pounds in cash, with a corresponding addition to his duties and obligations. He has further to discharge new and onerous duties in connection with the Local Registration of Title and the Franchise Acts, and the fact that Parlia ment has recognised and provided for his right to remuneration for these new duties proves that it did not regard him as already overpaid for his ordinary services as Clerk of the Crown and Peace, while the Treasury by the policy complained of, are unjustly

January 15th. Twenty-six Members were present. Death of Mr. Jacob T. Geoghegan

The President referred to the death of Mr. Jacob T. Geoghegan, B.L., Assistant Probate Registrar, who had always shown much courtesy to members of the profession and their assistants ; and it was resolved that the sympathy of the Council be con veyed to his widow and family in their bereavement. Sir John Ross, Bart. The congratulations of the Council were directed to be conveyed to the Right Hon. Mr. Justice Ross on the honour which His Majesty has conferred upon him. Sir George Fottrell, K.C.B. It was resolved that the congratulations of the Council be conveyed to Sir George Fottrell, K.C.B., a past member of the Council, on the honour which His Majesty has conferred upon him. Law Clerks' Salaries. The President informed the Council that he had presided on the 13th inst. at the Annual Meeting of the Law Clerks' Society, on which occasion the claim of the Society put forward upon behalf of the Law Clerks of Ireland for increase of salaries was discussed, and that he had promised to bring the matter before the Council. The Council referred the subject to a Committee for report.