The Gazette 1911-12

THE GAZETTE OF THE 0f

February, 1912.

Vol. V, No. 8.]

FOR CIRCULATION AMONGST MEMBERS.

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Special General Meeting. ON Tuesday, 2nd January, a Special General Meeting of the Society was held in the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, by order of the Council, in compliance with a requisi tion signed by twenty-four members of the Society, for the purpose of considering the following resolution :— " That the Government be requested to appoint Commissioners to hold an inquiry for the purpose of reporting with respect to the following matters :—(1) The complaints made and the grievances alleged to exist with regard to the procedure in the County Courts in Ireland : (2) what steps should be taken to improve such procedure. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Right Hon. the Chief Secretary for Ireland." The President (Mr. Gerald Byrne) was in the chair. The following members were also present:— Mr. R. Blair White (Vice-President), Sir George Roche. Sir John P. Lynch, Richard S. Reeves, W/S. Hayes, William Fry, R. A. Macnamara, George Collins, Patrick J. Bracly, M.P. ; C. St. G. Orpen, F. C. E. Bland, J. A. Denning, H. J. Synnott, M. Buggy, W. V. Seddall, James Henry, G. H. Lyster, R. G. Warren, C. G. Gamble, A. E. Bradley, T. C. Franks, A. V. Montgomery, A. Lloyd-Blood, James Moore, J. R. Stritch, A. H. Burne, James Davis, J. V. Fahy, H. Malley, S. Kerr, James Brady, L. Barren, W. J. Lundy, T. H. R. Craig, C. G. Thompson, E. H. Burne. W. G. Armstrong, M. J. O'Farrell, J. Minton, E. E/Brady, W. J. Byrne, G. A. G. Byrne, C. Friery, T. W, Delany (Longford), J. Moran,

J. M. McDowell, J. A. Carlyle, P. K. White, J. J. McDonald, J. J. Duggan, J. F. Dun- woody, F. J. Little, R. J. Dodd, M. Dawson, William Read, G. H. Parkes, H. Shannon (Nenagh), H. C. Neilson (Jr.), T. Mont gomery, W. H. Sutton, J. W. Killeen, J. W. Dyas, E. St. C. Bell, W. P. Carey, A. S. Machin, John Moran, 0. W. Kennedy, J. P. Collins, W. Grove White, W. H. Spence, J. R. Cresswell, J. Hawthorne, W. H. Fry, B. Thompson, W. H. Geoghegan, J. H. Callan, J. H. Walsh, P. Masterson, T. M. Gerrard, N. V. Lenehan, E. N. Edwards, J. P. Tyndall, A. H. S. Orpen, David Dunne. E. S. Lowe (Junr.), T. W. Franks, H. H. Bonass, J. J. O'Shee, M.P. (Carrick-on-Suir); S. H. Crawford, T. F. O'Brien (Clonmel), J. J. L. Murphy, H. K. Clay, Thomas Stephenson (Waterford). The Secretary (Mr. W. G. Wakely) read the notice convening the meeting, and stated that, this being a Special Meeting, there were no Minutes to be signed ; the Secretary also stated that the following members sent apologies for inability to be present at the Meeting:—Sir A. F. Baker, Mr. C. A. Stanuell, Mr. Charles W. Black (Belfast), Mr. John M. Whelan (Roscommon), Mr. M. J. O'Connor (Wexford), Mr. E. Fitz gerald (Mallow), and Mr. P. Maxwell (Lon donderry). THE PRESIDENT said:—Gentlemen, you have heard read the resolution that we have met to consider here to-day. This meeting has been called, as you are all aware, in pursuance of a requisition signed by a number of members of the Society asking the Council to call the meeting for the special purpose of considering this resolution. I