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charity the merit of which cannot be assessed in words. It gives to the dependants of deceased solicitors some iota of comfort in their old age and destitution. The latter circumstance does not arise from any neglect or default of the solicitor but more from misfortune of various types—the principal one being, I am sure, ill health of him- or herself or of some immediate member of the family. I, from my own experience inside the last few months, know what ill health can cost and I am living in the day when one can insure against such losses. The present donees of the annuities from the Association did not have that opportunity and bills must have weighed heavily upon them and would weigh heavily on them because they still cannot be insured. Former members of our profession or their dependants who get the grants have no source of income or other fund to which they can turn and for this reason alone they deserve help. Another cause for anxiety is the decrease in the value of money. This means that every annuity being paid is becoming of less value and greater hardships are being endured by our less fortunate brethren. I know the Council of the Association have this very much to the fore in their deliberations and have as stated in the report done their best to deal with this but they cannot act without funds. For this reason, I would ask everyone present who is a member of a Bar association to bring the matter up before his association to try and ensure that everyone in it is also a contributor to the Association. I had intended before I read the report suggesting to the Council that they should seriously consider asking the members for an increase in subscription. £1 to-day is very little and if this were doubled I still feel sure no members would lapse, to reduce the mercenary element to its lowest level. I would point out that income tax is allowed by the Revenue Commissioners on contributions. I do not think that we can hope for any great increase in voluntary subscriptions either casual or annual. This is a matter for the directors and I would not presume to interfere. They have the experience of years behind them. I was surprised to read that an annuity was advertised and only attracted two applicants. Whether this is a good or bad sign, I cannot say but I do feel that somewhere throughout the country there must be some people eligible who are not in dire want but to whom an extra £50 per annum would be a godsend in allowing them to get what I might for want of a better word call " comparative luxuries ". Do we not all want these in our later years whether in a modest or an extravagant degree ? As a corollary to this, might I mention that the Association has for many years been pressing for 79

Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1965—33/1965. Vocational Education Committees—Allowances to Members increased—226/1964. Vocational Education—Conditions regulating Contracts after 2nd November, 1964—234/1964.

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Social Welfare—Additional Conditions for receipt of Un employment Benefit by share Fishermen prescribed— _ 244/1964. Social Welfare (Disability, Unemployment and Marriage Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965, which increases to io/— per day the amount which applicant may receive without affecting unemployment benefit—18/1965. Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1964—Sections 5, 8, 9 and io in force from ist November, 1964—238/ 1964. Unemployment Assistance Employment Period Order 1965— 43/1965. Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1963, ist January, 1965—291/1964. Air Navigation—Warsaw Convention, 1929, as amended by Hague Protocol—applied to non-international carriage by air after ist February, 1965—264/1964. Athlone (Co. Westmeath) Parking Bye-Laws, 1964—17/1965. Ballina (Co. Mayo) Parking Bye-Laws, 1964—27/1965. Cavan Traffic and Parking Bye-Laws, 1964—28/1965. Cork Airport (Parking Fees) Bye-Laws, 1964, in force from I2th October, 1964—241/1964. Drogheda (Co. Louth) Traffic and Parking Bye-Laws, 1964— 267/1964. Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Traffic (One Way Streets) (Amend ment) Temporary Rules, 259/1964—44/1965. Galway Traffic and Parking Bye-Laws, 1964—235/1964. Monaghan Parking Bye-Laws, 1964—252/1964. Mullingar (Co. Westmeath) Parking Bye-Laws, 1964—8/1965. Navan (Co. Meath) Parking Bye-Laws, 1964—31/1965. Road Vehicles (Index Marks) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965 —30/1965. in force from ThePresident ofthe Society speaking at i o i stAnnual General Meeting of Solicitors' Benevolent Associa tion said— Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to be able to address you here to-day in my capacity as President of the Incorporated Law Society. Many if not all of my predecessors have expressed the view most earnestly that the Solicitors' Benevolent Association is worthy of the support of all the profession. It seems also that their efforts have not been wholly fruitful. There are a number of solicitors in the country, I use country in its fullest sense, who are not yet members. The Association with its limited funds carries out a TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC SUBJECT MATTER AND REFERENCE NUMBERS SOLICITORS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION