LAW SOCIETY.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 179, 30 July 1889, Page 5

LAW SOCIETY.

HALF-YEARLY REPORT,

The half-yearly meeting of the Auckland Law Society was held at the R.M. Court this afternoon, when the following report for the six months ending June 30th, 1889, was read :— At the last annual meeting of the Society it was resolved to purchase a large number of new books for the Supreme Court library. The order has been sent to England. It will comprise many books by new authors which are much required, and also later editions of some works at present in the library. When these are obtained the older editions will be available for the use of the District Court Library. A new catalogue of the books in the Supreme Court Library has been made, and will, ib is hoped, be of great service to the profession.

A complaint of professional misconduct on the part of a country solicitor has been received by the Council. The Council, after considering an explanation of the matter submitted to them by the solicitor in question, referred it to a committee, and the subject is now under consideration.

A letter has been received from Mr Humphreys, solicitor, informing the Council that a Mr James Rae had charged for drawing up two bills of sale, he being an unqualified person. The Council have been advised that, under fche circumstances, it is not advisable to proceed further in the matter.

The Society for the year 1888 paid £72 ls 6d as fcheir proportion of the expenses in connection with the two examinations of candidates for admission as barristers and solicitors of the Supreme Court, and £11 4s 6d in connection with the postage of the examination papers, in all £83 6s. For the year 1889, the amount will be considerably increased, the Society having already paid £66 19s 8d as their proportion of the expenses connected with the examination in March last, and, in addition, £7 5s 6d for postage.

The proportion for which the Society is assessed is based upon the fees received during the prior year. The total fees for examination and admission throughout the colony fpr.lßßß was £1,357 9s, the total expenses for the colony in connection with the examination in March was £229 16s 6d, of which, as before mentioned, this Society contributed £66 19s Bd.

On and after tbe Ist June, 1890, all examinations of candidates for admission as barristers and solicitors will be conducted by the University of Mew Zealand, which will receive the fees paid by such candidates. This method will result in a considerable saving of expense to this Society.

The salary of the District Court librarian has been fixed at £7 10s per annum from the Ist inst. The books in the District Court library are reported in good order and condition.