The Gazette 1907-8

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society ot Ireland.

[AUG., 1907

A report from the Land Act Committee upon the Evicted Tenants (Ireland) Bill was sub mitted, and, amendments having been made therein, the report as amended was adopted ; and it was resolved to forward to the Chief Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Vice- President of the Agricultural Department, and to Irish solicitors who are Members of Parlia ment, amendments suggested by the report for . insertion in the Bill. The Council met on Wednesday, the of July; the President (Mr. W. S.'Hayes') in the chair, and twenty-five other members were present. A letter in reply from the English Law Society was read, which stated that the Council of that Society regretted that they could not see their way to join in the appeal to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in support of the abolition of solicitors' Certificate Duty. A .letter in reply from the Incorporated Society of Law Agents in Scotland was read, stating that it is highly probable that the question of the abolition of Certificate Duty will be brought up at the annual meeting of that Society to be held in September, and that the resolution arrived at on the subject would be communicated to this Society. The following letter from the Comptroller, Inland Revenue, Custom House, Dublin, was read:— " 24.1/1 July, 1907. "SiR, "With reference to your letter of the iyth inst., I beg to inform you that I have no objection to the guaranteed cheques of soli citors being received in payment of duties at the Stamp Office, Four Courts. " It must, however, be expressly understood that if a solicitor has also his cheques guaran teed for transactions at the Stamp Office, in the Custom House, that the guarantee of the Four Courts must be independent of, and in addition to, that in existence at the Custom House. " I am, sir, " Your obedient servant, " G. W. MAUNDER, " Comptroller. " The Secretary, " Incorporated Law Society, " Solicitors' Buildings, " Four Courts, Dublin."

A letter was read from a firm of solicitors in reference to costs under the Labourers (Ire land) Acts, in which costs a fee for approving of the statutory receipt, signed by the owner, was claimed as against the District Council, and was objected to by the solicitor for the District Council. Having regard to the fact that the amount of compensation was less than ^60, the Council expressed the opinioi) that -under section 11, sub-section 4, of the Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906, the claim for the approval fee as against the District Council could not be sustained. An application by an apprentice bound for five years, to be deemed an apprentice under section 16 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, was referred to the Court of Examiners for consideration. An application by a solicitor to take out his certificate under section 47 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, was granted. A report from the Court of Examiners upon two applications of intending apprentices under section 16 of the Solicitors' (Ireland) Act, 1898, recommending that the one should be granted, and the other refused, was con firmed. The Council adjourned until the 2nd day of October. Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the following dates :— October 2nd, i6th, andjoth. November ijth and 271(1. Committee Meetings. THE following Committee meetings were held during July :—- Labourers Act, 2nd. Gazette, 8th. Land Act, i2th.

Court of Examiners, i$th. House and Library, 27th. Court of Examiners, zyth.

New Member. THE followingjoined the Society during July:— Ryan, John C., Dublin.. - < •'••• . - - -