The Gazette 1912-13

[JUNE, 1912

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

registry of title for registration, have been actually registered in the County Cork and in^the rest of^Ireland, respectively ; and if he can state approximately how many such fiats and vesting orders still remain un– registered in the County Cork and in the rest of Ireland. [6th May, 1912.J A. MR. BIRRELL. The ^Registrar of Titles informsAme that, save where questions as to devolution of title, conflict of boundaries, and other matters have arisen, and have not yet been disposed of, the registration has been completed of practically all the holdings vested under the Land Purchase Acts up to 1st November last in which the documents have been received from the Land Commis– sion. The cases are registered as far as possible in order of priority of receipt of the documents, irrespective of the counties in which the lands are situate. It is estimated that some 14,500 holdings (including about 1,300 in county Cork) are awaiting registra– tion ; 7,000 of these were lodged for regis– tration since the 1st April. [6th May, 1912.] Land Purchase. THE following has appeared in the Parlia– mentary papers : Q. MR. GUINEY, To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, how much of the sum of £7,965,066, advances made for land purchase during the year ended 31st March last, was paid in Land Stock, and how much of this sum was advanced for holdings purchased under the Acts of 1903 and 1909, respectively. [8th May, 1912.] A. MR. BIRRELL. The sum referred to was made up as follows : Sales under Irish Land Act, 1903 : All cash ... ... £2,873,247 Half (2|%) stock, half cash ... £2,813,192 AU stock (2|%) ...£1,212,769 Total... ... ... £6,899,208 Sales under Irish Land Act, 1909 : Stock (3%) ... ... ... £1,065,858 Gross total ... ... £7,965,066

Legal Appointment. MR. JOHN F. CULHANE, of 5 Cavendish Row, Dublin, has been appointed Solicitor to the Irish National Insurance Commissioners. Commissioners to Administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the following to be Commissioners to administer Oaths : James Cody, Solicitor's Assistant, Bagenalstown. Samuel Currie, Solicitor, Ballymena. Samuel Eagleson, Solicitor, Ballymena. John G. Lidwell, Solicitor, 33 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin. Henry J. McCormick, Solicitor, 37 Molesworth Street, Dublin. Solicitors seeking Call to the Bar. THE Statutory Committee have reported upon the respective applications of Mr. Lewis R. Lipsett, Mr. James A. Pringle, and Mr. Denis B. Sullivan, Solicitors, to have their names struck off the Roll, so that they may enter as law students of the King's Inns, in order to seek call to the Bar ; the Lord Chancellor has in each case made an order in compliance with the recommendation con– tained in the report of the Committee, directing the names to be struck off the Roll at the request of the applicant. Mr. Lipsett was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1899, and practised at Bally- shannon, Co. Donegal. Mr. Pringle was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1900, and practised at Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. Mr. Sullivan was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1906, and practised at 48 Grand Parade, Cork. Registration of Titles. THE following has appeared in the Parlia– mentary papers : Q. MR. MAURICE HEALY, To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, if he will state up to what date vesting orders and fiats made by the Land Commission on the completion of land pur– chase agreements, and sent to the local

[8th May, 1912.]