The Gazette 1914-15

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August, 1914.

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Meetings of the Council.

Remuneration Act, and if not, under what scale :—Lease of premises in City of Dublin ; term, 10 years ; rent, £60 ; poor law valua tion of premises, £23; and containing covenants by Lessees to spend £100 in repairs ; covenant by Lessors that if Lessees desire to take a new lease at expiration of term, Lessors will grant same for 20 years at £70 ; also containing agreement by Lessors with Lessees in the event of Lessors being desirous to sell their interest in the premises that Lessees should be at liberty to purchase same for £1,000 subject to the special con ditions of sale contained in the Lease. Answer.— The Committee are of opinion that the Lessors' Solicitors are entitled to the scale fee as of a lease at a rack rent to be paid by Lessee, and that they are further entitled to charge the extra costs of and incidental to the right of pre-emption con tained in the lease, such extra costs, in the absence of any contract to the contrary, to be paid by the Lessor. July loth. Resident Magistracy. A letter was read from the Assistant Under secretary for Ireland acknowledging the receipt of a letter from the Council in reference to the vacancy in the office of Resident Magistrate. The letter from the Council was as follows : The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, 8lh fuly, 1914. Dear Sir, The Council of this Society observe that a vacancy has occurred in the office of

July 1st. Special Examiners.

The Council re-appointed Mr. Charles H. Denroche, B.A., LL.D., R.U.I., Solicitor, and Mr. Frank V. Gordon, B.A., ex-Scholar, T.C.D., Solicitor, as Special Examiners for 1915. Law Clerks. Reports from the Court of Examiners upon applications from two Law Clerks for leave to be bound under Section 16 were submitted. One of the applications was granted, the other was refused. Land Registry. A letter was read from the Chief Clerk of the Land Registry, asking on behalf of the Registrar the opinion of the Council as to whether or not he should accept a deed presented for registration bya person neither a party to the deed, nor a Solicitor. A reply was directed stating that in the opinion of the Council a deed requiring registration in the Land Registry should be presented for registration either by a Solicitor for an interested party or by one of the parties to the deed. Costs Committee. A report from the Costs Committee upon the following query submitted to the Council was adopted :— Query. —Are the Lessors' Solicitors entitled to draw their costs for preparing and com pleting the following lease under Schedule II. of the General Order under the Solicitors'