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Registration Rules, 1937, or Rule 31 of the Land Registration Rules, 1944, by personal representatives solely and bene ficially entitled for their registration as full owners, or, (in the event of such personal representatives having been registered for the purposes of administra tion under Rule 88 of said Land Registra tion Rules, 1937), for cancellation of the inhibition entered on such registration. 2. The prescribed Land Registry Fees are payable as heretofore in respect of:— («) the registration of the personal repre sentative of a deceased registered owner under Rule 88 of the Laud Registration Rules, 1937, as amended by Rule 28 of Land Registration Rules, 1944. (/)) transfer on sale by the personal repre sentative of a deceased registered owner. (c) transmissions on death of registered owners of property not subject to Part IV of Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891. This Memorandum supersedes the Memoran dum piiblished in the Irish Law Times and Solici tor's Journal of the 22nd December, 1945, and all previous directions with regard to registration fees payable on transmissions on deaths of regis tered owners of property subject to Part IV of the Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891. (Sgd.) Joseph O'Byrne, Registrar. Dated list December, 1945. HOUSE OF LORDS WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION : ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES •YOUNG v. BRISTOL AEROPLANE COMPANY, LIMITED Before LORD SIMON, LORD RUSSELL O/KILLOWEN, LORD MACMILLAN, LORD PORTER, and LORD SIMONDS. The House dismissed this appeal by the plaintiff from a decision of the Court of Appeal (the Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Scott, Lord Justice MacKinnon, Lord Justice Luxmore, Lord Justice Goddard, and Lord Justice du Parcq) affirming a decision of Mr. Neville Laski, K.C., sitting as a Commissioner of Assize at Lancaster. On April 3, 1942, the plaintiff, who was then working for the defendant company in their factory, sustained an injury. He brought an action for damages at common law and the Commissioner

JANUARY 31st—The President the Chair. Also present: Mr. Roger Greene, Vice-President; Messrs. C. G. Stapleton, W. S. Hayes, G. A. Overend, P. R. Boyd, P. F. O'Reilly, A. Cox, J. R. Hamill, J. P. Tyrrell, S. 6 hUadhaigh, J. J. Smyth, L. E. O'Dea, J. J. Lynch, J. R. Qnirke, H. P. Mayne, J. P. Carrigaii. Four applications from apprentices were dealt with. Six applications under S.47 were considered. In two cases the applications were granted subject to payment of the current licence duty. In the re maining cases further affidavits were required from the solicitors concerned. A number of matters were considered and re ferred to Committees for reports. LAND REGISTRY Transmissions on deaths of registered owners of property subject to Part IV of the Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891. 1. In pursuance of a decision of the Supreme Court given on the 20th December, 1945, in the Matter of James Sheridan, a Registered Owner, Folio No. 1311, County Dublin, no Land Regis tration Fees are henceforth chargeable in respect of:— (i) any transmission on death of an owner of property subject to Part IV of the Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891. or, (ii) the registration of any burdens or charges created by the Will of such owner, or, (iii) the registration of charges or burdens incidental to such transmission and created in satisfaction of the claims of beneficiaries, whether such transmission is effected by:— (a) a Deed of Transfer by the personal repre sentative of such owner to the person or persons beneficially entitled thereto as devisees, next-of-kin or their respective successors in title, under Rules 90 and 91 .of the Land Registration Rules, 1937. (b) an Assent by the personal representative of a deceased testate full owner to the registration of the person or persons beneficially entitled as devisees or suc cessors in title to the devisees under the Will of such owner under Riile 89 of said Land Registration Rules, 1937, as amen ded by Rxile 30 of the Land Registration Rules, 1944, or, (c) an application under Rule 92 of the Land in

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