The Gazette 1967/71

CORRESPONDENCE

THE REGISTRY

Register A ASSISTANT SOLICITOR or experienced Law Clerk required by firm of Solicitors practising in Southern City. Applicant must have considerable experience in Probate and Conveyancing. Preferred age group, 30-40. Apply with references—Box No. A253. WANTED for Solicitor's Office in Provincial town, fifty miles from Dublin, Qualified or Unqualified Assistant to deal primarily with Conveyancing and Probate Matters. Replies with details of experience to Box No. A254. Registeer C FOR SALE—Halsbury's Laws of England (Butterworth & Co.), consisting of 30 Volumes and 1936 Supplement in glass-fronted mahogany case (6' 6" x 3' 6" x 1' 6"), delivered in a Munster town by Solicitor retiring from practice. Inquiries and offers to Box C189. In the Goods of REVD. JOHN J. O'MEARA, de ceased, late of Ballyhasty and Bantis, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary, Parish Priest, retired, Park River, North Dakota, U.S.A. Will any Solicitor or any other person knowing the whereabouts of the Will of the above-named deceased please contact: DUDLEY & O'MEARA, Solicitors, NENAGH, CO. TIPPERARY. In the Goods of DENIS KELLEHER, late of Main Street, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, Merchant, deceased. Will any Solicitor having knowledge as to the where abouts of any Will made by the above-named deceased please communicate with the undersigned Solicitors for the next-of-kin: F. FITZMAURICE & CO., Solicitors, DUNMANWAY, CO. CORK. ELLEN CURRAN, late of 2 (or 8) Norton's Avenue, Phibsboro', Dublin. Will any Solicitor having knowledge of a Will made by the above-named who died on the 26th November last in Dublin, please communicate with A. E. ASHTON & CO., 6, WESTMORELAND STREET, DUBLIN. REGISTRATION OF TITLE ACT, 1964 Issue of New Land Certificate Applications have been received from the registered owners mentioned in the Schedule annexed hereto, for the issue of Certificates of Title in substitution for the original Certificates issued in respect of the lands specified in the said Schedule, which original Certificates, it is alleged, have been lost or inadvertently destroyed. A new Certificate will be issued in each case, except a case in respect of which notification is received in 69

re: Delays in the Registry of Deeds

llth December, 1967.

A Chara, I am directed by the Minister for Justice to refer to your letter of December 6th, 1967, regarding delays in the Registry of Deeds and to state that the delays in searching work in that office arose because of a substantial increase in recent months in requests for negative searches, combined with an exceptionally heavy incidence of illness among key personnel. To meet the situation, extensive overtime was worked since mid-September and is continuing. As a result, the time-lag has now been reduced to four weeks and appears likely to be reduced further before the end of December. Any particular search is expedited if so requested. Mise, le mease, S. O'BUACHALLA, Assistant Secretary. Department of Justice, Upper Merrion St., Dublin 2. I mentioned recently that we proposed introducing a simplified form of Inland Revenue Affidavit (Form Al) for small estates. We hope to have it in use as from 1st January next and I would be glad if you would bring the matter to the notice of your members. I enclose a proof copy of the form. The form is to be used only where all the following factors are present, namely, (a) the deceased died on or after 1st January, 1967, domiciled in this country and (b) the property passing consists of free estate only and the value of the estate does not exceed £3,000 gross. The appropriate form in all other cases (whatever the date of death) is Form A-R. New prints of this will be designated A. The Gazette of September/October carried a note of the impending transfer of the Estate Duty Branch to No. 72-76 St. Stephen's Green South. The transfer of staff is scheduled for Tuesday next, the 12th December. An official notice will, of course, be published. Yours sincerely, D. KEADY. Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Estate Duty Branch, 21, St. Stephen's Green, N., Dublin 2. re: Estate Duty Office Dear Mr. Plunkett, 7th December, 1967.