The Gazette 1921-25

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Vol. XVII., No. 8.]

February, 1924.

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Meetings of the Council.

30th January. Twenty-eight Members present. Land Purchase Acts Rules. The President informed the Council that he had been consulted by the Judicial Commissioner in relation to Rules about to be made under the Land Purchase Acts. Labourers (Ireland) Acts. The President informed the Council that he had been consulted by the Minister for Local Government, in relation to a Rule about to be made under the Labourers (Ireland) Acts, increasing by fifty per cent, the scale of Solicitors' costs under those Acts. Compensation Commission Awards. The question of. the retention by the Minister of Finance of the amount of the costs of decrees awarded by the Compensation Commission to applicants, in addition to the retention of the full amount of the compensation awarded, towards the dis charge of the debts due to the Irish Free State by applicants, was again considered, and it was decided to make further repre sentations in support of the contention that the amount allowed for costs under these awards should be paid to the Solicitors who acted for the applicants and obtained the decrees.

IQth January. Twenty-two Members present. Criminal Injuries Rules.

A letter was read hi reply from Judge Brown, stating that the memorandum of the Council in reference to the Schedule of Costs contained in the Criminal Injuries Rules of July, 1923, had been considered by the County Court Judges, and that amending rules had been made by the Lord Chief Justice and County Court Judges. These amending rules appeared in last month's Gazette. Court Officers (Temporary Appointments) Bill. This Bill was considered, and at the request of the Council the President undertook to interview the Minister of Home Affairs in reference to it. Court of Examiners. Three applications for leave to be bound under Section 16 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, were considered; two were granted, and one was refused.