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as it defines the term building lease. Under the present definition of a building lease the land thereby demised must be situated wholly in an urban area. The effect of the amending Bill, if enacted, will be to include leases of land situate outside urban areas not exceeding one statute acre in area. The Bill contains further provisions applicable to cases where permanent buildings have been erected upon land and it is alleged that they were so erected in pursuance of an agreement for a lease to be executed upon the erection of such buildings. Where express evidence of such agreement is not available but it is shown that the buildings were erected by the person to whom the lease was in fact subse quently made the Bill provides that the Court must presume that they were erected in pursuance of such an agreement. In any case to which the foregoing provision does not apply the Court after hearing the available evidence may make such a presumption if it thinks fit. Accidental Fires Bill, 1943. This Bill has just been introduced in Dail Eireann in order to remedy the situation created by the decision of the Supreme Court in Richardson and Webster v. Athlone Woollen Mills (77.I.L.T.R.27). The Bill provides that where any person has suffered damage by reason of the occurrence of acci dental fire on the building or land of another no legal proceeding shall be instituted in any

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The Society's Gazette. A Committee of the Council recently con sidered whether any and if so what steps could be taken to make the GAZETTE of greater utility and interest to the profession. The Report of the Committee which was adopted by the Council recommended inter alia that members of the Society should be invited to* contribute items of professional interest for publication in the GAZETTE. It was also decided to ask the various Bar Associations throughout the country to keep in touch with the Society through the GAZETTE and to contribute for publication notes of their proceedings and activities and items of general.interest. It is hoped that the members of the Society will act on this invitation and in this way co-operate in making the GAZETTE of greater interest to the profession. Registration of Title Act, 1942. The above Act became law on 15th Dec ember, 1942. Its provisions materially affect the law relating to registered land and should be noted by solicitors. Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Bill, 1942. The above Bill as introduced in Bail Eireann is designed to amend Section 46 of the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931, in so far