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siderably less than the fees allowed under the
Labourers (Ireland) Act Order, 1906.
The member of the profession who wrote to
the Council stated that, in response to the
advertisement he had himself tendered, as had
also another member of the profession, to do
the work " for the sum of
£i is.
for each
" separate title read, exclusive of all outlay,
"such as fees on searches and Court fees
" properly and necessarily
incurred in the
" reading of each title, this being the fee
'' authorized under the Labourers (Ireland)
"Act Order, 1906."
The Council directed an explanation to be
asked for from the solicitor who had tendered
to do the work at a bulk sum considerably
less than the fees allowed under the Labourers
(Ireland) Act Order, 1906.
The Council adjourned.
November <*,th.
The Council met upon Thursday the 5th
day of November. The President (Mr. G. H.
Lyster) in the Chair, and twenty-three other
members being present.
Labourers Act Committee.
A report from the Labourers Act Committee
was submitted and adopted, and it was decided
to take no action in reference to the rules
under the Labourers (Ireland) Act, until the
result of the hearings before the King's Bench
Division of certain pending applications in
reference to proceedings under the Act was
known.
Costs Committee.
A report from the Costs Committee upon
two queries submitted for decision was con
sidered and adopted ;
the first query asked to
what costs the solicitor for the lessor is en
titled for the preparation of a lease of premises
for 99 years, rent .£143
IQS.
per annum, which
is a rack-rent. The answer of the Council
was that the solicitor was entitled to
£j ios.,
scale fee, upon the first
£100
rent, but to no
additional charge upon the balance of ^43 10.?.
rent. (See
M'Garel, a lunatic,
1898, i Ch. 400,
English Court of Appeal.) The second query
asked how the costs of agreement and lease
should be drawn of a house previously held by
a tenant at a rent of ^200 per annum, the
agreement providing that when the landlord
had completed certain structural alterations he
would grant to tenant a new lease for 31
years at ^220 per annum, the answer being-
thai the costs should be drawn under the scale
applicable to leases at rack-rent.
Petty Sessions Proceedings.
A report from the Special Committee of the
Council in reference to an altercation which
took place between two solicitors at Dundalk
Petty Sessions was submitted and adopted, and
the Council passed the following resolution,
and it was directed that copies of it should
be sent to the Resident Magistrate who pre
sided at the Petty Sessions Court, and also to
the two solicitors concerned :—
"RESOLVED—The attention of the Council
'• of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
" having been drawn to the report in the Press
" of the occurrence of an altercation between
" two members of the profession in Petty
" Sessions Court at Dundalk, the Council,
" after inquiry into the matter, express their
" disapproval of such conduct, as being dero-
" gatory to the dignity of the profession."
Annual Eeport.
Draft Annual Report of'the Council, pre
pared by the Committee for the purpose, was
considered;
and amendments having been
made therein, the Report, as amended, was
adopted.
The Council adjourned.
November i%th.
The Council met upon Wednesday,
i8th
November. Mr. George Collins, Vice-Pre
sident, in the Chair, and twenty-five other
members being present.
Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906.
The King {Mowlray and Stourtoii)
v.
The
Local Government Boaid.
The decision of the
King's Bench Division
in
this case was
reported, and it was decided to obtain an
official copy of the judgments, in order that
they might be published in the Gazette.
Labourers (Ireland) Acts.
A letter in reply was received from a country
member of the profession, from whom an
explanation had been requested of his action
in having tendered to do work under the Acts
in response to an advertisement from a District
Council, at a bulk sum considerably lower
than that to which he would have been entitled
under the Labourers (Ireland) Order, 1906.
The reply was considered unsatisfactory, and
it was resolved that he be informed that the
Council strongly disapprove of his action in
the. matter, and
the Council re-affirm the
following
resolution passed by the Council
upon this subject in the year 1899 :—