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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society ot Ireland.
[AUG., 1907
A report from the Land Act Committee upon
the Evicted Tenants (Ireland) Bill was sub
mitted, and, amendments having been made
therein, the report as amended was adopted ;
and it was resolved to forward to the Chief
Secretary, the Attorney-General,
the Vice-
President of the Agricultural Department, and
to Irish solicitors who are Members of Parlia
ment, amendments suggested by the report for
. insertion in the Bill.
The Council met on Wednesday, the
of July; the President (Mr. W. S.'Hayes') in
the chair, and twenty-five other members were
present.
A letter in reply from the English Law
Society was read, which stated that the Council
of that Society regretted that they could not
see their way to join in
the appeal to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in support of the
abolition of solicitors' Certificate Duty.
A .letter in reply from
the Incorporated
Society of Law Agents in Scotland was read,
stating that it
is highly probable that the
question of the abolition of Certificate Duty
will be brought up at the annual meeting of
that Society to be held in September, and that
the resolution arrived at on the subject would
be communicated to this Society.
The following letter from the Comptroller,
Inland Revenue, Custom House, Dublin, was
read:—
"
24.1/1 July,
1907.
"SiR,
"With reference to your letter of the iyth
inst., I beg to inform you that I have no
objection to the guaranteed cheques of soli
citors being received in payment of duties at
the Stamp Office, Four Courts.
" It must, however, be expressly understood
that if a solicitor has also his cheques guaran
teed for transactions at the Stamp Office, in
the Custom House, that the guarantee of the
Four Courts must be independent of, and in
addition to, that in existence at the Custom
House.
" I am, sir,
" Your obedient servant,
" G. W. MAUNDER,
"
Comptroller.
"
The Secretary,
" Incorporated Law Society,
" Solicitors' Buildings,
" Four Courts, Dublin."
A letter was read from a firm of solicitors in
reference to costs under the Labourers (Ire
land) Acts, in which costs a fee for approving
of the statutory receipt, signed by the owner,
was claimed as against the District Council,
and was objected to by the solicitor for the
District Council.
Having regard to the fact
that the amount of compensation was less than
^60, the Council expressed the opinioi) that
-under section
11,
sub-section 4,
of
the
Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906, the claim for
the approval fee as against the District Council
could not be sustained.
An application by an apprentice bound for
five years, to be deemed an apprentice under
section 16 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act,
1898, was referred to the Court of Examiners
for consideration.
An application by a solicitor to take out his
certificate under section 47 of the Solicitors
(Ireland) Act, 1898, was granted.
A report from the Court of Examiners upon
two
applications of
intending apprentices
under section 16 of the Solicitors' (Ireland)
Act, 1898, recommending that the one should
be granted, and the other refused, was con
firmed.
The Council adjourned until the 2nd day of
October.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
October 2nd, i6th, andjoth.
November ijth and 271(1.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee meetings were held
during July :—-
Labourers Act, 2nd.
Gazette, 8th.
Land Act, i2th.
Court of Examiners, i$th.
House and Library, 27th.
Court of Examiners, zyth.
New Member.
THE followingjoined the Society during July:—
Ryan, John C., Dublin.. - <
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