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the Gazette of the Incorporated Lavs Society or Ireland.
stated and will, I am sure, have the Minister's
most careful consideration.
The Minister has stated in the Bail that he
proposes in the Autumn -_of
this year to
introduce legislation on this Report.
I hope
that as a result of such legislation we shall at
last have a code of Rules for the Circuit
Courts and that the Rules of the High Court
will be codified and brought up to date.
The Land Commission.
The Land Bill of 1930 has passed the Bail
and the Senate and is now Law. The Act
provides for the immediate vesting of all
Tenancies with the resultAthat the Tenant
Farmers will at once get the benefit of- the
Purchase Annuities
payable
under
the
Land Act of 1923.
The Act also provides
machinery whereby Landlords and Incum-
brancers will be able as soon as the purchase
money comes to credit to apply to the
Judicial Commissioner for payment of the
interest on the Land Bonds representing the
purchase money of the estate instead of
having to wait as in the past for the allocation
of the purchase money.
The Bill as originally drawn did not, in the
opinion of your Council, make sufficient
provision for Appeals from the decision of
the Judicial Commissioner to the Supreme
Court" on questions of
law. Buring
its
passage through the Bail a large number of
amendments were
inserted
in
the Bill
including amendments on the question of
Appeals. The amendments
inserted now
give the right of Appeal on questions of law
only from the decision of the Judicial Com–
missioner to the Supreme Court.
In proceedings on the Bill in the Senate the
Parliamentary Secretary for the Minster of
Lands and Fisheries announced that on the
Bill becoming law it is intended to appoint
additional Examiners of Title. The office of
Examiner of Titles is open to members of the
Solicitors' profession, and it is gratifying to
place on record that when in the month of
February last one additional Examiner of
Title was appointed, the successful applicant
was a Solicitor, who has since his appoint–
ment discharged the duties of his office to
the satisfaction of everyone concerned.
Rules have been prepared by the Land
Commission
for carrying
into effect
the
provisions of the Act and in accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I have been con–
sulted with reference to these Rules.
I have
suggested certain alterations and amend–
ments which in my opinion were necessary
and I am glad to say that theJLand Com–
mission have accepted these amendments
and incorporated them in the Rules which
arc now in the course of being printed.
Maps in Circuit Court Cases.
It was reported to the Council that in the
Bublin Circuit Court an uncertainty had
arisen as to whether Maps should be pre–
pared and given in evidence in^Collision
cases. The Circuit Court Judges, through
the County Registrar, have expressed their
views on
the subject. These views are
printed in our Gazette and have, I am sure,
been of the greatest assistance to all practi–
tioners in the Circuit Courts.
Income Tax Arrears.
Complaints were received from several
members of the profession to the effect that
it was not always easy to ascertain the
district to which an application should be
made for a Certificate under Section 6 of
the Finance Act of 1928 of the payment of
Income Tax. The Revenue Commissioners
have kindly furnished the Council with a list
of Income Tax Bistricts and addresses in the
County and Borough of Bublin from which
members will be able to obtain the address of
the Inspector to whom the application for
such a certificate should be made ; the list
appeared in our GAZETTE of February last.
The Irish Auctioneers, Valuers, House and
Estate Agents Bill.
A Bill has been introduced to provide fqr
the registration of persons carrying on the
profession of Auctioneer, Valuer, House and
Estate Agents. Through the courtesy of the
Auctioneers Association a draft of this Bill
was submitted to your Council for its con–
sideration. Your Council have considered
the Bill and suggested certain amendments
which, in the opinion of the Council, should
be inserted in the Bill.
I am glad to say
that the Auctioneers' Association have ac–
cepted these amendments and have incor–
porated them in their draft Bill.