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Vol. IV, No. 8.]
February, 1911.
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L AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
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Sir John P. Lynch.
THE President, on behalf of the Council, ex
pressed to Sir John P. Lynch the congratu
lations of his colleagues on the occasion of
the honour of Knighthood being conferred
upon him.
Sir John P. Lynch thanked the
President and Council.
Payment for Advertisements in Chancery
Proceedings.
A letter was read from a firm of Solicitors
stating that in Chancery proceedings they
had been required to insert advertisements
in an English journal, that the proceedings
are still pending and no allocation yet made,
and that the proprietors of the journal had
required immediate payment of the cost of
the advertisements amounting to a consider
able
sum
of money. This matter was
referred to the Costs Committee.
Petty Sessions Proceedings.
A letter was read in reply from a land
agent, to whom a letter had been written
by
direction of the Council drawing his attention
to the illegality of his appearing upon behalf
of a complainant in a prosecution for trespass
in pursuit of game. The land agent ex
pressed his extreme regret for having un
intentionally been guilty of an infringement
of the rights of the Solicitors' profession, and
stating that he would not repeat the offence.
The apology was accepted by the Council.
Labourers Act.
An opinion of Senior Counsel was sub
mitted advising that a vendor of land is
entitled to compensation from a District
Council in respect of the costs of the consents
necessary to be lodged in the Land Com
mission where
the District Council has
acquired, for the purposes of the Labourers'
Acts, portion of a holding for the sale of
which holding an agreement has been entered
into under the Land Purchase Acts.
It was
decided to submit a further query to Counsel
asking him to state how payment of such
compensation could be enforced against a
District Council.
Certificates.
Affidavits in support of applications by
two Solicitors for orders permitting them to
renew their annual certificates were sub
mitted, and both applications were granted.
January 25th.
Smoking-room.
The suggestion by a member, entered in
the Suggestions Book, that a smoking-room
for members should be supplied was referred
to the House Committee.
Land Commission—Certificates of Appear
ances.
The attention of the Council was drawn to
the amount of work now involved in the
preparation of a certificate of appearances in
the Land Commission. The Council, having
considered the matter, expressed the opinion
that the requisite contents of the certificates
could not with advantage be curtailed.