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fee under paragraph 6 of S.R.G.O. 1884. The view
of the Council as expressed in the Society's Gazette
for March, 1955 at page 74 is that since the rescission
of Rule n, Schedule i, Part I, S.R.G.O. 1884,
the solicitor for the owner or authority is entitled
to elect for detailed charges before undertaking
any business. On a report from a Committee the
case was submitted to senior counsel for his opinion.
Costs of loans under the Small Dwellings'
Acts and of sales to tenant-purchasers
by local authorities.
THE Council considered the decisions taken at
the resumed ordinary general meeting of the Society
on June ist., and appointed a deputation to
seek an interview with the Minister for Local
Government.
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
OF THE SOCIETY.
,
The ordinary general meeting of the Society
summoned for Thursday, I2th May 1955 and ad–
journed was resumed on Wednesday, ist June 1955,
the President in the Chair. The President announced
that the matters discussed on May i2th., had since
been fully considered at a meeting between a Com–
mittee of the Council and solicitors who act for
local authorities and that agreement had been reached
between the Committee and the solicitors interested
on the steps which should be taken. By permission
of the meeting the resolutions on the agenda with
the notice convening the meeting for May izth
were withdrawn and the following resolutions
were substituted.
Proposed by Mr. Scan O hUadhaigh, seconded
by Mr. Patrick Noonan:
That in the case of loans by local authorities
under the Small Dwellings (Acquisition) Acts to
occupiers or intending occupiers to secure advances
for the purpose of the purchase or erection of houses
the Society approves of the following scale of charges
by solicitors for mortgagees (other than a whole-
time salaried solicitor acting exclusively for a local
authority)
(a)
in all cases a commission scale of 2 per cent,
on the amount of the loan whether or not
the title has been registered under the Registra–
tion of Title Act, 1891 and whether or not
the equity note has been discharged provided
that:
(£) if there is a common root of title the fee shall
be 2 per cent, on the amount of the loan in
the first mortgage and ij- per cent, on the
amount of the.loan in each subsequent mort–
gage on the same title.
The resolution was put to the meeting by the
Chairman and unanimously passed.
Proposed by Mr. Sean O hUadhaigh, seconded
by Mr. Patrick Noonan :
That in the case of sales by local authorities of
houses to occupying tenant-purchasers under the
provisions of the Housing Act, 1919, the Housing
of the Working Classes Acts, and the Labourers'
Acts, as extended by sections 31 and 35 of the
Housing Acts, 1952 and similar legislation, whether
by way of conveyance, assignment, or lease, the
Society approves of the adoption of a scale of costs
of i J per cent, on the amount of the fine or purchase
money whether payable in a lump sum or by instal- '
ments with a minimum fee of £10, to include the
work of the solicitor for the local authority in
connection with the conveyance, assignment, or
lease, and a fee of i^ per cent, as the costs of the
solicitor acting for the purchaser or lessee, to include
the costs of perusing and completing the conveyance,
assignment or lease, calculated on the amount of
the fine or purchase money whether payable in a
lump sum or by instalments with a minimum fee
of £10, provided that in all cases an additional fee
of 2 guineas shall be chargeable if there is a separate
mortgage or other document to secure or guarantee
any moneys payable by the purchaser or lessee.
The resolution was put to the meeting by the
Chairman and passed unanimously.
The proceedings then terminated.
SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY
THE Summer Meeting was held at Baltray on
Saturday, June 4th. Notwithstanding a downpour
of rain in the morning there was a good attendance.
The results of the competitions were as follows :
Society's Challenge Cup with Captain's Prize :
W. A. Menton (13) Milltown, (i up). Runner-up :
J. R. Downes (18) Mullingar, (5 down).
Veteran's Challenge Cup: D. J. Collins (9)
Foxrock, (7 down).
St. Patrick's Plate (Handicaps 12 and under) :
L. K. Branigan (n) Foxrock, (5 down) (won on
last 3 holes against D. P. Shaw, E. F. English,
J. P. Feran and M. T. Neary 5 down each). First
nine, M. T. Neary (8 Milltown) all square. Second
nine, J. J. O'Connor (18 Thurles) (2 down).
Special prize, M. S. Matthews (8 Baltray).
Runners-up, T. A. O'Reilly (i 5
Royal Dublin) ;
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