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THE' GAZETTE
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OF THE
Vol. V, No. 4.]
August, 1911.
T FOR CIRCULATION
L AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
July 12th.
Increment Value Duty.
A LETTER was read from the Taxing Masters
drawing attention to their resolution of 27th
June, 1911, which appeared in the GAZETTE
of
last month,
in which
resolution
the
Masters resolved to adapt the fee allowed
under the Land Judge rule of 19th July,
1910, and to allow Solicitors a fee of (not
exceeding) /I 10s. Od.
for all necessary
attendances at the Stamp Office in connection
with the assessment of increment value duty
on deeds.
It was resolved to write to the
Masters requesting that their resolution be
amended by omitting
the words
" not
exceeding," which does not occur in the Land
Judge rule.
Valuation Appeals.
A Prospectus issued by the Secretary of
the Irish Rate and Taxpayers' Association
to persons whose premises have been re
valued for rating purposes, giving informa
tion as to the procedure in appeals against
valuations, was referred to the Parliamentary
Committee.
Petty Sessions Proceedings.
The opinion of Counsel on the case sub
mitted to him on this subject was read, which
advised that the Society should not, owing
to
insufficiency
of
necessary
evidence,
institute proceedings against the Secretary of
a Company, who it was alleged had appeared
on behalf of the Company at Petty Sessions
proceedings
in which the Company were
complainants.
Court of Examiners.
The report of the Court of Examiners upon
the July Intermediate Examination was
submitted and adopted. The report appears
in this GAZETTE.
July 2Gth.
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Taxing Office.
Two letters were read drawing the attention
of the Council to delays in the Taxing Office
in the checking of certificates of taxation
lodged for the signature of the Masters.
It
was resolved to write to the Chairman of the
Committee appointed by the Lord Chancellor
in 1909 to enquire into the working of the
Taxing Office, drawing his attention to the
delays complained of.
Estates Commissioners.
Attention having been drawn to the undue
length of the time which elapses between the
lodgment for noting of deeds of assignment
of holdings for which purchase agreements
have been entered into under the Land
Purchase Acts, and the time when such deeds
are ready to be given back, it was decided
to draw the attention of the Commissioners
to the matter with a view to its being
remedied.
Labourers Acts.
The Costs Committee reported that the
opinion of Counsel had been
taken
in
reference to the suggestion contained in the
letter of the Local Government Board, that
it is desirable a decision of a Court of Law
should be sought as to the liability of District
Councils to owners of lands for the costs pi