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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[JANUARY,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 37 of
the Solicitors Act, 1843. The ground upon
which this defence was raised was that the
plaintiff posted the signed bill of costs late
in the day on 15th February, and in the
ordinary course of post this would not have
reached
the defendant before
the
16th
February.
The plaintiff commenced his
action on the 16th March. On these facts
the Common Sergeant held that the defence
was good, and that the plaintiff had brought
his action before the expiration of one month
from the delivery of the bill, as required by
Section 37 of the Solicitors Act, 1843. By
Section 48 of that Act it is provided that in
the construction of
that Act
the word
" month " shall be taken to mean a calendar
month (Section 9 of the Solicitors (Ireland)
Act, 1849, makes a similar provision relative
to the word month " in that Act). Accord
ingly
he
dismissed
the
action.
The
Divisional Court dismissed the appeal of the
plaintiff on the same grounds. The plaintiff
appealed to this Court.
It was contended on
his behalf that the bill " was sent by the
post " as soon as it was put into the letter
box, and that time ran from that moment;
and further, that in^computing the period
of a calendar month under Section 37, the
day at one end of the period was to be counted,
and that at the other was not to be counted.
It was held by the Court (Buckley, L.J.,
dissenting) that the words " sent by the post "
referred to the time when, in ordinary course
of post, such bill would be delivered to the
client, and not to the time when it was
posted ; and that where the bill is " sent by
post to " the person to be charged, time runs
from the day when the bill would be delivered
in ordinary course of post, the period of one
month to be reckoned exclusively of that day
and of the day on which the action is
commenced. The appeal was dismissed, and
the decision of the Divisional Court was
confirmed.
(Reported
Solicitors' Journal,
Vol.
Ivi.,
p. 144.)
The Public Trustee, Ireland.
(Irish Land Act,
1909,
Sec.
38 (1)
a).
LIST of Securities in which investments have
been
approved by
the Public Trustee,
Ireland, to 29th December, 1911.
Trustees desiring to invest purchase money
under Section 38 (1) (a) must in every case
make
direct
application
to
the Public
Trustee, Ireland, for his sanction.
Argentine Government, 4i-% 1888-9 Sterling
Conversion Loan.
Argentine Government, 4% Bonds, 1908.
Argentine Government, 4|-% Internal Gold
Loan, 1888.
Argentine Government Railway Guarantee
Rescission, 4% Bonds.
Argentine Government, 4% Bonds, 1899.
Argentine Government, 5% 1884 Loan.
Argentine Government, 3J% External Ster
ling Bonds, 1889.
Argentine Government, 4% 1897 Bonds.
Argentine Government, 4% Loan, 1898.
Argentine Government, 5% Railway Bonds
of 1890.
Argentine Government, 5% Internal Gold
Loan, 1907.
Argentine Government, 5% Internal Gold
Loan, 1909.
Argentine Government, 5% Loan, 1886-7.
Argentine Northern Central Railway Ex
tensions, 5% Government Mortgage Bonds.
Brazilian Government, 4% Bonds, 1889.
Brazilian Government, 4% Rescission Bonds.
Brazilian Government, 4% 1910 Loan.
Brazilian Government, 4|-% 1883 Loan.
Brazilian Government, 4J% 1888 Loan.
Brazilian Government, 5% 1908 Loan.
Brazilian Government, 5% 1895 Loan.
Brazilian Government, 4% 1911 Loan.
Chilian Government, 4|% 1886 Bonds.
Chilian Government, 4|% Loan, 1893.
Chilian Government, 5% 1905 Loan.
Chilian Government, 4|% Loan, 1895.
Chilian Government, 4|% Gold Loan, 1906.
Chilian Government, 5 % 1896 Loan.
Chilian Government, 5 % Loan, 1910.
Chilian Government, 5% 1911 Loan.
Chilian Government, 5% 1911 Loan, 2nd
series.
Chinese Government, 4J% Gold Loan, 1898.
Chinese Government, 5% 1896 Gold Loan.
Chinese Government, 5% Gold Loan, 1908.
Chinese Government, 5% Tientsin Pukow
Railway Loan.
Cuban Government, 4|% Gold Bonds, 1949.
Egyptian Government, 3|-% Preference.
Egyptian Government,
3J%
Preference
Inscribed Stock.
Egyptian Government, 4% Unified Debt.