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of the Notice brought proceedings against the per

son in possession of the house to recover possession.

The defendants claimed to be entitled to the tenant's

interest under Section i2(i)(G) of the Rent Restric

tions Act 1920 which

is similar

in

terms

to

Section 39

(3)

of our Rent Restrictions Act

1946.

As

the parties

in possession were not

the tena'ts, this

defence was

not

available.

It was held by the High Court that the

i otice

to quit served on the President of the Probate,

Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court

was a good and valid notice.

An order for pos

session was made in favour of the plaintiff.

It

was not necessary to decide whether the President

of the Probate Divorce and Admiralty Division

of the High Court incurred any liability on foot

of the rent and covenants in the lease, but Lord

Justice Somerville expressed

the view that the

President was clearly not liable for the rent, and

Lord Justice Cohen was also of the view that the

President incurred no financial liability.

COSTS OF MORTGAGES UNDER

THE SMALL DWELLINGS

ACQUISITION ACT, 1899.

THE Council recently obtained

the opinion of

Counsel as

to the position with regard to

the

mortgagee's costs on

loans under

the above-

mentioned Act.

In a particular case which was

brought to the notice of the Council a number of

applicants applied for loans in respect of separate

sites held under a common title.

The solicitor

for the

local

authority

advancing

the money

obtained an abstract of title in each case furnished

separate requisitions on title, and obtained separate

copies of all the documents.

A deed of mortgage

was drawn up and executed by each mortgagor.

It was suggested that under the provisions of

the Small Dwellings Act, as amended, a mortgagor

was not liable to pay the mortgagee's costs other

than the costs and fees of registration of the title

under Section 15.

It was also doubtful whether the solicitors for

the local authority were entitled to charge the

full scale fee in respect of each mortgage, or whether

the costs of each mortgage after the first should

be charged under Schedule 2.

In the latter event

it was not clear as to how the total costs could

be charged among the various mortgagees on an

equitable basis.

With regard to the first point Counsel advised

that the ordinary rule that a mortgagor is liable

cor the mortgagee's costs is not affected by the

Small

Dwellings

Acquisition Act,

1899,

as

amended.

With regard to the second point, Counsel advised

that provided 'the solicitor

for

the mortgagee

carries out substantially, in respect of each mort

gage, the work mentioned in the Scale, he is en

titled to charge the scale fee, and the mere fact

that the work is simplified by repetition does not

exclude the application of the scale. On the facts

before him he was of opinion that the solicitor

had in fact carried out substantially all the work

laid down by the scale, and would be entitled

to charge the full scale fee in respect of each mort

gage.

PRIZE FOR THESES ON

INTERNATIONAL LAW

THE Society has been requested by the Depart

ment of External Affairs to draw the attention of

members and their apprentices to the provisions

of a competition for a prize for theses on specified

subjects connected with international law held by

the Leiden University Holland, as trustees of a

bequest known

as

the Legatum Visserianum.

The competition is open to citizens of Ireland

and the latest date for submitting theses will be

ist November, 1950. Cash prizes will be awarded

to the candidates submitting the winning theses.

Further particulars may be obtained from

the

Secretary.

REGISTRATION OF TITLE ACTS

1891 AND 1942

NOTICE.

Folio 5891.

COUNTY GALWAY.

Registered Owner :

JOHN NEE.

An application has been made by the Registered

Owner to the Registrar of Titles for the issue of

a Certificate of Title in substitution for the Certificate

specified in the Schedule hereto, which, it is alleged,

has been lost or inadvertently destroyed.

The

Registrar of Titles will issue a duplicate Certificate

unless he is notified within 28 days from the date

of this Notice that the said Certificate of Title

is still in existence and in the custody of some

person other

than

the above-named Registered