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Application
under
Section
18
of
the
Solicitors' (Ireland) Act, 1898.
A MEMORIAL
to
the Chief
Justice
from
an
intending
apprentice
for
exemption
from
the
Society's Preliminary Examination was considered
together with a report from the Court of Examiners
thereon.
It was ordered that his Lordship should
be
informed
that
the Council would offer no
opposition to the granting of the application.
Prizes for term examinations
ON a report from the Court of Examiners it was
ordered that prizes of £3 3 o,
£z 2. o
and
-£i
i o
shall be offered for competition among the candi–
dates at the term examinations held by the Society's
Professor of Real Property and Equity and the
Professor of Common Law, to be awarded on the
aggregate marks obtained by candidates at
the
three examinations held by each Professor during
each year.
LAND COMMISSION PRACTICE.
THE following memorandum has been received
from the Secretary of the Irish Land Commission
and is printed for the convenience of members.
The memorandum was drawn up by the Land
Commission
following
representations made by
the Council last year on the subject of delays in
transacting business in the Land Commission.
It
is hoped that members by attending to the matters
mentioned
in
the following memorandum will
assist the Secretary of the Land Commission in
endeavouring to eliminate some of the causes of
delay.
The Council will take up with the Land
Commission any complaints received from members
of unreasonable delay in the transaction of business.
Solicitors who consider that they have ground for
complaint and who wish the Council to make
representations
to
the Land Commission would
be advised to see that, for their part, they have
followed the suggestions made in the following
memorandum, as otherwise the Council may be
at a disadvantage in discussing the matter with
the Land Commission.
1. Correspondence Generally
(.7) Generally, correspondence should be addressed
to the Secretary, Irish Land Commission, 24 Upper
Merrion Street, Dublin ; but see (4)
(a)
and 6
(a)
below.
(&) The Land Commission reference number oc
previous correspondence on a subject should be
quoted in all letters on that subject.
(c)
Full particulars of each holding and parcel
should be given in all letters, viz. :
Receivable
Order Number
or
Serial Number,
Tenant's name, Name
of Estate, Record No. (if known), Townland, Area.
(d}
A Solicitor should always state for whom
he acts.
2. Interviews
A
SOLICITOR or his representative proposing
to
call to the Land Commission Offices should when–
ever possible write or telephone in advance stating
the purpose of his call and making an appointment
so that the official who interviews him may have
had an opportunity of seeing the relevant papers.
This does not apply to calls to the Records Branch
for inspection of documents, or other such routine
calls.
3. Proceedings before
Examiners of Title
A SOLICITOR who is, through his town agent, con–
ducting proceedings before
the Examiners of
Title should not address inquiries in the matter
directly to
the Land Commission.
The town
agent usually has up-to-date
information,
and
even if a reference to the Land Commission is
found to be necessary an inquiry from him can
more readily be associated with the file and answered.
(See Order 46, Rule i of the Land Commission
Rules of jth February, 1924.)
4. Redemption of Annuities Certificates of
Complian ce
(a)
Applications for (i) Certificates of Redemption
Value of Annuities, (2) Receivable Orders for the
lodgment of Redemption Moneys, (3) Certificates
that the conditions attached to Land Commission
consent to subdivision have been complied with,
should be addressed to the Secretary, Irish Land
Commission,
Collection Branch,
24 Upper Merrion
Street, Dublin.
(See also i (<r).)
(b)
The purpose for which Certificates of Redemp–
tion Value are required should be stated and where
they are required for Transfer or Probate cases
the date of the Deed or Death should be given.
(c)
Receivable Orders for lodgment of Redemp–
tion Moneys should not be applied for until the
Solicitor is
in a position to lodge the amount
within
the seven days which are allowed
for
lodgment.
(d)
Applications for Certificates of compliance
with subdivision conditions should not be made
until the applicant is aware that the conditions
have been fulfilled.
Applicant should state the
date and method
(i.e., whether through Bank,