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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,