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of charges applicable to leases at rack rent.
(2) The lessee should pay the costs of the
counterpart.
(3) The lessor should pay the
costs of the powers of attorney.
Query 1.—
Lease for 500 years of a plot of
ground in the City of Dublin, rent ^35, option
to lessee topurchasebefore25thMarch, 1928, at
20 years' purchase of the rent. The valuation
was made a number of years ago when the
premises were all inhabitable, the premises
are now in ruin. No covenant to build or
repair.
(i) Under which scale of costs
applicable to leases should the costs of lease
be drawn?
(2) Is the Surveyor's fee of seven
guineas for maps, etc., on lease and counter–
part a reasonable amount to charge the lessee ?
(i) The costs of the lease should be drawn
under the scale of charges applicable to leases
at rack rent.
(2) Four guineas would be the
maximum reasonable fee chargeable against
the lessee.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :
May 29th.
June 12th and 26th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during April, 1918 :
Privileges, gth.
Gazette, I5th.
Statutory, i6th and 3oth.
Costs, 18th.
House, Library and Finance,
High Court Sittings, 1918.
EASTER SITTINGS will terminate on Wednes–
day, 15th May. Trinity Sittings will com–
mence on Wednesday, 2gth May, and will
terminate on Wednesday, 3ist July.
Obituary.
MR. JOHN R. GOLFER, Solicitor, died upon
the 4th April, 1918, at his residence, Ardross,
New Ross.
Mr. Golfer was apprenticed to the late Mr.
Patrick Nolan, Merchants' Quay, Dublin, was
admitted in Michaelmas Term, 1872, and
practised (in partnership with his son, Mr.
Thomas A. Golfer, under the style of Messrs.
Colfer and Son) at New Ross.
MR. MICHAEL L. HORAN, Solicitor, died
upon the I2th April, 1918, in Dublin.
Mr. Horan was apprenticed to the late
Mr. William P. McEvoy, 12 Dame Street,
Dublin, was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings,
1884, and practised at 12 Dame Street,
Dublin.
MR. HENRY BRENAN, Solicitor, died upon
the 24th April, 1918, at his residence, 41
Kenilworth Square, Rathgar, Dublin.
Mr. Brenan was admitted in Easter Term,
1871, and practised at Ballyragget, Co.
Kilkenny, up to the year 1911, when he
retired. .
MR. CHARLES F. DOWNING, Solicitor, died
upon the 26th April, 1918, at his residence,
Oak Park, Tralee.
Mr. Downing served his apprenticeship
with his father, Mr. Francis C. Downing,
Tralee, was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1892,
and practised (in partnership with his brother,
Mr. Francis H. Downing, under the style of
Messrs. F. C. Downing and Sons) at Tralee.
Roll of Honour.
LIEUTENANT
MARCUS
R.
RUSSELL,
Hussars, was killed in action on the 22nd
March, 1918.
Lieutenant Russell served his apprentice–
ship with Mr. Lewis Goodbody, Solicitor,
Tullamore, and passed the Final Examina–
tion in January, 1912.