The Gazette 1910-11

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are entitled to be paid by District Councils who acquire portions of such lands for the purposes of the Labourers (Ireland) Acts, the costs of preparing and of lodging in the Land Com mission the necessary consents for the ex clusion of the acquired plots from the holdings agreed to be sold. The other opinion dealt with the allowance by Arbitrators to claimants of the costs of being represented before the Arbitrator. Certificate An application by a Solicitor for renewal of his certificate was submitted, and the application was granted. October 19th. Labourers (Ireland) Acts. In consequence of the Taxing Officer con tinuing to disallow the costs of consents required under these Acts (which matter will be found amongst those referred to above, in the report of the proceedings of the Council of October 5th), it was decided to submit a further case to Counsel for advice in reference to the question of the disallow ance by the Taxing Officer of all costs of preparation and lodgment in the Land Com mission of the necessary consents for exclud ing plots acquired under the Labourers Acts from holdings agreed to be sold under the Land Purchase Acts. Presentation. The thanks of the Council were expressed to Mr. Reeves for his presentation of an engraving of the late Right Hon. Mr. Justice Lawson, to be added to the collection of engravings in the Council Chamber.

Meetings of the Council.

October 5th.

Finance Act. A LETTER was read from a firm of Solicitors suggesting that the Council should request the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to permit the certificate of a Solicitor to be accepted to secure the lower rate of stamp duty being assessed in transactions under £500 under Section 73 of the Finance Act. A reply was directed to be sent stating that the Council are of opinion that, having regard to the terms of the Section, the certi ficate of the Solicitor could not be acted on. Section 73, which provides for doubling the stamp duties chargeable on conveyances, also provides that the Section shall not apply to a conveyance or transfer where the amount or value of the consideration for the sale does not exceed five hundred pounds, and the instrument contains a statement certifying that the transaction thereby effected does not form part of a larger transaction or of a series of transactions in respect of which the amount or value of the consideration exceeds five hundred pounds. Labourers (Ireland) Acts. Two opinions of Counsel were submitted to the Council upon questions arising under these Acts. The purport of these opinions was directed to be communicated to the mem bers who had brought the subjects dealt with under the attention of the Council. The one opinion advised that owners of lands for the sale of which agreements have been entered into under the Land Purchase (Ireland) Acts