The Gazette 1915-16

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April, 1916.

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Meetings of the Council.

Land Stocks) were fixedjas part of a general policy adopted by the Lords Commis sioners of His Majesty's Treasury at the time of the re-opening of the Stock Exchange, and embodied in the Temporary Regulations. Their Lordships have given careful and repeated consideration to the question of the removal of minimum prices for various securities, but they have not felt able, at the present time, to approve the removal of the minima from the stocks issued under the Irish Land Acts." Court of Examiners. A report was read on an application by a Law Clerk for leave to be bound under Section 16, and the application was granted.

March 8th. Death of Master Culhane.

A resolution was passed expressing the sympathy of the Council with Mrs. Culhane and the other members of the family of the late Master Culhane in their bereavement. Vacancy in the Office of Taxing Master. The following resolution wa3 passed, and a copy directed to be sent to the Lord Chancellor :—Resolved, " The Council of " the Incorporated Law Society of Iceland " desire to respectfully inform the Lord " Chancellor they are of opinion that in the " interests of the public and of the pro- " fession, the vacant office of Taxing Master " of the Supreme Court of Judicature should " be filled with as little delay as possible." Finance Act Appeals. ^ A letter was read from a member drawing attention to the delay in setting down for hearing of appeals against assessment of estate duty. It was resolved to make representations with a view to having this cause of complaint remedied. Irish Land Stocks. In reply to the suggestion of the Council that the minimum prices be removed from Irish Land Stocks, a letter was read from the Treasury, which stated " that the minimum " prices for various stocks (including Irish

March 22nd.

Vacancy in the Office of Taxing Master. A letter was read in reply from the Secre tary of the Lord Chancellor, which stated that " owing to the reduced income of the Taxing " Office and the decrease in the volume of " business (which it is hoped will be rectified " in the future), and the urgent necessity for " economies during the war, the Lord " Chancellor has reluctantly come to the " conclusion that there is no immediate " necessitv to fill the vacant office of Taxing " Master."