The Gazette 1911-12

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Vol. V, No. 3.]

July, 1911.

Meetings of the Council.

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" which stock is to be entered in or i-emoved " from that register, for the mode in which " the transfer by deed is to be carried out, " and for the payment of any fees in respect " of the entry or removal of stock from the " register and the carrying out of any transfer " of stock by deed. " (2) No stamp duty shall be payable in " respect of any deed of transfer of the " stock. " (3) In this section the expression ' stock ' " means any stock which is for the time " being transferable in the books of the Banks " of England and Ireland under the National " Debt Act, 1870." Court of Examiners. The report of the Court of Examiners upon the May Preliminary and Final Examina tions and awards of prizes was adopted. Findlater Scholarship. The report of the Court of Examiners recommending a special examination for the Findlater Scholarship of 1911, to be held in October next, was adopted. Those candidates who, at the October, 1910, and the January and May, 1911, Final Examinations, obtained gold or silver medals are qualified to compete

June 1th. Northern Law Society.

A letter was read from the Hon. Secretary of the Northern Law Society enclosing a final proof of the Memorandum and Articles of Association for incorporating the Northern Law Society under the Companies (Consolida tion) Act, 1908, which was considered satis factory, as the amendments suggested by the The Council decided to submit a case to Counsel relative to the right of representa tion in Petty Sessions Court of a Company by its Secretary in a case in which the Com pany was complainant. Finance Bill, 1911. This Bill was submitted, and it was observed that Clause 9 provides for the transfer of Government Stock by deed, which carries out a procedure advocated by the Council for some time past. The clause is in the following terms :— " 9.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in section twenty-two of the National Debt Act, 1870, any stock belonging to a stock holder shall, if registered for the time being as stock transferable by deed in manner provided by regulations made under this section, be transferable by deed instead of in the manner provided by that section. " The Treasury shall provide by regulations " for a separate stock register being kept for Council had been adopted. Petty Sessions Proceedings.

for the Scholarship. Costs Committee.

The following decision upon a query was adopted :—A lease having been made for a term of 30 years 0.1 a yearly rent of £115 of lands portion ot - hich were held by the lessor