The Gazette 1911-12

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Court of Examiners. The report of the Court of Examiners upon the July Intermediate Examination was submitted and adopted. The report appears in this GAZETTE. July 2Gth. % Taxing Office. Two letters were read drawing the attention of the Council to delays in the Taxing Office in the checking of certificates of taxation lodged for the signature of the Masters. It was resolved to write to the Chairman of the Committee appointed by the Lord Chancellor in 1909 to enquire into the working of the Taxing Office, drawing his attention to the delays complained of. Estates Commissioners. Attention having been drawn to the undue length of the time which elapses between the lodgment for noting of deeds of assignment of holdings for which purchase agreements have been entered into under the Land Purchase Acts, and the time when such deeds are ready to be given back, it was decided to draw the attention of the Commissioners to the matter with a view to its being remedied. Labourers Acts. The Costs Committee reported that the opinion of Counsel had been taken in reference to the suggestion contained in the letter of the Local Government Board, that it is desirable a decision of a Court of Law should be sought as to the liability of District Councils to owners of lands for the costs pi

Meetings of the Council.

July 12th. Increment Value Duty.

A LETTER was read from the Taxing Masters drawing attention to their resolution of 27th June, 1911, which appeared in the GAZETTE of last month, in which resolution the Masters resolved to adapt the fee allowed under the Land Judge rule of 19th July, 1910, and to allow Solicitors a fee of (not exceeding) /I 10s. Od. for all necessary attendances at the Stamp Office in connection with the assessment of increment value duty on deeds. It was resolved to write to the Masters requesting that their resolution be amended by omitting the words " not exceeding," which does not occur in the Land Judge rule. Valuation Appeals. A Prospectus issued by the Secretary of the Irish Rate and Taxpayers' Association to persons whose premises have been re valued for rating purposes, giving informa tion as to the procedure in appeals against valuations, was referred to the Parliamentary Committee. Petty Sessions Proceedings. The opinion of Counsel on the case sub mitted to him on this subject was read, which advised that the Society should not, owing to insufficiency of necessary evidence, institute proceedings against the Secretary of a Company, who it was alleged had appeared on behalf of the Company at Petty Sessions proceedings in which the Company were complainants.