AINSLIE, WILLIAM LANGSTAFFE; WILSON, ARCHIBLAD BERDMORE BUCHANAN; ARNOULD, ERNEST JOSEPH ALFRED; and SHIEL, GEORGE GERARD, solicitors, 2, New-sq, Lincoln's-inn, under style of Dawson and Co. Jan. 1, 1926. So far as concerns E. J. A. Arnould. The business will in future be carried on by W. L. Ainslie, A. B. B. Wilson, G. G. Shiel, and Horace Marton Woodhouse under old style.

APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE JOINT STOCK WINDING-UP ACTS

NOTICES OF APPEARANCE AT HEARING MUST REACH THE SOLICITORS BY 6 P.M. ON THE DATE GIVEN UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.

A. WAITE AND CO. LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by June 30, to H. C. Nicholson, Hartshead-chmbrs, Hartshead, Sheffield.

A. H. REES LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 23, to E. Holbrook, 24-25, Western Mail-chmbrs, Cardiff.

ANTHONY FASEY AND SON LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at Royal Courts of Justice. Lovell, Son, and Pitfield, 3, Gray's-inn-sq, W.C. 1, sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by June 14.

ABYSSINIAN CORPORATION LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 6, to Windybank, Samuell, and Lawrence, 28 and 29, St. Swithin's-la, E.C. 4, sols. for liquidator.

AUTHORS' SYNDICATE LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 22, to A. N. D.
Smith, 80, Finsbury-pavement, E.C. 2.

BAMFORD AND MARTIN LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at
Royal Courts of Justice. Adam Burn and Son, 6, Bell-yard, Doctors' Commons,
E.C. 4, sols. for pet. Notices of appearance by June 14.
BRAMILOW PRODUCTIONS LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 19, to H. H.
Foster, 806, Salisbury House, London Wall, E.C. 2.

CONNOR AND CO. LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 14, at
10.45, at Manchester Assize Courts. W. Taylor, Manchester, sol. for pet.
Notices of appearance by June 12, at 2.
COMPANA ESTANCIA COMPANY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by June 13, to
Slater, Heelis, and Co., Manchester, sols. to liquidator.
CO-OPERATIVE TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard
June 23, at Manchester County Court. Grover, Smith, and Moss, Manchester,
agents for Quinn, Dixon, and Co., Liverpool, sols. for pet. creditor. Notices
of appearance by June 22.

F. E. ADAMS PRESSURE TOOL COMPANY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 31, to S. B. McQueen, 26, North John-st, Liverpool. FRANKLIN AND RYAN LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard July 14, at 11, at Rochester County Court. C. Butcher and Simon Burns, 32, Greshamst, E.C. 2, sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by July 13. FOX AND CO. (CHEMICALS) LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 16, at 10.15, at Manchester County Court. Sale and Co., Manchester, sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by June 15.

FARNHILL AND HIRST LIMITED.-Creditors to send in by June 18, to G. P. Norton, Station-st-bldgs, Huddersfield.

H. G. BURFORD AND CO. LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 12, to A. A. Lough, 8, Frederick's-pl, Old Jewry, E.C. 2.

H. W. POORE AND CO. LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 9, to R. C. Fletcher, 23, Duke-st, St. James, S.W. 1.

JAMES SCOTT LIMITED.-Creditors who have not participated in previous distribu-
tions, to send in, by June 18, to W. R. MacGregor, 5, Fenwick-st, Liverpool.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE GARAGE AND MOTOR WORKS LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by
July 17, to R. H. Porter, Austin Friars House, Austin Friars, E.C. 2.
LEWIS PICKLES AND CO. LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by June 14, to R. H. B.
Heap, 32, Market-st, Bradford.

LIONEL BLANCKENSEE LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 14, to G. G. Popple-
ton and T. L. Rawlins, 26, Corporatiion-st, Birmingham.
LYDBROOK CABLES LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by June 25, to F. V. Hasemore,
123, Queen Victoria-st, E.C. 4.

MRS. R. CROOK LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by June 30, to Sir H. J. de C., Moore, of Moore, Stephens, Futcher, Head, and Co., 4, London Wall-av, E.C. 2. Hicks, Arnold, and Bender, 25, Southampton-st, W.C. 2, sols. for liquidator.

MOTOR MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at Royal Courts of Justice. Heywood and Ram, 222, Strand, W.C. 2, sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by June 14.

QUINTON, ARTHUR AND CO. LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by June 14, to F. Heywood, 14, St. James-st, Sheffield.

RUTLAND PRINTING AND BINDING WORKS LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at Royal Courts of Justice. Horner and Horner, Fitzalan House, Arundel-st, Strand, W.C. 2, sols. for pet. Notices of appearance by June 14.

SILCOTEXT LIMITED.--Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at Royal Courts of Justice. R. H. Behrend and Co., 17, Surrey-st, Strand, W.C. 2, pets'. sols. Notices of appearance by June 14.

SWIFT STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at Royal Courts of Justice. Gresham, Davies, and Dallas, 12, Old Jewry-chmbrs, E.C. 2, sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by June 14.

SNOW, DAY, AND METCALFE LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at Royal Courts of Justice. Biddle, Thorne, Welsford, and Gait, 22, Aldermanbury, E.C. 2. Notices of appearance by June 14. SEMARK LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard July 6, at 11, at Canterbury County Court. Smith and Payn, Faversham, sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by July 5.

SHOE COMPONENTS (PARENT COMPANY) LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 12, to W. G. Skilton, 167, Lower Richmond-rd, S.W. 15.

STUBBINS LANE GARAGE (RAMSBOTTOM) LIMITED.-Creditors to send in by July 31, to F. E. Smith, 36, Ainsworth-st, Blackburn.

SOLUS PRESS LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by June 23, to H. C. Corbidge, 37-38, Strand, W.C. 2. TAXI CAB AND MOTOR SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED.-Petition for winding-up to be heard June 15, at Royal Courts of Justice. Herbert Oppenheimer, Nathan, and Vandyk, 1, Finsbury-sq, E.C. 2, sols. for pets. Notices of appearance by June 14. VARLEY'S INSTANTER GAS COMPANY LIMITED.-Creditors to send in, by July 8, to H. T. Pope, 3, Verulam-bldgs, Gray's-inn, W.C. 1.

CREDITORS UNDER 15 GEO. 5, c. 19, s. 27

LAST DAY OF CLAIM AND TO WHOM PARTICULARS TO BE SENT.
AINSWORTH (Joseph), Warrington. Aug. 5; Longfield, Stansfield, and Keeble,
Warrington.
AVER (Caroline Oates), Penryn. Aug. 4; Jenkin, Graham, and Cooke, Redruth.
ANDERSON (Mary Anne Frances), Rhewl. Claims within two months to Collins,
Robinson, and Co., Liverpool. Dated June 4.

AVER (Luke), Penryn. Aug. 4; Jenkin, Graham, and Cooke, Redruth.
ALMOND (Henry), Manchester. Aug. 12; R. Hilditch, Manchester.
BARNETT (Emma), Biggleswade. Aug. 12; Halliley and Morrison, Bedford.
BOLTON (Annie Dora), Islington. Aug. 10; A. Rubens, 76, Newgate-st, E.C. 1.
BERINGER (Mary), Helston. Aug. 12; Randle, Thomas, and Thomas, Helston.
BRADSHAW (Joseph Henry), Monton and Manchester. Aug. 14; Boardman and
Barritt, Manchester.

BROOKS (Mary), New Romney. Aug. 12; Hallett, Creery, and Co., Ashford,
Kent.

BANKS (Henry), Liverpool. Aug. 10; J. F. Read and Brown, Liverpool. BINNINGTON (Elizabeth), Doncaster. Aug. 12; Dawson and Burgess, Doncaster. BARTHOLOMEW (Elizabeth Champion), Sheffield. Aug. 6; Russell and Creswick, Sheffield.

BAXTER (Torry), Lincoln. Claims within two months to Andrews and Co., Lincoln. Dated June 4.

BRICKWOOD (Jessie), Bristol. Aug. 4; Benson, Carpenter, Cross, and Williams, Bristol.

BAILEY (Jane Elizabeth), Blackpool. Aug. 5; Woosnam and Callis, Blackpool.
BARNES (Esther), Wilmslow. Aug. 6; Hall, Hawkins, Pimblott, Brydon, and
Chapman, Manchester.

BUCKLEY (Elizabeth Anne), Greenfield within Saddleworth.
Manchester.

Aug. 5; Sale and Co.,

BARCLAY (Rev. Charles Wright), Overstrand and Sea View, I.W. Aug. 4;
Marson and Toulmin, 1, Southwark Bridge-rd, S. E. 1.
CANCELLOR (Emily), South Hampstead. Aug. 6; Braikenridge and Edwards, 16,
Bartlett's-bldgs, Holborn Circus, E.C. 4.

CHAINEY (Harry George), Blockley. Aug. 5; H. C. Sharp, Moreton-in-Marsh,
Glos.

CUSHNY (Arthur Robertson), Edinburgh. Aug. 9; Neish, Howell, and Haldane. 47, Watling-st, E.C. 4.

CROMBIE (James Ewing Dunlop), Great Crosby. Aug. 11; Mason, Grierson, and Martin, Liverpool.

CHOWN (John Herald), Starcross. Aug. 9; Sparkes, Pope, Thomas, and Mathew, Exeter.

DAVIES (Jane), Liverpool. Aug. 10; William Rudd, Freeman, and Getley, Liverpool.

DAVIDSON (Isabella Jemima), Ashstead. Aug. 20; Adkin and Son, 3, Salters' Hall-ct, E.C. 4.

DALTON (Isabella Dalton), Earl's Court. Aug. 14; Iliffe, Sweet, and Co., 2, Bedford-row, W.C. 1.

DELLSCHAFT (Frederick Adolf), Highbury-grove.

and Co., 10, Serjeant's-inn, Temple, E.C. 4.

Aug. 11; Theodore Goddard

DORE (Frank Ernest), Kingston Hill, formerly West Byfleet. Aug. 9; Paterson, Candler, and Sykes, 8, Bream's-bldgs, E.Č. 4.

DORRINGTON (William Edward), Manchester, and Lennox-grdns. Aug. 10;
Barrow and Smith, Manchester.

DUNSTAN (Hannah Lena), Leeds. Aug. 31; E. M. Jones and Son, Leeds.
DOVEY (Mary Louisa), Wallasey. Aug. 11; Labron, Johnson, and Son, Liverpool,
DAY (Fanny Martha), Henley-on-Thames, formerly Hornsey. Aug. 9; Pearce
and Nicholls, 12, New-ct, Lincoln's-inn, W.C. 2.

DODINGTON (Lieut.-Col. Roger Marriott), Dulverton. Aug. 8; Channer and
Channer, Taunton.

ENGLAND (Emily Alice), Eastbourne. Aug. 10; Winder and Holden, Bolton.
ELLIS (Joseph), Hatfield. Aug. 11; Kenyon, Son, and Craddock, Thorne, near
Doncaster.
EARDLEY-WILMOT (Hugh Eden), Colchester. Aug. 10; Block and Cullingham,
Ipswich.

FISHER (Joseph Edward), Walsall.

Aug. 14; Enoch, Evans, and Sons, Walsall.

FINK (Solomon), Camden Town. Aug. 10; H. Snowman, 89-90, Leadenhall-st, E.C.

FIELD (Alice), Hastings. Aug. 14; Waller, Neale, and Houlston, 3 and 4, Clement'sinn, Strand, W.C. 2.

FLOOD (Margaret Elizabeth), Epsom, formerly Sydenham. Aug. 14; C. W. Letts, 8, Bartlett's-bldgs, E.C.

FRANKS (Eleazar) (otherwise Laurence Franks) (otherwise L. E. Franks), Westminster. Aug. 5; Isadore, Goldman, and Sons, 9, Southampton-st, Blooms. bury-sq, W.C. 1.

FEAK (William Mark), Ottershaw, formerly Ealing. Aug. 5; W. B. Fairbrother,
Brook House, Walbrook, E.C. 4.

GOSLING (Charles Edward), Birmingham. Aug. 6; Edge and Ellison, Birmingham.
GAYDON (Henry Martin), Fenchurch-st and Loughton. Aug. 15; Sweetland,
Greenhill, and Stinson, 4, Cullum-st, E.C. 3.
GARDNER (Thomas Stevens, Standish), Ledbury. Aug. 10; H. Garrood, Ledbury.
GASTRELL (Alfred Henry), Liverpool. Claims within two months to Evans,
Lockett, and Co., Liverpool. Dated June 8.
GRANCINI (Cav. Uff. Mario), Rome, formerly Hampstead. Aug. 12; Leslie
Williams and Alder, 9. Laurence Pountney-hill, Cannon-st, E.Č. 4.
GANNON (Elizabeth), Chipping Campden. Aug. 13; Gresham, Davies, and Dallas,
12, Old Jewry-chmbrs, E.C. 2.
HORNER (Thomas Abraham), Queensbury. Aug. 9; J. F. Elliott, Bradford.
HOBSON (Adeline Maud), Bayswater. Claims within two months to W. Hooper,
Redhill, Surrey. Dated June 8.
HORNER (John), Carlton in Cleveland, formerly Ovingham-on-Tyne and New-
castle-upon-Tyne. Aug. 13; Dickinson, Miller, and Turnbull, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne.
HAWKSWORTH (Louisa), Sheffield. Aug. 14; Smith, Smith, and Fielding.

Sheffield.

HEATH (Charlotte), Chesterfield. Aug. 19; Shipton, Hallewell, and Co., Chesterfield.

HARBER (Arthur Landon), Stoke-on-Trent. Aug. 9; Crane, Houghton, and Crane. 8, Paternoster-row, E.C. 4. Leader, Plunkett, and Leader, 49-50, Newgatest, E.C. 1, sols, HOK (Mary Cecila), Cromwell-rd. Aug. 8; Shield and Mackarness, 7, Union-ct, Old Broad-st, E.C. 2. HOLT (Emma), Broughton Hackett.

Aug. 7; Gallaher and Russell, Worcester.

HOPKINSON (Elizabeth), Doncaster. Aug. 12; Dawson and Burgess, Doncaster HILDEBRAND (Lieut.-Col. William Hatton), Bath, formerly Cheltenham. Aug. 4; Winterbotham, Gurney, and Co., Cheltenham.

HANBY (Alice), Sheffield. Aug. 9; Smith, Smith, and Fielding, Sheffield. HUGHES (Frances Harriet), Hythe. Aug. 14; Hallett and Martin, Southampton. HALLIDAY (Anthony) and HALLIDAY (Eliza Fletcher), Ripon. Aug. 15; Hutchinson and Buchanan, Ripon.

HODDINOTT (Charles), West Cranmore. Aug. 14; Nalder and Littler, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

IRELAND (Charles), Ilfracombe. Aug. 9; Rowe, Warren, and Watts. Ilfracombe. JEWKES (Mary), Dudley. Aug. 21; F. W. Green, Dudley.

KELLY (Henry James), Shepherd's Bush. Aug. 16; C. J. Odhams, 56, LudgateHill, E.C. 4.

KLINCKE (Charles), Clerkenwell and Canonbury. Sept. 8; Boulton, Sons, and Sandeman, 21A, Northampton-sq, E.C. 1.

KENNARD (John Harold), Amersham and Gray's-inn-sq. Aug. 31; Ellis and Fairbairn, 22, Bedford-row, W.C. 1.

LAWTON (Sarah), Stockport. Aug. 8; Deputy Public Trustee, Manchester. Johnstone, Davenport, and Kerr, Stockport, sols.

LINGWOOD (Edgar), Long Melford. Aug. 8; Elwes, Turner, and Smith, Colchester. LATHAM (Henry), Elton. Aug. 7; Birch, Cullimore, and Co., Chester.

LEAR (Arthur William Herbert), Southsea. Aug. 9 Churcher and Churcher, Gosport.

LEACH (Louis), Halifax. Aug. 7; J. W. Pickles, Halifax.

LACEY (Ellen), Leamington. Aug. 15; Field and Sons, Leamington.
LITTEN (Thomas), Newbury. Aug. 9; Thomas Mallam and Co., Oxford.

MURRAY (Thomas Peter), Taplow. Aug. 10; Smiles and Co., 15, Bedford-row,
W. C. 1.

MIDDLEMOST (William), Huddersfield.

Huddersfield.

Aug. 9; Ramsden, Sykes, and Ramsden,

MAXWELL (George Archibald), Southgate. Aug. 7; Lambert and Hale, 35, Queen Victoria-st, E.C. 4.

MOORE (William Arthur), Birmingham. Aug. 14; James, Barton, and Kentish,
Birmingham.

MANLEY (Mary Ann), Bath. Aug. 15; Stone, King, and Wardle, Bath.
MATHER (Elizabeth Hannah), Wilmslow. Aug. 5; R. Hilditch, Manchester.
MURLAND (Mary Geraldine), Daventry. Aug. 16; Burton and Snell, Daventry.
MORRIS (Henry Thomas), Birmingham. Aug. 12; Rawlings, Kelley, and Co,
56, Queen-st, Wolverhampton.

NEWEY (Walter Stratford), Birmingham. Sept. 1; Musgrove, Lee, and Arthur
Smith, Birmingham.

NODAL (Edith), Heaton Moor.

Aug. 5; W. H. Dixon, Day, and Co., Manchester.

O'SULLIVAN (John), Bow. Aug. 5; Stephenson, Harwood, and Tatham, 16, Old Broad-st. E.C. 2.

OWSTON (Leycester Varley), Wigston Magna. Aug. 16; Owston, Dickinson, Simpson, and Bigg, Leicester.

OWEN (Arthur Edwin Brisco), Ufton Nervet. Aug. 13; Sarjeant and Budd, Reading.

OWEN (Jane), Llanidloes. Aug. 9; M. Jenkins, Llanidloes.

OWENS (John James), Formby. Aug. 10; W. Swancot, Morgan, and Co., Liverpool and Wallasey.

OAKLEY (William), Newhall. Aug. 12; Drewry and Newbold, Burton-on-Trent,
PARSONS (Arthur John), Bath. Claims within two months to Glover, Son, and
Carter, Bath. Dated June 4.

POWNCEBY (Thomas), Kennington. Aug. 5; Public Trustee, Kingsway, W.C.
Wedlake, Letts, and Birds, 11, Serjeant's-inn, Temple, E.C. 4, sols.
POTTS (Eliza Mary), Chester. Aug. 7; Potts, Potts, and Gardner, Chester.
RAPHAEL (Ralph), Coleman-st, and Sutton Green. Aug. 10; Raphael, Zeffertt,
and Co., 17, Coleman-st, E.C.

ROPKE (Emily), Cardiff. Aug. 14; Trevanion and Curtis, Poole.
ROBINSON (Henry Francis), Manchester. Aug. 7; Charles Howard and Co.,

Manchester.

REYNOLDS (Mary Bessie), Highbury. Claims within two months to Payne and
Co., 10, New-sq, Lincoln's-inn, W.C. 2. Dated June 8.
RAITHBY (George), Doncaster. Aug. 12; Dawson and Burgess, Doncaster.
ROBERTSON (Andrew), Bournemouth. Aug. 14; French and Haines, Bournemouth.
RICH (Joseph), Redruth. Aug. 10; Grylls and Paige, Redruth.

REYNOLDS (Martha Elizabeth), Anerley. Aug. 11; Arthur E. Eves and Jones, 145, Anerley-rd, Anerley, S. E. 20.

RICHARDS (Eleanor), Porth. Aug. 4; J. L. Atkins, Dowlais, Glam.
RICHARDS (Edward), Brondesbury. Aug. 7; Theodore Goddard and Co., 10,
Serjeant's-inn, Temple, E.C. 4.

SILVERBERG (Isidore), Liverpool. Aug. 9; Duncan, Oakshott, and Co., Liverpool.
SAYERS (Josephine Fortunata Colomba), Addison-grdns, formerly Brighton.
Aug. 7; C. Burt, Brill, and Edwards, Brighton.

SACKER (Thomas), London Fields. Aug. 12; Public Trustee, Kingsway, W.C. 2. A. R. Rule, 7, Charles-sq, N. 1, sol.

SAVAGE (William Wallace), Brighton. Aug. 31; Stevens, Son, and Pope, Brighton. SIMS (Georgiana Clitter), Harringay. Aug. 10; Wrensted, Hind, and Roberts, 63, Queen Victoria-st, E.C. 4.

STRACHAN (Emily), Leytonstone. Aug. 6; Nash, Field, and Co., 12, Queen-st, E.C. 4.

SANDOE (Jane), St. Agnes, Cornwall. Aug. 9; Coulter, Hancock, and Thrall,

Truro.

SALSBURY (Frederick), Long Eaton. Aug. 31; LI. B. Lewis and Son, Long Eaton.
SMITH (Frederick Farnell), Godalming. Aug. 12; C. E. Hart, Godalming.
SMITH (Ernest Rivers) Royston. Aug. 12; Farrar, Porter, and Co., 2, Wardrobe-pl,
Doctors' Commons, E.C. 4.

STEWART (Amelia Lown), Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Claims within two months to
Dees and Thompson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Dated June 8.
SCHWARZ (Moritz), Hampstead. Aug. 11; Vandercom, Stanton, and Co., 35,
Spring-grdns, S.W. 1.
Aug. 11; Peake, Bird, Collins, and Co.,

SHEPPARD (Mary Peters), Westminster.

6, Bedford-row, W.C. 1.

TENNANT (Elizabeth Alice), Belgrave-rd. Aug. 5; Simpson and Co., 42, Bedfordsq, W.C.

TUCKER (William Trueman), Loughborough. Aug. 5; Deane and Son, Loughborough, Leicester.

TIPPETTS (Spencer Frank), Knowle. Aug. 7; Forsyth, Bettinson, and Co.,
Birmingham.

TOWER (Matthew William), Sheerness. Aug. 7; V. H. Stallon and Sons, Sheerness.
TINSLEY (Ann Eliza), Sheffield. Aug. 15; Sorby and Co., Sheffield.
VALLANCE (Arthur), Great Winchester-st and Paddington. Aug. 10; G. J.
Strickland, 9. Southampton-st, Bloomsbury-sq, W.C. 1.
VALENTINE (Anne), Barns Hale.

Claims within two months to Tatham, Worth-
ington, and Co., Manchester. Dated June 8.
WILSON (Annie Maria), Alton. Aug. 12; Baker and Nairne, 3, Salters' Hall-ct,
Cannon-st, E.C. 4.

WEST (James), Penge. Aug. 8; Arthur E. Eves and Jones, 145, Anerley-rd, Anerley, S.E. 20.

WILDE (Lucy), Kingston-upon-Hull.

Aug. 7 Hearfield and Lambert, Hlll. WATERER (Charles), Ventnor, I. W. Aug. 5; Waller, Neale, and Houlston, 3 and 4, Clement's-inn, W.C. 2. WEIGHTMANN (Anne), Kingston-upon-Hull. Aug. 14; Martinson and Stow, Hull. WOORE (Helen), Torquay. D. B. Stevens, 20, Copthall-av, E.C. 2. WARING (Emily Rosamond), Bramley. Aug. 5; Willis and Willis, Rotherham. WILLIAMS (Mary Ellen), Prestatyn. Aug. 7; Gamlin and Kelly, Rhyl.

WILLARD (Mary Livingston), New York. Aug. 6; Coward, Chance, and Co., 30, Mincing-la, E,C, 3,

WHORLOW (Ursula Theodosia Collins), Ealing. Aug. 9; Parker, Garrett, and Co., St. Michael's Rectory, Cornhill, E.C. 3.

WILSON (John Jackson), Wallasey. Aug. 10; W. Swancott, Morgan, and Co., Liverpool and Wallasey.

WRIGHT (Richard), South Hackney, formerly Finsbury. Aug. 9; Finch, Turner, and Tayler, 84, Cannon-st, E.C. 4.

WILLIAMS (Thomas Anthony Hwfa), Kingston Hill. Aug. 12; Richardson, Sowerby, Holden, and Co., 5, John-st, Bedford-row, W.C. 1.

WALSH (María), Manchester, formerly Withington. Aug. 12; Costeker, Smitton, and Co., Blackburn.

WILKINSON (Margaret Smith), Nottingham. Aug. 9; J. J. Spencer and Son, Nottingham.

WILLIAMS (Alice), East Dulwich. Aug. 28; Stringer and Stringer, 74, 76, and 78, High-rd, Kilburn, N.W. 6.

WEIGHILL (Mark Henry), Whitby. Aug. 8; Seaton, Gray, White, and Co., Whitby.

BANKRUPTS

THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1914.

RECEIVING ORDERS.

GAZETTE, JUNE 4.

BARTLETT, E. ASHMEAD, Great Stanhope-st. Ct. High Court. June 1.

BATES, ARTHUR, Bridgeway House, Hammersmith, factor of motor accessories.
Ct. High Court. June 1.
BRENHOLZ, LEOPOLD SAUL, and BRENHOLZ, HAYMAN (trading as D. Brenholz),
Birmingham, jewellers. Ct. Birmingham. May 31.

Eve"),

BERRY AND BLAKE, Chiswick. Ct. Brentford. May 31.
BOWERMAN, EDITH POLLIE, and PEARD, IRIS ELEANOR (trading as
Weston-super-Mare, gown specialists. Ct. Bridgwater. May 31.
BATES, GEORGE HAROLD, Great Grimsby, baker. Ct. Great Grimsby. May 31.
CHASTON, HARRY, Forest Hill-rd, Honor Oak, butcher. Ct. High Court. June 1.
CULLINANE, WILLIAM (trading as The Brightside Galvanising Co.), Bristol, sheet
metal manufacturer. Ct. Bristol. June 1.
CHAMBERLAIN, FRANK ROBERT, Harwich, greengrocer. Ct. Colchester. May 28.
CARROTTE, FRANK CYRIL, Norwich, draper. Ct. Norwich. June 1.
CECIL, BENJAMIN, Caerphilly, baker. Ct. Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg, and Porth.
June 1.
DAVIS, JOHN WILLIAM, Cardiff, fruiterer. Ct. Cardiff. May 28.

EVANS, IEUAN MEREDITH (late trading as The Farmhouse Bakery Company),
Trealaw, baker. Ct. Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg, and Porth. June 1.
FELL, EDWARD HENRY, late Thurcroft, grocer. Ct. Barnsley. June 1.
GRAY, ERNEST, Cleveleys, fish merchants' manager. Ct. Blackpool. June 2.
GREEN, BERTRAM STARKEY, St. Helens, grocer. Ct. Liverpool. June 1.
GOODMAN, OSBORNE, Wheathampstead, carpenter. Ct. St. Albans. June 1.
HILLS, ALEXANDER MATTHEW, Margate, police constable. Ct. Canterbury.

June 2.

HENWOOD, JAMES HENRY, Devonport, builder. Ct. Plymouth. May 31.
JOHNSON, JOHN, Brighton, fish merchant. Ct. Brighton and Lewes (at Brighton).
June 1.

JONES, ARTHUR, Wrexham, dairyman. Ct. Wrexham. June 1.

LEES, FRANK LESLIE, Eldon-lane, near Bishop Auckland, taxi car proprietor.
Ct. Durham. June 2.
MORGAN, JAMES CALENDER, Cardiff, director of limited company. Ct. Cardiff.
May 31.

MOOREY, WILLIAM EDMUND, Richmond, estate agent. Ct. Wandsworth. June 1.
NORTH, ALFRED, late South Killingholme, general dealer. Ct. Great Grimsby.
May 31.
PATTINSON, CHARLES EDWARD, Bridlington, late motor engineer. Ct. Scarborough.
June 2.

PARTRIDGE, ALBERT COLDWELL, Birmingham, newsagent. Ct. Birmingham.
May 31.

RUSSELL, EDWIN ALBAN JOHN (professionally known as Wensley Russell),
Godolphin-rd, Shepherd's Bush, vocalist. Ct. High Court. May 29.
RICHARDS, DAVID, Llanelly, farmer. Ct. Carmarthen. May 31.
STAFFORD, FREDERICK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, fruiterer. Ct. Newcastle-upon-
Tyne. May 31.

THOMAS, EVAN EYRON, Llanelly, grocer's assistant. Ct. Carmarthen. June 1.
TAYLOR, THOMAS, Wheatley Hill, glass dealer. Ct. Durham. May 31.
TIMMS, WALTER EDWARD, Brigg, baker. Ct. Great Grimsby. June 1.
VARLEY, JAMES HENRY, Leeds, butcher. Ct. Leeds. May 31.
WILLETT, GEORGE F., Cardiff, solicitor. Ct. Cardiff. May 28.
WHITELOCK, GEORGE WILLIAM, Leeds, late general engineer. Ct. York. June 2.

Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, April 30. CARTER, JOSEPH, Plymouth. Ct. Plymouth. April 26.

GAZETTE, JUNE 8.

ADAMS, ARTHUR, Stockport, pork butcher. Ct. Stockport. June 4.
ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH, Blyth, motor engineer. Ct. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. June 2.
ARCHER, JOSEPH ERNEST WALTER, Sheffield, watchmaker. Ct. Sheffield. June 4.
BAKER, GEORGE HAROLD, Great Grimsby, late potato merchant. Ct. Great
Grimsby. June 3.

BARRITT, JOHN HENRY, Fordham, late farmer. Ct. Colchester. May 31.
BULFORD, LEWIN, Tamworth, wholesale clothier's manager. Ct. Birmingham.
June 4.

BEVAN, HARRY, Newport, licensed victualler. Ct. Newport (Mon.). June 2. BOTTRELL, CHARLES HENRY, Smethwick baker. Ct. West Bromwich. June 4. CHALLENER, ALFRED ERNEST STOPFORD, Doncaster wireless engineer. Ct.

Sheffield. June 4.

FENTON, GEORGE HERBERT (trading as Fenton and Co.), Liverpool, provision merchant. Ct. Liverpool. June 2.

FOWLER, ERNEST CLIVE, Palace-grdns-ter, Kensington. Ct. High Court. June 1.
GALES, RUTH MARY, Barton Turf, spinster. Ct. Norwich. June 4.
GRUNDY, JAMES, Atherton. metal broker. Ct. Bolton. June 4.
GIBSON, JOHN JOSEPH (trading as Oriental Bazaar Co.), Ashington, general dealer.
Ct. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. June 1.
HALLETT, PHILIP HENRY, Harlow, company director. Ct. Hertford.
JENKINS, Col. J. C., Strand. Ct. High Court. June 2.
JONES, FRANK, Birmingham, plumber. Ct. Birmingham. June 3.
LAMBERT, JOHN JAMES, West Hartlepool, boot retailer. Ct. Sunderland. June 3.
LESTER, WILLIAM GEORGE (trading as W. G. Lester and Co.), Southsea, tailor.

Ct. Portsmouth. June 2.

June 2.

LONNEN, ERNEST EDWIN, Four Oaks, domiciled Englishman. Ct. High Court.
June 2.

MARKUS, JOHN GEORGE, Middlesbrough, musician. Ct. Middlesbrough. June 2.
MORGAN, PERCIVAL HENRY, Bristol, gents' outfitter. Ct. Bristol. June 4.
MULHERN. THOMAS, Runcorn. tailor. Ct. Warrington. June 3.
O'DARE, JOSEPHINE, Park-st, Grosvenor-sq, spinster. Ct. High Court. May 27.
PARRY, WILLIAM JOHN, late Llanllechid, car proprietor. Ct. Bangor. May 31.
PATE, THOMAS HERBERT, Padiham, auctioneer. Ct. Burnley. June 3.
PROVAN, ALEXANDER, Hayes, dairyman. Ct. Windsor. June 4.
REED, GEORGE FOSTER (late trading as The Workers' Clothing Co.), Leeds, credit
draper. Ct. Leeds. June 4.

ROTH, JAMES BERTRAM (trading as J. B. Roth and Co.), Manchester, chemical merchant. Ct. Manchester. June 4.

ROCHE, RICHARD, Norfolk-sq, Hyde Park Catholic priest. Ct. High Court.
June 3.

RODERICK, WILLIAM JOHN, Swansea. late general dealer. Ct. Swansea, June 4.
RUDDOCK, JOSEPH, Mansfield Woodhouse, hawker. Ct. Nottingham. June 4.
RUSSELL, EDWIN GEORGE, Plymouth, builder. Ct. Plymouth. June 4.
SALES, T. ROWLAND. Victoria-st. Ct. High Court. June 3.
SCHNEER, MARK, Mentmore-ter, Hackney, furrier. Ct. High Court. June 3.
SMITH, ARTHUR (trading as Arthur Smith and Son); Llanidloes painter. Ct.
Newtown. June 4.

TILBROOK, WILLIAM, Steeple Bumpstead, farmer. Ct. Cambridge. June 2. WIVELL, JOHN HENRY, Birkenhead, late licensed victualler. Ct. Birkenhead. June 1.

Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, March 9. BRIDGE, EDITH (trading as H. Cook and Co.), Mildmay-park, Islington costumier. Ct. High Court. March 4.

ADJUDICATIONS. GAZETTE, JUNE 4.

ANDERSON, JOHN THOMAS, Warwick-avenue. Ct. High Court. June 1. BANFIELD, GEORGE JOSIAH, Melcombe-ct, Marylebone. Ct. High Court. June 1. BRENHOLZ, LEOPOLD SAUL and BRENHOLZ, HAYMAN (trading as D. Brenholz), Birmingham, jewellers' factors. Ct. Birmingham. June 1.

BATES, GEORGE HAROLD, Great Grimsby, baker. Ct. Great Grimsby. May 31. CULLINANE, WILLIAM (trading as the Brightside Galvanizing Co.), Bristol, sheet metal manufacturer. Ct. Bristol. June 1.

CHAMBERLAIN, FRANK ROBERT, Harwich, greengrocer. Ct. Colchester. May 28. CARROTTE, FRANK CYRIL, Norwich, draper. Ct. Norwich. June 1.

CECIL, BENJAMIN, Caerphilly, baker. Ct. Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg and Porth. June 1.

CHANELL, PERCY, Edgware, printer. Ct. St. Albans. May 29.

CHANDLER, HERBERT STANLEY (trading as Johnson and Hewitt), Wandsworth
Common, estate agent. Ct. Wandsworth. May 27.
DAVIS, JOHN WILLIAM, Cardiff, fruiterer. Ct. Cardiff.

June 1.

EDMUNDSON, HERBERT, Burnley, late yarn agent. Ct. Burnley. June 1.
FELL, EDWARD HENRY, late Thurcroft, grocer. Ct. Barnsley. June 1.
GALLIAND, A., late St. Dunstan's Chambers, Fetter-la, importer. Ct. High Court.
May 29.

GRAY, ERNEST, Cleveleys, fish merchant's manager. Ct. Blackpool. June 2.
GREEN, BERTRAM STARKEY, St. Helens, grocer. Ct. Liverpool. June 1.

GOODMAN, OSBORNE, Wheathampstead, carpenter. Ct. St. Albans. June 1. HILLS, ALEXANDER MATTHEW, Margate, police constable. Ct. Canterbury. June 2.

HONEYMAN, ALAN WALTER, late Whitmore-rd, Hoxton, motor garage proprietor.
Ct. High Court. May 29.

HENWOOD, JAMES HENRY, Devonport, builder. Ct. Plymouth. May 31.
JAMES, RICHARD ERNEST, Penygraig, baker. Ct. Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg and
JONES, LEWIS HORACE, Bromsgrove, farmer. Ct. Worcester. June 1.
JONES, ARTHUR, Wrexham, dairyman. Ct. Wrexham. June 1.

LEES, FRANK LESLIE, Eldon-la, near Bishop Auckland, taxi car proprietor.
Ct. Durham. June 2.

MCNIEL, DAVID, Birmingham, late wallpaper dealer. Ct. Birmingham. May 31. MORBEY, CLARENCE, Leicester, commercial clerk. Ct. Leicester. June 2. MOOREY, WILLIAM EDMUND, Richmond, estate agent. Ct. Wandsworth. June 1. NORTH, ALFRED, late South Killingholme, general dealer. Ct. Great Grimsby. May 31.

PARTRIDGE, ALBERT COLDWELL, Birmingham, newsagent. Ct. Birmingham. May 31.

PATTINSON, CHARLES EDWARD, Bridlington, late motor engineer. Ct. Scarborough. June 2.

RUSSELL, EDWIN ALBAN JOHN (professionally known as Wensley Russell),
Godolphin-rd, Shepherd's Bush, vocalist. Ct. High Court. May 29.
RUSTOMJI, JEHANGIR, Finstock-rd, St. Quintins Park, merchant. Ct. High Court.
June 2.

RICHARDS, DAVID, Llanelly, farmer. Ct. Carmarthen. May 31.
SNOOK, WILLIAM HENRY, Easterton, farmer. Ct. Bath. May 29.

SEIGEL, ISRAEL, and BOGERMAN, HARRY (trading as The Bristle Dressing Company),
Leeds, bristle merchants. Ct. Leeds. May 31.

TUBBS, GERTRUDE ETHEL (described in Rec. Order as G. Tubbs), Chalk Farm-rd, tobacconist. Ct. High Court. May 29.

TATTERSALL, ERNEST and ELLIS WILFRED (trading as Fernbank Manufacturing
Co.), Barnoldwick, cloth manufacturers. Ct. Blackpool. June 1.
THOMAS, EVAN EYRON, Llanelly, grocer's assistant. Ct. Carmarthen. June 1.
TAYLOR, THOMAS, Wheatley Hill, glass dealer. Ct. Durham. May 31.
TIMMS, WALTER EDWARD, late Brigg, baker. Ct. Great Grimsby. June 1.
TAYLOR, ROLAND, Monkseaton, commercial traveller. Ct. Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
June 1.

TOWN, HENRY ANNANDALE, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, auctioneer. Ct. Newcastleupon-Tyne. June 1.

Porth. June 2.

VARLEY, JAMES HENRY, Leeds, butcher. Ct. Leeds. May 31.

WHITELOCK, GEORGE WILLIAM, Leeds, late general engineer. Ct. York.

Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, Dec. 11, 1923. FIELD, WILLIAM FARNINGHAM (trading under style of the Indian and Ceylon Tea Company and the Imperial Tea Company) (described in Rec. Order as W. Field), Corrance-rd, Acre-la, Brixton, tea merchant. Ct. High Court. Dec. 7, 1923.

Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, Feb. 5. JACOBOWIZ, ABRAHAM ISAAC (described in Rec. Order as Isaac Jacobwiz) (also called Isaac Jacobs), Shore-rd, Hackney. Ct. High Court. Feb. 3.

Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, April 27.
WALKER, JOHN THOMAS, Bolton, haulage contractor. Ct. Bolton.
GAZETTE, JUNE 8.

ARCHER, JOSEPH ERNEST WALTER, Sheffield, late watchmaker.
June 4.

April 23.

Ct. Sheffield.

BAKER, GEORGE HAROLD, Great Grimsby, late potato merchant. Ct. Great Grimsby. June 3.

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BARRITT, JOHN HENRY, Fordham, late farmer. Ct. Colchester. May 31.
BIERI, FREDERICK, Oxford-st. Ct. High Court. June 4.
BOWERMAN, EDITH POLLIE, and PEARD, IRIS ELEANOR (trading as
Weston-super-Mare, gown specialists. Ct. Bridgwater. June 3.
BOTTRELL, CHARLES HENRY, Smethwick, baker. Ct. West Bromwich.
BRANTON, HUGH, Whitley Bridge, farmer. Ct. Wakefield. June 4.
CHASTON, HARRY, Forest Hill-rd, Honor Oak, butcher. Ct. High Court. June 4.
CHALLENER, ALFRED ERNEST STOPFORD, Doncaster, wireless engineer. Ct.
Sheffield. June 4.

June 4.

June 2.

EVANS, IEUAN MEREDITH (late trading as The Farmhouse Bakery Company)
Trealaw, baker. Ct. Pontypridd, Ystradyfodwg and Porth. June 1.
GRUNDY, JAMES, Atherton, metal broker. Ct. Bolton. June 4.
JONES, EVAN MILDENHALL (described in Rec. Order as E. M. Jones) (trading
as G. Williams), late Spring-st, Paddington. Ct. High Court.
JONES, FRANK, Birmingham, plumber. Ct. Birmingham. June 3.
LAMBERT, JOHN JAMES, West Hartlepool, boot retailer. Ct. Sunderland.
June 3.
LESTER, WILLIAM GEORGE (trading as W. G. Lester and Co.), Southsea, ladies'
tailor. Ct. Portsmouth. June 2.
LOUIZO, GEORGE EVANGELO, and NOYOS, PERICLES LEO (described in Rec.
Orders as G. E. Louizo and P. L. Noyos), Astor House, Aldwych. Ct. High
Court. June 2.

MARKUS, JOHN GEORGE, Middlesbrough, musician. Ct. Middlesbrough. June 2.
MAUDE, HERBERT (late trading as The Permanent Boot Supply Co.), Halifax,
boot retailer. Ct. Halifax. May 31.
MOLLISON, JAMES MURRAY (described in Rec. Order as J. Murray Mollison),
late British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. Ct. Brentford. June 1.
MORGAN, PERCIVAL HENRY, Bristol, gent's outfitter. Ct. Bristol. June 4.
PARRY, WILLIAM JOHN, late Llanllechid, car proprietor. Ct. Bangor. May 31.
PATE, THOMAS HERBERT, Padiham, auctioneer. Ct. Burnley. June 3.
PETERS, JOHN WILLIAM, Helpston, farmer. Ct. Peterborough. June 2.
PROVAN, ALEXANDER, Hayes, dairyman. Ct. Windsor. June 4.

REED, GEORGE FOSTER (late trading as The Workers Clothing Co.), Leeds, credit draper. Ct. Leeds. June 4.

RIGAUD, HENRY CHEVALIER (sued as H. C. Rigaud), Craven-st, Strand. Ct.
High Court. June 3.

RODERICK, WILLIAM JOHN, Swansea, late general dealer. Ct. Swansea. June 4.
RUDDOCK, JOSEPH, Mansfield Woodhouse, hawker. Ct. Nottingham. June 4.
SALES, JOHN ROWLAND, Conduit-st, Bond-st, theatrical manager. Ct. High
Court. June 3.
Ct. Newcastle-upon-

STAFFORD, FREDERICK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, fruiterer.

Tyne.

June 3.

TAYLOR, JOHN COATS, Guildford, insurance clerk. Ct. High Court.

June 4.

Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, Feb. 19. LISTER, CHARLES WALKDEN, Rickmansworth. Ct. St. Albans. Feb. 15. Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, March 9. BRIDGE, EDITH (trading as H. Cook and Co.), Mildmay-park, Islington, costumier. Ct. High Court. March 4.

Amended notice substituted for that in Gazette, May 21. CLAYTON, GEORGE FREDERICK (described in Rec. Order as G. F. Clayton), Windsor-rd, Leyton, timber merchant. Ct. High Court. May 10. ORDERS ANNULLING, REVOKING, OR RESCINDING ORDERS. GAZETTE, JUNE 4.

NASH, Captain J. V., Grosvenor-gdns-mews. Ct. High Court. May 19. (Adjudication May 23, 1925, annulled; Rec. Order April 29, 1925, rescinded; Pet. March 20, 1925, dismissed.)

GAZETTE, JUNE 8.

ELLIOTT, HERBERT WILLIAM, Milton Damerell, yeoman. Ct. Barnstaple. May 7. (Adjudication Oct. 6, 1925, annulled; Rec. Order Oct. 6, 1925, rescinded.) MILTON, REGINALD DEVENISH (described in Rec. Order as R. D. Milton), late Duke-st, St. James. Ct. High Court. May 5. (Adjudication April 16, 1924, annulled; Rec. Order March 12, 1924, rescinded; Pet. Dec. 11, 1923, dismissed.)

ROBERTS, ERIC, Coventry, house furnisher's assistant. Ct. Coventry. (Adjudication Nov. 6, 1925; Rec. Order, Nov. 6, 1925.)

April 19.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS

MARRIAGE.

BEVAN-PETMAN-HENSLEY.-On the 24th May, at the Parish Church, Wisborough Green, Sussex, Charles Earle Bevan-Petman, C.I.E., of the Inner Temple, and Lahore, Punjab, to Amy, widow of John William Hensley, late Director, Indian Government Telegraphs.

DEATHS.

CARNEGIE. On the 29th May, Cyril Jerome Carnegie, solicitor, Nottingham, aged 29.

MIERS. On the 25th May, Arthur Leopold Miers, solicitor, of 1, Clipstone-street,
Great Portland-street, aged 64.
RAYNER. On the 30th May, at Putney, Arthur Leopold Rayner, solicitor, of
465, Bank-chambers, Holborn, and 17, Dryburgh-road, Putney.
STEBBING. On the 27th May, at Frith Park, Walton-on-the-Hill, William
Stebbing, M.A., barrister-at-law, late of The Times under Delane, aged 95.
TIDDEMAN. On the 30th May, at the London Hospital, Henry John Tiddeman,
solicitor, of 1, Beaconsfield-road, St. Margarets-on-Thames, aged 56.

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THE LAW AND THE LAWYERS

New Legislation

ON Wednesday the Royal Assent was given to several measures of prime importance. First and foremost the Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1926 was placed on the Statute Book, and it is dealt with by us this week (infrà). The Bankruptcy Amendment Act, the Weights and Measures Act, the Economy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, and the Local Authorities (Emergency Provisions) Act have all become law, and we trust that there will be no delay before they are all issued by the King's Printers.

Mr. Upjohn, K.C. and the Bar Council

WE publish in another column (post, p. 494) Correspondence arising out of an opinion expressed by the Bar Council that Mr. Upjohn, K.C. ought not to appear in an Indian Appeal." At the outset we must express the view that it is a pity the Bar Council did not communicate directly with Mr. Upjohn before expressing the opinion set out in the correspondence, and perhaps some grievance exists on this score. But having regard to the contents of the first two letters it can hardly be said that they were without good ground for thinking that they were in possession of the whole of the facts; and at any rate they made it clear subsequently that they were quite ready to consider any further information or observations, but re-consideration was emphatically refused by Mr. Upjohn. A much wider question, however, is raised by the correspondence, namely, Can counsel who has advised one party in a litigation appear for the opposite party in the same litigation? And to that in general there can be only one answer, and that in the negative. The suggestion made by Mr. Upjohn, that "the result of the rule so laid down by the Bar Council is that any party to a litigation who

desires to prevent a particular counsel (or any number of counsel) from appearing against him, without incurring the expense of briefing that counsel (or all the counsel in question), has only to deliver a case to such counsel and to obtain an opinion from him (or them), and is then in a position to exclude such counsel (or all such counsel) from appearing in the case for any party," can be dealt with when such a case arises. It must be borne in mind that the rules and regulations which deal with the professional conduct of barristers, and the etiquette and practice of the Bar, are not to be construed like statutes or considered as judgments of a court of law. In all these matters there is one sound rule of guidance to be applied by any member of the Bar who may feel embarrassed as to his conduct in a particular case. He must view the situation from the other side.

Public Trustee Report

THE result of the year's working ending the 31st March last shows a surplus of £24,809 as compared with a surplus of £37,182 for the previous year, £30,869 for 1923-1924 and £74,522 for 1922-1923. "Salaries, wages, and allowances " still show a steady increase, being £202,150 for the year ending March 1926, the figures for the two preceding years being £185,026 and £192,217 respectively. The last reduction of fees only came into operation in January last, so the effect upon the finance of the department is not yet apparent. It will be remembered that the heavy deficits in this office in 1919-1920 and 19201921 were checked by the increase of fees. A surplus then was shown and a reduction followed. Perhaps by now some stability in the financial arrangements has been found. At the end of the year the number of cases under administration was 16,455 and the number completely distributed 698. The staff consists of 759 members, 246 being men and 513 women and the total expenses amounted to £247,450.

THE LAW OF PROPERTY
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1926

THE Law of Property (Amendment) Bill has now passed both the House of Lords and House of Commons, the extensive amendments made by the House of Commons have been accepted, and it has received the Royal Assent. It has in its passage through Parliament increased materially in size. The original Bill, printed in the LAW TIMES (ante, p. 243), consisted of seven sections with a schedule containing fourteen minor amendments. The Act as it now stands consists of eight sections with a schedule of twenty-nine minor amendments, some of these latter being of considerable length and importance. The principal new amendments introduced since the Bill's first appearance deal with points which have arisen under the Settled Land Act, 1925 and the Law of Property Act, 1925. There has also been an additional alteration to the Trustee Act, 1925 and to the Land Charges Act, 1925. The Administration of Estates Act, 1925, which has already in its brief life been repealed in parts and re-enacted in the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925, is not further altered. It is only proposed to deal with the principal alterations in the real property Acts made by the amending Bill. All the amendments are of importance to practitioners as they especially deal with the practical working of the new law.

Sect. 1 of the amending Act is designed to meet one of the most discussed difficulties created by the Settled Land Act, 1925. It provides (sub-sect. (1) that a person beneficially entitled to land for an estate in fee simple, or for a term of years absolute, subject to any estates, interests, charges or powers of charging, subsisting or capable of being exercised under a settlement, who, under sect. 20 (1) IX. of the Settled Land Act, is a person having the powers of a tenant for life, can, notwithstanding the Act, convey or create a legal estate subject to a prior interest as if the land had not been settled land. Sub-sect. (2) provides that " (a) Where a legal estate has been conveyed or created under sub-sect. (1) of this section, or under sect. 16 of the Settled Land Act, subject to any prior interest, or (b) where before the 1st Jan. 1926 land has been conveyed to a purchaser for money or money's worth subject to any prior interest whether or not on the purchase the land was expressed to be exonerated from, or the grantor agreed to indemnify the purchaser against, such prior interest, the estate owner for the time being of the land subject to such prior interest may, notwithstanding any provisions contained in the Settled Land Act, 1925, but without prejudice to any power whereby such prior interest is capable of being overreached, convey or create a legal estate subject to such prior interest as if the instrument creating the prior instrument was not an instrument or one of the instruments constituting a settlement of the land."

This section enables a person who is within sect. 20 (1) IX. of the Act, or whose land, on the ground that it is charged with the payment of a rentcharge, &c., for the advancement, maintenance, or otherwise for the benefit of any person, is settled land under sect. 1 (1) V., to sell subject to such rentcharge without resorting to the machinery of the Act and the expense of the appointment of new trustees for the purposes of the Act and the execution of a vesting deed. In taking a conveyance under the power thus conferred a purchaser does not get the unincumbered fee simple obtainable if the procedure set up by the Act is followed. Presumably, if the incumbrancer is able to release and does release his interest, the purchaser will obtain such an unincumbered estate. However, as sect. 42 (1) (b) of the Law of Property Act, 1925 remains unaltered, a purchaser cannot be forced to accept a title made in this way. The amendment, therefore, is only of importance where the sale is made subject to incumbrances; where the legal estate is sought to be conveyed free from incumbrances the purchaser will probably insist on his rights under sect. 42 and the machinery of the Act will have to be employed.

Sect. 2 of the amending Act adds a proviso to the end of sub-sect. 2 of sect. 140 of the Law of Property Act. The amendment is designed to secure compensation to a tenant under the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923, where he receives notice to quit in respect of part of his land.

Sect. 3 extends the meaning of the expression "Trust Corporation" for the purposes of the new Acts. It includes now, amongst others, a trustee in bankruptcy and what are known as Board of Trade companies.

Sect. 4 adds to the powers conferred by the Land Charges Act, 1925. It provides that any person intending to make an application for the registration of any contemplated charge, instrument, or other matter in pursuance of the Act may give a priority notice in the prescribed form at least two days before the registration is to take effect. The section provides for the effect of the notice and for rules to be made determining the method of application. The section has not been substantially altered since the introduction of the Bill except that sub-sect. (2) provides that: "Where a purchaser has obtained an official certificate of the result of search, any entry which is made in the register after the date of the certificate and before the completion of the purchase, and is not made pursuant to a priority notice entered on the register before the certificate is issued, shall not, if the purchase is completed before the expiration of the second day after the date of the certificate, affect the purchaser." This is designed to obviate the difficulty which exercised the mind of country solicitors as to what are known as last minute entries. It was feared that, however late the search was made, if the conveyance was not executed immediately a subsequent entry on the register would jeopardise the purchase. This section gives a margin of two days after the search and will enable conveyances to be executed in the country with safety.

Sect. 5 has remained unaltered throughout the course of the Bill. It is designed to bring into line registered land with other land. Under the Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 94 (1) (c), a prior mortgagee has a right to make further advances to rank in priority to subsequent mortgages (whether legal or equitable), whether he has notice or not of such mortgages, where the mortgage imposes an obligation on him to make such further advances. Sect. 5 provides for the addition to sect. 30 of the Land Registration Act, 1925 of the following clause: "Where the proprietor of a charge is under an obligation, noted on the register, to make a further advance, a subsequent registered charge shall take effect subject to any further advance made pursuant to the obligation."

Sects. 4 and 5 are not retrospective in operation, and only come into operation from the date when the Act became law. Sect. 6, which was not found in the Bill as first drafted, is designed to modify the stringency of sect. 13 of the Settled Land Act, 1925. Under this section, if the tenant for life, before a vesting instrument is executed in his favour, conveys or joins with the remaindermen in conveying the settled land to a purchaser with notice of the settlement the conveyance only operates as a contract for valuable consideration to carry out the transaction after the requisite vesting instrument has been executed. The section as it stands makes such a conveyance wholly nugatory. When a vesting instrument is executed the legal estate passes to, or is declared to be vested in, the tenant for life, who must then execute a fresh conveyance in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Sect. 6 of the amending Bill inserted the following proviso after sect. 13 of the Act: " Provided that where the purported disposition was such as would but for the foregoing provisions of this section have been effective to carry out the transaction then immediately upon the execution or making of the requisite vesting instrument such disposition shall take effect according to the terms thereof, and shall be deemed to have so taken effect as from the date when the same was made." This amendment would have had the effect of satisfying and legalising a conveyance which would otherwise under sect. 13 take effect only as a contract for valuable consideration to carry out the transaction when the vesting instrument required has been executed. This, however, was struck out, and the following addition was made instead to sect. 13, "Nothing in this section affects the creation or transfer of a legal estate by virtue of an order of the Court or the Minister or other competent authority." Somewhat curious "redrafting."

The minor amendments contained in the schedule to the Amendment Act deal principally with practical defects which have come to light since the new legislation has been in operation. They do not effect, as a rule, any change in the principles of the Acts or in the general working of their provisions, The object of the schedule for the most part is either to explain the new Acts where doubts as to their effect have been raised, or to carry out more adequately the intention of the draftsmen where this has not been done in the first instance, or to provide relief where the Acts work out oppressively or are unnecessarily complicated.

The schedule will be of considerable importance in practice and should be most carefully considered.