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The Australian Press Assoc- The results of the work done Jation has secured an exclusive by the Acquisition and Valuation interview with Mr. Griffiths, the lof Land Committee have how Acting-President of the so-called reached the stage when it is Irish Republic, who declared that thought that they might be 3 per cent, of the urban bodies put into legislative form. It may in Ireland recognised the therefore be of interest to Republic.

point out briefly what direction- All the corporations, except that legislation may take and Belfast, had elected Mayors, but what definite conclusions may be refused to select sheriffs, because drawn from the reports, four in the final choice of these officers number, of the Committee. These rested with the British Govern-conclusions, though dealing with ment. He complained bitterly of technical matters, will be full of the conduct of the Irish-Consta-interest for the layman, and bulary, who, he said, were not having regard to the number of policemen in the ordinary sense, people who now own their houses but men who were armed with it is of importance that a pros guns and bayonets, and who lived pective change in the law should in fortified barracks, whose bus-be noted. ineas was "Ireland for the Bri- The Committee was originally

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Mr. Griffiths said that in order strengthened by the addition to deal with these crimes, local of four eminent solicitors. Their vigilance committees had been joint enquiries tended to the con- appointed, who were investigating clusion that it was not the them successfully, and coping practice and method of convay-i with the situation. until theyancing that was in need of re-. were raided and suppressed by form, but the theory of the the constabulary. Mr. Griffiths ownership of land. To put the added, angrily, "We are not going matter very simply, it may he to denounce anyone who resorts said (eliminating any consider- to violent action into which heation here of that unusual form was goaded by acts of the Govern-of tenure copyhold) that land is held chiefly on two kinds of tenure, namely freehold, which Dealing with the British view-and descends to the owner's heirs. EARL BEATTY'S STORY OF is what the lawyers call realty | point that a hostile Ireland on its or as a chattel real, which is per Bank would constitute a danger sonalty and passes to the man's to the country, Mr. Griffiths said. personal representatives and not!

ment."

ALWAYS HOSTILE."

WAR

HEROES LIVING ON

CHARITY.

RUINED EX-OFFICERS.

"There are thousands of ex-

If Ireland is, as stated, the key of his heirs. For example, should officers in England in verpurea! the Atlantic it can only mean an owner of land die intestate, distress, and existing on charity. that it may be used as a menace his realty passes to his heir-at-mant of them with wives and to America. So far as we are law. males, excluding females. children dependent on them." concerned. we shall alway be Should he, however, hold the land declared Earl Beatty at the Man- hostile to England until we are on long lease, then it does not sion House recently. free. We are not hostile to any pass to his heirs-at-law, but to country which does not threaten his next

The distinguished sailor was our independence. The security case this sharing equally with of the campaign to improve the of kin, females in speaking at a meeting in support of Europe, "America, and the males. world demands an independent!

lot of the demobilised officer. Ireland.

of

offer

THE THEORY OF TENURE.

In most cases where land is In support of his statement In response to close question-of ownership are much the same, two examples:—

held on long lease the incidents Ear! Beatty gave the following ing by the Press representative, as in the case of freeholds, and, Mr. Griffiths said he

R. N. Commander's Last £5.--- was not there seems to-day no reason for When war broke out he was on prepared to make any offer re- preserving a distinction so con- the Emergency List, and reported (Capital Paid up...41,230,000)garding the possible basis of an fusing to the layman. The point for service on August 1, 1914.

agreement. He agreed that England's physical

upon which the Committee seem Served throughout the war, and possession quite agreed is that all freehold was demobilised in November Ireland Was 2 but said that Ireland couldn't as if it were a chattel real, and in ed a decoration.

fact. and shall be held by the owner 1916. Was promoted, and award- any guarantees in case of death pass as personal married. Being on the Emer- Age 33 and substitution for that. He would property. This is called by the sercy List he was entitled to no be willing, however, to discuss lawyer the assimilation of the law pension, and received a gratuit the application of 2 Monroe of real property to that of personal of £75. Doctrine to Ireland if independen- property, and will probably be administrator, with a thorough A good organiser and ce were promised. He did not held by the man in the street as knowledge of secretarial duties contemplate any action before meaning that land can be bought and of management. the League of Nations, which and sold like cotton, without any reduced to £5 and his wife's jew. Now be regarded as being under the of the thumb of England. There had Nothing like this will follow, but Last job was that of showing the present formalities. ellery and unable to get work. been no recent approach nevertheless the change implied sights of London to a half-witted by the British in alis movement to find a

so great as to be almost youth, which secured him £1 a way out of monumental in the history of day. Physically fit. the impasse. He could not the law anticipate what Sun Fein action

of real property in Ex-Lieutenants Lost Savings.-- might be if the Parliament were

England.

Now a patient in a sanatorium established in Dublin.

for lung trouble contracted during Mr. Jahn MacNeill, M. P. for

the war, 43, with a wife and two It means that the theory of children. He served throughout vangudeley, who is accompany tenure of land which has existed the war, and had a temporary ing Mr. Griffiths, in replying to a

in the country since feudal times pension of £175 a year, plus 20 question whether the Sinn Fein is to be done away with, that real per cent. increase. Is deducted policy would be tc) and endeavor to improve the connection with the idea of per-sanatorium, and his wife and accept estate will be shorn of all its 4s. 6d. a day for treatment in the Home Rule Act, when it was sonal service as a consideration children have to passed, merely said.

live on the "We are for its tenure, that its ancient-balance. They have no private entitled to take advantage of any sanctity will be taken away and means, and all their savings are situation created in Ireland, and the heir-at-law cease to exist. On now consumed in the effort to live. to make the best use of it until the other hand, the widow of the independence is gained." He intestate will share in her husBeatty, counted such cases in The Navy, said Admiral Earl pointed out that the Republic band's real estate, fermales will no hundreds, but the Army counted had been elected under English longer suffer exclusion, and what them in tens of thousands. Such MASSAGE HALL machinery, and was using English was hitherto known as real estate men, whose capital and social machinery through the local will pass on death exactly as status, bad been sacrificed in the councils, and added, "Remember personalty does now, and the service of their country, were that America worked out her sanie rules will apply to that to-day existing on charity. independence under its English curious product of the North the The Lord Mayor presided at constitution."

freehold chief rent. The Com-the meeting which was Held Referring to the question of ittee seem to have been almost under the joint auspices of the guarantees against the use of unanimous in agreeing to this, leaders of the three Services, Barl Ireland by an enemy country, he and there can be little doubt of Beatty (Navy), Earl Haig (Army), had none to offer, except good their proposals being put into and Air-Marshal Trenchard. faith and economic ties, which practical form.

the result the Officers' Associa- were the strongest of all. Hel It may be stated with confidence tion was formally inaugurated, could not countenance naval that the reform indicated is one with the object of providing for the British bases in Ireland under that will be accepted by lawyers support and relief of ex-officers. the Republic.

as well as by laymen as a prac Field-Marshal Earl Haiz, who tical proposal for dealing with one is the leader of the movement. of the conditione arising from our said that an officer received a Mr. Griffiths was the principal ancient system of land tenure. grant of £50 a year for his wife, addressed and other details are camided under speaker at a crowded meeting in his brief revie v does not deal only if his disability were assess more than 2,000 trade heading incinding the Albert Hall, convened for the with the technical details, es-ed at 50 per cent. If it were 33 with detailed particulars of the Goods shipped purpose of demanding the re-

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