§ MR. HEALYasked the Secretary to the Treasury, If his attention has been called to the question of the imposition of the penalty where appeals in land cases, &c. in Ireland have not been stamped; can he give a guarantee that 907 the penalty where the fine is paid and the appeal proceeded with will not afterwards be remitted by the Stamp Office; and has this been done in any instance; and, if so, why?
§ MR. COURTNEYMy attention has been called to this matter. The question of the validity of a notice of appeal, either not stamped at all or not stamped until after service, is one of law, which the Lands Commission, in its judicial capacity, must decide upon a case brought before it by the party affected. I am informed that some notices have been allowed to be stamped after service, presumably on the ground of unintentional error; but this will not be allowed in future.
§ MR. COURTNEYI do not know. There has been no remission of a fine, because no fine has been exacted.