§ MR. SLOAN) (Belfast, S.I beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland whether he is aware that the officials of the Valuation Department in Belfast are canvassing appellants for the purpose of inducing them to withdraw their appeals against the revaluation, the reason given by them being that the Commissioner will revise his list on application before the revaluation comes into force; and will he say if it is in accordance with official regulations that the Commissioner should alter the original list in the way his officials suggest; and whether he will take steps to prevent such action on the part of officials in the future.
§ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. ATKINSON,) Londonderry, N.Appeals to Quarter Sessions properly lie against lists of valuation revised by the Commissioner and not against the original list made out by him. Through a misapprehension appeals have in some cases been lodged against the latter and not the former. The Commissioner instructed his officers to call; on these appellants, explain to them their error, and inform them that a revised list amending the revaluation lists would be issued and come into operation with the latter, and that an appeal would only lie against the valuation so revised. The object the Commissioner had in view in directing his officers to explain the position of affairs was to save the parties unnecessary expense. His action in this was perfectly 498 legal, and, in addition, would appear to have been very considerate.