§ 56. Mr. WATTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the blow which has been dealt by the War to the solicitors' branch of the legal profession; whether he is aware that £9 per annum is charged by his Department to each member of that branch and not to the other, the barristers' or advocates' branch; and whether, in view of the fact that many of the solicitors are not earning much more than office expenses, he can see his way to remit or modify the annual charge at least to those who can show they are earning only a small sum yearly?
§ Mr. McKENNAI am afraid I see no sufficient reason for waiving the duty payable by practising solicitors on their annual certificates.