§ 58. Mr. GEORGE THORNEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can arrange that solicitors who joined His Majesty's Forces within three years after being admitted shall not, as a result of their military service, lose the benefit of the provision under which solicitors' cer- 318 tificate duty is payable at only one-half the full rate for the first three years after admission?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI have considered this class of case, and have authorised the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, on being satisfied as to the facts, to allow a claim for repayment of half the duty where the period which has elapsed from the time of the solicitor's admission, excluding the period of his service with the forces, is less than three years.