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Penalty for Failure to disclose. 2. (1) Any person who, whilst he is disqualified from practising as a solicitor by reason of the fact that he has been struck off the roll of solicitors otherwise than at his own request or is suspended from practising as a solicitor, seeks or accepts employment by a solicitor in connection with that solicitor's practice without previously informing that solicitor that he is so disqualified as aforesaid shall, on summary conviction, be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding ten pounds. (2) Notwithstanding anything in the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, proceedings under this section may be commenced at any time before the expiration of six months after the first discovery of the offence by the prosecutor, but no such proceedings shall be commenced except by or with the consent of the Attorney-General. Interpretation, Short Title, and Extent. 3. (1) In this Act "the Society" means the Law Society, and anything authorized to be done by the Society under this Act may be done by the Council of the Society on their behalf. (2) This Act may be cited as the Solicitors Act, 1928, and the Solicitors Acts, 1839 to 1922, and this Act may be cited together as the Solicitors Acts, 1839 to 1928. (3) The provisions of this Act shall not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.

No. 27. New Zealand, No. 181. Sir, — Downing Street, 11th September, 1928. With reference to my despatch, No. 162, of the 13th August, .1 have the honour to state that the appointment of Vice-Admiral A. K. Waistell, C.8., as Commander-in-Chief, China Station, in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald T. Tyrwhitt, Bt., K.C.8., D.5.0., D.C.L., has been amended to date 28th November, 1928. 2. Vice-Admiral Waistell will assume command about the Ist February, 1929. I have, &c., L. S. AMERY. Governor-General His Excellency General Sir C. Fergusson, Bart., LL.D., G.C.M.G., K.C.8., D.5.0., M.V.0., &c.

No. 28. New Zealand, Dominions No. 459. Sir, — Downing Street, 12th September, 1928. With reference to my despatch, Dominions No. 288, of the 26th May, I have the honour to transmit, for the information of His Majesty's Government in New Zealand, the accompanying copies of sections 7 and 8 of the Finance Act, 1928, providing for the reduction of duty on certain negative cinematograph-films, and the exemption of scientific films from duty. I have,. &c., L. S. AMERY. Governor-General His Excellency General Sir C. Fergusson, Bart., LL.D., G.C.M.G., K.C.8., D.5.0., M.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. Finance Act, 1928. Chapter 17. Reduction of Duty on Certain Negative Cinematograpli-films. 7 (1). Subject to compliance with such, conditions as the Commissioners may by regulations prescribe, any negative cinematograph-films which are certified by the Board of Trade to satisfy the requirements of subsection three of section twenty-seven of the Cinematograph Films Act, 1927 [17 & 18 Geo. V, c. 29] (which prescribes what films shall be deemed to be British films for the purposes of that Act), and parts of any films so certified, shall, for the purpose of the Customs duties charged on cinematograph-films by section three of the Finance Act, 1925, be treated as if they were blank film. (2) This section shall be deemed to have had effect as from the twenty-eighth day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight. Exemption of Scientific Films from Duty. 8. (1) The Customs duties imposed by subsection one of section three of the Finance Act, 1925, no negative and positive cinematograph-films shall cease to be payable in the case of a film which is certified by the Royal Society of L mdon for Promoting Natural Knowledge to be solely an illustration of scientific investigation for exhibition before members of a recognized scientific body and which is imported only for the purpose of such exhibition free of charge. (2) If any person exhibits, otherwise than as aforesaid, any film which has been exempted from duty under this section he shall on summary conviction be liable in respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.