P A R L I A M E N T A R Y [ dFirtitiou* ^ o t r s, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. RA TES— continued. II. Exemption from Rates: 1. By whom allowed. Many persons applied personally to the grand jury to be exempted from rating, Lane 493- 499 Persons are frequently exempted from taxation in consequence of the neg- ligence of the constables, Lane 966- 975 Grounds on which certain persons appearing on the register for Cork have been exempted by the grand jury from payment of rates, Lane 1001 - 1166 ; Meagher 4698, 4699. 4701 Many houses in the city of Cork above the value of 10/. that have been exempted from taxes by the grand jury under the local Act, as being let out in separate apartments to poor families, Young 2661- 2684; Meagher 4698, 4699, 4701 Setting to poor lodgers is a distinct head of exemption under the local Act for Cork, Meagher 4698, 4699. 4701. Principle upon which reductions of taxes were allowed by the grand jury of 1837; poverty of the parties, losses in trade, having large families, or widows, Meagher 2803- 2809 Nature and extent of the inquiries made by the grand jury of Cork previous to exempting parties from rates, Meagher 4671- 4679 Mode in which the grand jury examine claims to exemption from municipal taxes, Cork, Besnard 202- 208 Rates remitted in August 1836 were those made at the spring assizes of Cork ; the deficiency is re- presented for and levied on the solvent portion of the community, Meagher 51 77- 5179 • The local Act of Parliament gives no relief to poor persons so far as the valuator's duty is concerned, Lane 4221- 4224. 2. Class ot Persons claiming Exemption. Number of persons who have been exempted from paying rates who pay a rent of 10/., Meagher 3648- 3651 Total number of persons exempted from local taxation by the grand jury in 1837; gross amount of exemptions, & c., Meagher 4655- 4670 Lists of persons from whom the collectors are unable to obtain the rates are laid before the grand jury at each assize, Meagher 4721- 4746' Persons exempted at one assize are liable to be assessed at the next, Meagher 4748- 4755. 3. Papers laid before the Committee. Lists of persons in the city of Cork appearing on the treasurer's books as exempt from rates, as not valued, who voted in 1832, 1835, and 1837, A pp. i. p. 309- 314 List of poor places in the city of Cork exempted from the city rate by grand jury at July assizes 1837, APP- P- 324~ 326. 33!- 334- See also Applotments. Cork, 3. Grand Juries. Grand Jury Act. Rawbuck's- lane ( Cork), Houses in this lane are more valuable than they otherwise would be from its contiguity to the weigh- house, Barry 5855- 5858 They ought to realize from 10 to 12 per cent, on the outlay of capital, Barry 5862. Read, Mr. A Liberal, of Longford, who was rejected at the registration in 1832 ; he held 20 acres of land, Flood 8267- 8273 There is only one person of that name upon the list of claimants ; if a notice had been served for any other person of that name it would have appeared, Courtenay 13262- 13267. 13279. Recorder of Cork. lie is elected for life by the freemen, Besnard 418, 419. Recorder's Court, Cork. See Cork, 1. Register of Voters, 1. Registry Court. Reddick, Mr. An attorney in Longford ; he refused to come forward and prosecute a policeman for stabbing a woman in the thigh, although he was present and saw it done, Nicholls 10515- 10523. 10534- 10547. Regan Thomas. Hughes- Jane, Cork ; description of his house; worth about 6/.; partly let to lodgers, Young 2021- 2030' Well worth 10Z.; he pays 10Z. 10s. rent, Meagher 3398- 3423; Gould 4407, 4408, Barry 5872, 5873 It could not have been worth 10/. in 1832, Young 2032 Witness in valuing his premises in 1835 considered them as barely value for 10/., Barry 5874- 5899 Registered in 1832, Colburn 2031 Valued in the supplementary valuation at 6/., Lane 2033, Gould 4407. REGISTER