nkrupts' Rent.

In cases of bankruptcy not more than one year's lent is obtainable by
distress; if more be due, the landlord is only entitled to come in
with the rest of the creditors for the further sum due.

1527. Illegal Charges for Distraint.

By the 51 and 52 Vic. cap. 21 (Law of Distress Amendment Act, 1888),
no person distraining for rent shall take other charges than those
hereafter scheduled: any party charging more can be sued for treble
the amount unlawfully taken.

1528. Expenses of Distraint:

L s. d.
Levying a distress (under L20) 0 3 0
[Over L20 and under L50, 3 p.c.
on the amount; L50 to L200,
2-1/2 p.c.; above L200, 1 p.c.]
Man in possession, per day, if
rent due be under L20. 0 4 6
Ditto, over L20 0 5 0
(Man to provide his own board in all cases.)

The above charges are payable on account simply of the levy: if the
sum due, with the above charges, be not paid within five days (or 15
days on written request of debtor), and the goods are removed and sold
by auction, all expenses of such removal and sale are deductable from
the amount realized.

1529. Brokers' Charges.

Brokers must give copies of charges in all cases.

1530. Valuation and Sale of Goods.

The goods, when valued, are usually bought by the appraiser at his own
valuation, and a receipt at the bottom of the inventory, witnessed by
the person who swore them, is a sufficient discharge.

1531. Stamped Agreements.

Much uncertainty having existed as to the legal nature of the
agreements on paper between landlords and tenants, the following
communication to the proper authorities, and their reply, will be
interesting to all concerned:

1532. About Agreements.

"To the Commissioners of Inland Revenue,
Somerset House,
London.--Middlesbro',
Aug. 18th, 1855.
Sirs,--The sea-port town of Middlesbro', in the county of York,
contains about 14,000 inhabitants, and many dwelling-houses and
shops are let from quarter to quarter, and from year to year, upon
written memorandums of agreement, where the rents are under L20 a
year; and as some difference of opinion exists respecting the proper
stamp duties to be paid on such agreements, your opinion is
requested, whether the common lease stamp for such an agreement will
be