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duly authorised for that purpose in writing, that the land in the Civil Bill mentioned be partitioned or sold as the Court may direct.

3. If the lands sought to be partitioned are charged with any advance made by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, in manner provided by any statute authorising the advance of public money to tenants upon the security of their holdings, the plaintiff shall at the hearing produce the consent in writing of the said Commissioners, that the lands in the Civil Bill mentioned be partitioned or sold as the Court may direct.

4. In partition suits the Judge may employ any surveyor or other person to examine the lands sought to be partitioned, and to report in writing to the Judge, by a day to be named, the manner in which, according to the opinion of such surveyor or other person, the lands should be partitioned, and which report shall be accompanied by a map showing the boundaries of the lands proposed to be partitioned.

5. The surveyor or other person appointed according to the last preceding rule shall be remunerated by the parties to the suit, or such of them as the Judge may direct.

6. The report of the surveyor or other person appointed under Rule 4, together with said map, shall be lodged by him in the office of the Clerk of the Peace fifteen clear days before the day named for making the report to the Judge.

7. The report and map when lodged in the office of the Clerk of the Peace, as in the last preceding rule mentioned, shall be open to the inspection of all parties to the suit without payment of any fee.

8. The Judge may either adopt such report, and make a decree in accordance with the terms thereof, or may make such other decree as he may think fit.

1. Where application is made under section 17 of the Married Women's Property Act, 1882,* particulars of the question to be submitted to the decision of the Court shall be filed, and there- upon a summons shall be issued according to the form in the schedule hereto, and shall be served six clear days before the equity return day, and all subsequent proceedings shall be had as if the proceeding had been commenced by an Equity Civil Bill.

2. The Judge shall direct what costs are to be allowed.