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inquiry and mature consideration before a consolidating statute is passed. There were two Commissions of Inquiry prior to the passing of the Mercantile Law Amendment Act of 1856, although the changes then in contemplation were not so farreaching, and it may be hoped that Parliament will not be more precipitate on the present occasion.

I am indebted to Professor GoUDY for the suggestion of this book, and for much kind help while it passed through the press. I have also to thank Mr. W. GALBRAITH, W.S., who has been good enough to revise most of the proof sheets, and make several corrections. I have been greatly aided in the selection of English cases by the excellent commentary on the Sale of Goods Bill, lately published by His Honour Judge CHALMERS, the accomplished draughtsman of the Bill.

EDINBURGH, June 1892.

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ADDENDUM.

THE Sale of Goods Bill, as amended on Report and ordered to be printed on 17th May, contains the following changes :

Arrangement.--§ 10 is transposed, and appears as § 57. This alters the numbering of the sections from 11 to 41, so that § 11 appears as § 10, and

so on.

New Clauses.-Add to § 14, (1): 'and that in the case of an agreement to sell he will have a right to sell the goods at the time when the property is to pass.'

Add to § 31, (1): 'Apart from any such contract, express or implied, the place of delivery is the seller's place of business, if he have one, and if not, his residence Provided that, if the contract be for the sale of specific goods, which to the knowledge of the parties when the contract is made are in some other place, then that place is the place of delivery.'

Add to § 34 a new sub-section (3): Unless otherwise agreed, where goods are sent by the seller to the buyer by sea, under circumstances in which it is usual to insure, the seller must give such notice of shipment to the buyer as may enable him to insure them, and, if the seller fails to do so, the goods shall be deemed to be at his risk.'

Application of the Bill to Scotland.—It is now proposed to extend the Bill to Scotland.

The changes introduced for this purpose are mainly (1) a number of saving clauses, and (2) certain new clauses.

Savings. The provisions of § 4 (embodying the Statute of Frauds); of § 12 (fresh consideration required to support warranty given after sale completed); of § 24 (rule of market overt); of § 26 (revesting of property in stolen goods on conviction of offender); of § 28 (effects of writs of execution) are not to apply to Scotland. It is declared by § 50 (3) that 'nothing in this section shall prejudice the right of the seller in Scotland to recover interest on the price from the date of the tender of the goods, or from the date on which the price was payable, as the case may be'; by § 54 (5) that 'nothing in this section shall prejudice the buyer's right of rejection in Scotland as declared by this Act'; and by § 63 (4) and (5) that 'the provisions of this Act relating to contracts of sale do not apply to any transaction in the form of a contract of sale which is intended to operate by way of mortgage, pledge, charge, or

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