MARTLAND, J. (all concur) : — Two applications have been made by the Deputy Attorney-General of Canada (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the applicant’’) for leave to appeal to this Court, pursuant to Section 41 of the Supreme Court Act.

GIBSON, J.:—This is an appeal from the judgment of the Tax Appeal Board, 29 Tax A.B.C. 150, which dismissed the appel- lant’s appeal from a re-assessment made by the Minister for the 1957 taxation year wherein the Minister included in the appellant’s

DUMOULIN, J.:—La compagnie Joseph Simard Limitée interjette appel d’une cotisation d’impôt sur les dons, émise le 4 août 1958, par laquelle l’intimé lui réclamait une taxe de $353,980.76, et aussi d’une recotisation pour mêmes motifs, datée le 5 mai 1962, imposant

CATTANACH, J.:—These are Petitions of Right whereby the respective suppliants pray, in addition to other relief, the return of certain goods which are in possession of the Crown as having been forfeited under the provisions of the Customs Act, R.S.C.

GIBSON, J.:—This is an appeal from the re-assessments by the Minister of National Revenue in respect of the income of the appellant for the taxation years 1952, 1953 and 1954, whereby the taxable income was assessed respectively at $71,823.85, $17,820.94 and $45,763.69.

CATTANACH, J.:—These are appeals from the income tax assessments for the taxation years 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956 of Robert Henry Brackman Ker, a resident of the City of Victoria, B.C. and one of the leading and outstanding businessmen and financiers

GIBSON, J.:—This is an appeal by the appellant from the income tax assessment for the year 1961, by which the Minister disallowed the appellant’s claim for the cost of a franchise or concession for which it allegedly had paid the capital sum of

GIBSON, J.:—This is an appeal by the appellant against a re-assessment of income tax made by the respondent by notice dated May 16, 1963, for the taxation year 1960 whereby it was assessed tax in the sum of $797,347.84.

CATTANACH, J.:—This is an appeal from a decision of the Tax Appeal Board (30 Tax A.B.C. 333) dated December 27, 1962 whereby the assessment by the Minister of the appellant’s liability under the Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1952, c. 148, for

JACKETT, P.:—This is an appeal by the Minister of National Revenue from a decision of the Tax Appeal Board allowing an appeal by the respondent from its assessment under the Income Tax Act for the 1958 taxation year. The only question