LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 134, 7 June 1911, Page 8

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(BY A BABRISTER-AT-LATV.) Letters of Inquiry will Uβ answered wen " \ Wednesday Iα this column. Aβ far v w* •ible they will be dealt with in tie ordu In which, they are received, and replies will be inserted with the least poeeible delay ~ : In order to derive the greatest advantan from this column, correspondents nimli give lull paiticulars of the factg noon which they desire advice. ' detalle supplied, however,' no responsibility caii be accepted for errors. In whatem way arising, thoijfeli every effort will b* 1 made to ensure accuracy. Answeri- »rr based absolutely on the inlormatlon glrea,! , I and therefoie, in ail instances," cau only bt applied to tile specittc case dealt with, TOLLER.-^Apply to the JJuperfitendemt, '•'■■•/ Qoveruineiil Advances :■■ Dep&xtmentj ■' Wellington, and give iim. lull particulars. E.W-S.—You may sue the dressmaker for; ; the value of the material she has ; i spoiled. The proceedings must be taken. in the Magistrate's Court H.P.—lf the advertiser deliberately die- ; ceived you he may .have laid himself" open 'to a charge of obtaining money, under false pretences, but I should require the fullest details before I could say definitely. In entering into'taut-' cial transactions you should always Insist on having the details examined, by,; ■~; your own solicitor. TITLE.—You have been misinformed. Tne position of the land will cause no din , cuity in getting a title. K.G.G.—A creditor is not obliged toctU upon a debtor for his debt. It is toe auiy of the debtor to deliver the money, to the creditor. The rule »PPUfifl *» between landlord and tenant. " HUNATO.—The solicitor's fee is very ret* ;.'.', sonable for the work done. The pnr-y chaser Is responsible for It unless there ; is a clear and unmistakable agreementthat the vendor will pay it. The agree- ; ment set out would not be sufficient «, ithrow the responsibility on the venoofc.', GUAVA.—The transferor pays the «*£«* • transferring a mortgage to a ixumeam unless there Is a specifl* agreement binding the transferee to pay. . v v. WHITER.—It will be for the claimant tj prove thait the debt was never yalfl£« . lie succeeds in satisfying the coo£tßM it was not you will be obngedjo 9KTi again, but in your default he w!H n« be able to seize your wife's' furnltne owned by her before her marriage. PUZZLED.—I think a momeat'e t»U|M wiU show you that the aagJsUa» •would never get through his wmi « i he had to argue with disappointed upplicants how they are to lire witsow the pensions they have been re ™»i ) The magistrate can only carry out v* Act, and if you have handled too mow ..;■•, money during the 12 months taWJ/ -j dlately prior to your application ao »» j no power to grant you a pew ,oo ' . I know the magistrate in (niontlon, ana * think you may rely upon his ««*»}"■ being correct; but in any case you gW» mc no figures upon which to onawe aw to frame an Independent opinion, ; , ■ INQUIRY.—Ton cannot make your "*M£ ] bour take the boards off the fence, nw pay you any portion of the ooet 01 WBW" ing the fence, but you.wouW TUttWUfcU any, rJsfc if you removed tho bosroi yourself as unsightly. , j J.W.—A pensioner may earn «34 P« »•"••' without affecting his pension, II yW " accept a situation where yen *!J\ boarded and lodged, yau may B8 MJ» ; £8 a year without yuuv penslan BWI, : reduced. For every pound yeq g< , ? j™r: the £8 a pound will be deducted f™" j your pension, WATCH DOG.—I am sorry that I cannat follow your statement, Tβ fIQ B?.j need certain Information whiuß W statement assumes I possess, j| yojj bought another popsan's ejalnj f9 t-pF? tain debts you should say so, and BB BD'f full particulars showing fho ces under which fhe deSfcs ffeje }nou«sea pad the creditor's plain} po* 0 " 88 . Your letter does no£ eveg W™» « was you purchased, bat } e athev j+ was a claim tq certain debt? from yen? reference to fuo receipts. The mat «? seems very involved, and I ? na, l Jz: quire a clear statement of It In evwj stage before I cau be of any assistance to y«, stops you indicate ma s| be taken with safety if they ar p Uken with care. They should nof bu taten at all except uuder the goidance f£>™ solicltoi- : You pun no risk of prosecu tion in any case. of the purchase money. in r««overins the amount If you £ Sf _^ it.