LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 186, 6 August 1913, Page 8

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

BY A BAKHISTEU-AT-LAW. Letters of inquiry will be answered every Weuuesilay in tins column. As fur v possible lucy will be dealt with in the unlet vi v.iucii Lucy are received, aud replies \>'ul u<; iuseneU with the lease possible delay. LEGATEE. —Whether or not it would be necessary to prove the will kuuiu uepsiid on tlie nature of tne property. ■Whether probate or letters of administration should be applied for I i-auiiut say unless you send mc a copy 01 We will. 1 could not tell you Uie M»ythat again would depend on the nature of the estate and the form of the will. \ou wili thus see that the \vhol> oi your queries are unanswerable, because ibey are of a general instead o£ a, pirtieular nature. This column Is conducted to help readers in genuine personal difficulties, not to answer conasidrnrns on "eneral matters. State jour own personal difficulty, and I will. ur to help you. INet'SAJsCE.—Yee. TENNYSON:-* Is only fair that yon sliocld "nay the charge, an it was Incurred in your interest Had the soKdtor sued you instead of writing, you might hate been put to heavier expense. At the same time, the claim' is not enforceable at law. ' A.C.X.— In the clrcnmstances you could recover damages. , . H.A.—Bee the "Registrar of; Births in your district, and put the facts before mm. NEW CHTJM.—The trader has no case. I* would be useless to sue. IIOTHBK.—Yes. . A.C.S.—It depends on the nature oE your agreement with the college. Whatever you have agreed to pay you may be held to. FARMER.—You may charge for etftsge from the time you gave the owner notice to remove the timber. If yon have to move It to another part of your property you may coarse for the cost of so doing, but before baring it moved you ought to notify tit owner of it of your intention. LIABILITY.—You arc not legally responsible. H L.—Give notice to your neighbour ot your desire to erect the fence lipttre.'i the two properties, describing each property accurately, and describing also the kind of fence you want.' The Atscript ion of the properties nerd col necessarily he the official description, but it should be sufficient to make- It clear beyond doubt to which properties you are referring. The notice shoula not 'be posted, but should be delivered into the hands of the person for whom it is intended. If he docs not object witna 3 weeks you may go on with the fence described" in the notice and charge him with half tlie cost. The work shonld be completed within three months ol Ois notice.

BROADSIDE.—(I) Yes. (2) Ton are not entitled to sell the article without tue owner's consent.

ENQUIRER.—Neither tradesman Is r* strtrted in the way suggested by S , " 1 " nuerv. Each m.ny carry on his Msm:M wltUout reaard to the half-holiilsy ol>

DUTY.—He should invoice it at what hi charged his customer.

HOMELAND.—(I) Tne Tidow would r& ceive one-tUlrd of the estate, and we son would take the whole of the Balance (2) On the mother's death tee Whole o£ her property would go to her son.

THOKA —Yon should be appointed sola executrix and trustee.

W.E.T.—AII I can suggest Is that joa should advertise for your parents.