LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN,

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 7

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN,

— m j ItY a RAIIRISTEn-AT-I.AAV. Letters of Inquiry will be answered every i Wednesday :u tills column. As far as j possible tlie.v will be dealt with in the order | in whieli they are received, an.l replies will ! l.c inserted with the least possible delay, j All letters must contain the name and j liostiil address of tlie writer. Letters not complying with this rule cannot lie noticed. ; IMC.XI.— Yon may decline to assist in ilie j li..use and sue for maintenance. JESSIE.— Yon may still claim, and. 11' necessary, sue for the money. , gi'EKY.— 1 do not think one day's notice ■ in a newspaper enough notice of an' annual meet in? of an aprlcaaltnral or j any other society. SYLVIA.-It is very necessary for n father ' and husband with three young children 'to make v will. I'Lltl-LKXI-Tli.-My last answer, a copy of which you enclosed, contains all 1 ' can say from the inforinarioii belorcj mc. 1 li./tiee. however, thai the' local l.oily now assert that Ihe drain is a I natural watercourse. This v.as what I 1 anticipated when 1 said that yon . con til not -prevent water coming ou j vottr property strictly in its natural ! course." If the Board's claim is sonml. , you have no remedy. Also, if it is a "fact that the drain has been running | precisely as it is now lor fifty years. I - am of opinion that you could not now j object to it. ! lit-. —I still say that the man may he! prosecuted. If the jaollce say he can-! not. 1 suppose you will have to prose- ; cute tlie man yourself If you wish to , have hitu punished. Perhaps you have I not told the police all th" facts. m 1 f . they are Interested iv the matter.:'-! ; reference lo 11. v. Kenny. 2_ Q.8.D.. : :',OT. iiilrlii persuade them to help you. . I do not think It would lie worth your while to sue Ihe Hallway Department. ' though they were in the wrong to band over ihe bos io anyone but yourself; after having received it from you. j SlllSCKlllKlt. Your letter is 100 vague nnd general. If you will tell Ilie jt-.sl what your own personal ditlieiiliy is. I i will do what little 1 am able to In !.> you. If I attempted to answer your! questions as they .stand. I should l.c almost sure to mislead you. I r.ui ■ pretty much iv the position that you ' would be in if a correspondent asked ' yon how much it would cost tn work j up his land and put a crop in it and of further information pave yon none, j MAi'KOIWUPA.— Yon may have lopped all i the branches overhauling your bound . ni-v Thai, in the present state of; Hie law. is generally though Ito l.c nil a neighbour in your position can sun being allowed to shine on your: property. • : KAKASCAIIAKK. The oi.l man may get his pension if he can obtain a de.-lara- | tion from some friend or other evidence of ihe length of his residence. j IjI'KUY l-i You may seil the piano with I Ilie consent of the mortg*£ee. or with-' ou! his consent by so arranging that Hie whole „t his legitimate claim shall j be repaid :it Ihe same time that the, sale is clTcie.l. MASK. Tell Ills linn that Jul! will no! ' ay on. as I'.ey have railed in their, contract, as their letter admits You may Insist on the return ul' the photo 1 graphs, and sue for them if necessary. The letter you enclosed has been re- , posted to you. Yon should keep it. as ■ it contains an important aOmission \ S.J..'. I 11.ink il is very doubtful whether; or not such a l.y law would be en I forced. I think most magistrates would 1 decline !.. enforce il. .UT Nobody has a rlffllt to tear off your notice, and may he sued for s., doing. I I As to the use of Hie road, thai is a i nutter for ;!ie Im-al authority. t<> whom ! yon should muk. mptalirt. , ! MEMO.-Ye*. • | A Stl-FFTrrtER. Yon .-an do nothing You have made a bad bargain, and must 1 abide tit ix,