LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 280, 24 November 1915, Page 8

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

« . ,\ ":.- ,--■' 7 (BY A BAKRISTEB-AT-LAwi--.7.--'7 Letters of inquiry will be answeredevery, ';. Wednesday in this column. As--far.; as,/ "possible tbey will be dealt~-witlf ih^i|iv ; order in which they are received, replies will be inserted with the "least_'... possible delay. . _■- ;...;,,- - ; ■ :; F.0.8.—1f the summons has been.'taaieo'tij* the Court the creditors' claim-Jot Court.-. | fees is a proper one, and may: be oii- I forced. The debtor, however, cannot | ibe made to pay unless the summomi'lijut. , been actually issued when the deofjr tendered payment. I '. J.F.—Ton should get your solicitor to seatcn, | the title in tne Auckland Deeds' Office . ■» that you may know exactly what tie.,-: I documents say. . If'the j you state, it would ne well worth"youc, while spending a little money to" estiftv lish your claim. If the position is that, your grandfather could have claimed the.'. : land if he had been alive to-day, -tliea ; : i you would have an interest in it if lis; , and your father both died withbut'wllli.. JUST.—The property left by your-'mptiler would be divided between your'fatter- ■: aud'your mother's children, your fatter taking one-third -and your mother's children two-rhirds equally between' J U>™Your father would ibe able to deal Avltti. ; his third as he pleases, ac it becameJw own absolute property, . - v " • [ P.A.W.—(I) Your landlord may demand.U?at, v ' the rent be paid weekly. '-(2) .SDcb .a?.. i agreement sihobld be presented.-for- ..■' I stamping at' tbe Stamp Office. (3)-;ltiit. is not properly stamped .• within tare* [ months yon cannot put it in!'as-evidence, > in the Court without paying the-sta«W . . ; duty and a flne of £5 in addition.,-..-. .■ ,- MEMO.—It ■was a mistake on your ,part.':t> - * hand over the propenty to thc-purcnaser . ) befpre the balance of -the purchase. ■ r money was paid to yon. The ■ ' however, will have to .complete-if Je has taken possession. In any tease.pc. can be obliged to pay interest on toe unpaid purchase money* or-else io/cw 1 ' 5 plete-the contract. .' " "*- -. • 1 X.S.W.—You cannot insist on .your late7ew•ployer giving you a-reference.* ; j- • I QUEENSLAND.—The children- cannot7be re-registered in the name of your.-hps-t CRAIGIE.— The moratorium • protects ; .voij. ; You do not lose possession 'of the, la™ 1 : as long as you go on paying,interest'_Pjj.. . the -whole, of the purchase mbneyjstia "• due. ..V : : DELTA.—I cannot say 7. 3 principals are for'-itf*? ■ amount of the claim, as your ~ 1 not say what the claim is -for. MfiWV&< if. you were acting personally. sito:."? 1 '; - I brokers without disclosing the'name ot.; your principals, then it their claim '■« sound you will be the person liable. ... L " LAW.—The action of the clerk of the Court j was quite correct. If you wish to put in execution you will have to'fltt-1«» necessary warrant in the Magistrate" Court, together with a formal-app»'°v tion for the sealing and issue ofrsuca warrant. v' J.H.S.-Yes, you will have to pay your own insurance. „ KEG EET.-You yourself are entitled ko tj* 5 custody of the ohird, and no Coort-wia 1 interfere with your right. After J 1 " t marriage your husband will be <">ie adopt the child. -: • 5 D.W.R.—If the signboard has beenPJ*. actually on the wall of the _remw» 1 rented by you, then you may-^"-J^T, removed. The landlord has no rhjnt;' jifflx such a sign while the premises arc iv your possesion. .. - . - REMUERA.—Ton cannot oblige *»"'•?«"'£" hour to drain his land. If you:.-wisa £•.•> ' intercept the storm water which-ov» ■ I flows his surface on to yours the pw*i ,:. - j way ir. to cut a drain Just inside vo o ' . own boundary. ,■>. '