LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 238, 5 October 1916, Page 8

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

BY A BABRISTBB-AT-LAW. Letters of Inquiry will he answerefi every Wednesday in this column. Aβ far ax possible they will be dealt with in th« order Iα v.-ulch they are received, an<l replies will be Inserted with the least possible delay. ". FENCE.—You are not now entitled to / remove the iron you put on the fence.

J.B.—You will need to serve your neighbour personally with a notice to repair the fence between yon." You should have the notice delivered to him, and not posted. The notice must describe the two pieces of land of which the fence forms the boundary, with sufficient particularity to identify that, and :it will bl as well to state at the foot of the notice that It Is given under i the Fencing Act, 1908. If your neighbour refuses or neglects the fence for .i . a space, of seven days after the service of the notice, you may yourself do the -repairs, and charge ■. your ' neighbour with half the cost only. Of-course. If you have an agreement with /your neighbour undei? which ..each repairs onehalt of the fence, then. you may sue under that agreement for the cost of all repairs. •

F.F.—The bill may be- taxed within 12 months of its delivery on application to the Supreme Court.

CONSTANT SUBSCRIBER. — If you are receiving £1 a week, yon will be entitled to another £8 pension if you qualify for a pension. -

E.B.W.—The moratorium does not: apply to . interest, and the Government Advances Office may cue you If you - >do not pay. -

FBIEXDLV. —(1) 'O'he screen is lawful. • (2) It .'must, not be attached to the dividing fence. (3) The fence should be on the boundary, and the house may- be right up to it. unless that Is against, the by-laws of vonr local authority. (•}) You are not entitled to interfere ' with the boundary fence at all. except to repair. (5) You are not entitled to any warning if your erection is-an unlawfnl encroachment: (6) If you keep the. .erection on your own property., your neighbour has no right to Interfere.

WORKIED. : —You cannot break into the house, "but your wife' did wrong in ttlcins the furniture. . Legally you have : a right to recover it. but.it' is very questionable whether it is worth your while attempting to exßtclse such right. Whether your wife is ent'tled to maintenance depends entirely upon the circumstances of the case"""

TE r,APA.—Yon can recover from tho owner of the- c.-.ttle .the whole of the" damage the e.iKle have caused, as well as the valce of the vegetables they have eaten.

GAS.—The former tenant had no ri"ht to sell your stove, and the present c&nnht could not ncquite it from him and hence it still remains your property and no proceedings are necessary at all!

SiAUAß.—ion are liable for the correct amount whatever it may be. An error in figures €loes not destroy the claim for the creditor. The only question i« do you owe the money? "'

M.C.—The employee is entitled to a week's wages. Please send stamped acdvessed envelope for the return of your enclosure, which you will need if you are to take inoceedings. -

MODA BEF..--You may apply for the pay from the Defence Office, and the application will, not affect your divorce proceedings. • _ .

F.T.H.— Xhe transfer or agreement-will require stamping with 10/ for every - £-iO ot purchase money to be n-iid You should not attempt, however to draw-such a statement without - le"al assistance. «e e ai

H.B.—Your daughter will be entitled tn compensation if sickness was the result of an accident suffered in the ./rturse of f her employment. It to be oruinary physical weakness, and therefore it does not come ncder the Workers' Compensation Act

AT£ARD,._ you ought to hare been paid tbe day you left. ■ pa ' a

POLI.IE.—Write for a copy to the Ccntril ■ Probate Kegistry, gomaraet hSuS Londou. The copy -wIU cost you t thluk, 6d for every 72 word?

FAIR Fl*\Y. — You naTe no leeal elm™ against the club:' ' ■ leßal c ia'-m

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