LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 1 March 1922, Page 9

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(BY ▲ BAKRISTER-AT-LAW.I Letters of Inquiry will be answered every Week In this colnmo. Aβ far as possible Ihej will l»e dealt with In the oTder 1* which they ere received, and replies vrlll Dβ Inserted with the leaat possible delir.

METER.—Ton have made yourself liable to pay rent till the end of the term. If you have a right to sublet or assign it may be advisable for you to exercise it. In the absence of an arrangement to the contrary the fee is payable by you. ANXIOUS PARENT.—The child's position and yonr rights in connection with it are denned by the decree. From your letter I do "Jot see that the father is exceeding the*rights given him by the ( Court. C.S.—You are entitled to pay at the agreed rate from the date on which you were supposed to commence your employ- ] ment. You may also be entitled to j one month's pay after the day on ■ which you were given notice, but the ' ! contract may specifically provide for j ■ this. Your best reme-Jy is to sue. I INTEREST.—For a rough estimate you j may search the records of the Supreme j Court at Hamilton, where the value ! i of the estate will be sworn, at under a certain figure. j I PUZZLED. —I think you are under a mje-' ! apprehension with regard to the payment of compensation. All public pay- | ments were fixed on a gold basis, and there is no reason to believe that in private cases a different method would be employed. TBUST.—AII mortgages prior to October 24, 1019, axe protected by the Moratorium. Subsequent ones are not. DEVON.—It seems you have to choose between pressing the man or going without your money. If the amount dne is at all substantial it may be unwise to delay any longer. No one could complain that your treatment of him was hareh if you sued him at once. E.A. (Kings)and)—l do not understand your question about rates. Complaints should be made to the Public Health Department, Wright's Buildings, Fort , Street.

E.J.C.— (I) The man Is entitled to his wage* until he to dismissed. (2) In the circumstances I do not think 'a dismissal could be justified. Tom would hare been liable for wrongful dismissal. TINSMITH.—if the landlady reasonably requires possession for her own use it is not worth your while defending. IK DOI'RT.- I am of the opinion that a magistrate would make an order for possession in your favour.