LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 115, 17 May 1922, Page 5

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(BY A BARKISTEK-AT.L,AVr.v Letters of Inquiry will he answered every sreek in this column. As far as possibn »hey will be dealt with In the ovder la which tney are received, and replies will D« inserted with the least possibla delay. KICCARTOX.—Your only safe procedure ■is to take advantage or the Impounding A'-t. Take the animal to the neare?-. lioirndkeepcT, and claim your fees. The metho.l you suggest would jet you into trouhle. A. MeK.—Y'onr best plan is to instruct a solictor to ruakp v cloim against the company. It is not your coni'era to find, the thief: the compeiny will do that if they have to compensate you. OII.CXGl". — Despite the p-.-ovirf.oii in the mortgage, the mortgagor is entitled to take advantage of the protection afforded him by the moratorium. This means bis mortgage falls due sir. the cud of 1024. Tln-re is no harm in your siving him notice to repay before, but should he object within two months you cannot .all up 'ho money without leave of the four.". Your solicitor will draft a notice for you.

GRATEFCI..— If tbe mortgase is signed by the wife you may sue her for the amount due. You cannot, however. mortgagor is protected by the moratorium. If you wish to call up the principal ynu sh-vul.l follow- the Instructions given in the answer to rmluniru above, but it is Important that voir should get your solicitor to do the work. MOONLIGHT KMT.—If you .-..ii1.l prove, vonr ease you would be entitled >to the weeks rem. Rut it is unite likely rhat in Court they would deny Thit they ever informeil yon t.hev would stay, lint that, they definitely state.il tlvev wanted the place for a week. In view of the difficulty of proving your case in tbe fa. c of such a deut-il I do not think it advisable to proceed hit further, especially as it is no; a i.irie loss. NURSE. You have r-o legal rich' t ■ cornpersration from tbe I'osr Offi c. but it rosy be worth your while making a complaint. WASHINGTON.—I think that your only course is to rile your petition in bankruptcy. If yon rtel.-iv mil. Il longer yon will rind that your conduct in carrying on business under such hopeless prospects will prejii'b -c v.uir rizbT to n speedy dlsc.Sslrj.-e.