LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1925, Page 10

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

i ' my a bariu:stei:-at-law.i Letters of inquiry will be answered every week in this ccluran. As far as possible they will be dealt with in the order 111 which they are received, and replies xx-jli be Inserted xvith the least possible delay. STANLEY. —Your letter has been answered. GREY HOl'SE.— The hank on xvhich ihe cheque is drawn could supply y.m with the name uufl ntLln-ss of the drawer. 11.-. in turn, if he is not acting on his own behalf, could tell you xvho instructed him to send you the cheque. FAIR PLAY.—It is all a matter of custom or agreement. You slioulil put a notice in a conspicuous place stating that you propose to charge hy the week, and not give credit fur days xvhen boarders are away. It would not be worth while trying to enforce pavmunt until you have given this notice. ANXIOUS. —The information is not complete. When do the children become eat I tied to the property? Has the mother any interest for life in the property? You are not in any ease entitled to demand payment until you are 21. I should need a copy of the xvill before advising you. WORKER. —I think it advisable to put a lien on the property. You xvill need your solicitor's aid. DOtnTFIL. —Your liability depends solely on the receipt you signed xvhen yon paid the deposit, a duplicate of xvhieli you should have. The amount being small, you might take the risk of proceedings, and ignore all demands. DRAINS. —Are you sure there is no reference to the dfnins in your title? I think you should see the solicitor xvho acted 'for yon xvhen you bought, as he will lie in a position to advise you. LAKE.--The money is irrecoverable. BITTEN. — I doubt very much whether the agent has been guilty of fraud entitling you lo damages. His statenienls are nearly all general coinmentlntiniis of the property. The question as to whether it xvns the lirsl house built is wholly irrelevant. The ageni xvas not your agent, hut the seller's agent. ATLAS.—The dates mentioned, the Ist of March, -Tune. etc.. are the correct days. On the first quarter day yon will he charged only from the commencement of the mortgage up to the quarter day. That, is, yon will 1,01. pay :l xvhole three months' interest but a lesser period. WHEELCHAIR. —No special steps are necessary, the protection being automatic. JUSTICE. — (11 The Uoad Hoard is nol responsible, and in the ex-cut of an accident xvould not he liable. (•_') A ratepayer cannot dictate to the Board what xvork it shall do. (3) In certain circumstances an action for nuisance xvould succeed, hut there are a great number of matters to be taken Into consideration, including lapse of lime. the natural slat- of the land. etc. BAR 2. —A mortgagee has a right to enter into possession, or sell privately or by auction, If default is made.