LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 285, 1 December 1932, Page 22

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(By BARRISTER-AT-LAW.) [Letters of Inquiry will be answered every week in this column. As far as possible they will be dealt with in the ordnr in which they are received, and rerUirs will be Inserted with the ieast possible delay.] E.T.—Toil am not liable to income tax, but you are liable to unemployment tax of 1/ in the £ on the excess of your income over £20. 5.A.0.—(1) If the motion is eventually carried, tbe lack of a formal seconder is a mere irregularity not affecting tbe validity of tbe resolution. Tbe object of requiring a seconder is to ensure that at ieast two people wish tbe motion to be discussed. C-l) The motion was valid. (3) Any resolution may be rescinded. TOINT CHEVALTEK. —Interest will be payable at 5 per cent, or £100 per year, as from April 1, 100- , . SUBSCKIBEi;.—The incident, you mention will not debar you from bavins custody of vour child. Id view of wbat you say of 'your husband's habits, you should have no difficulty iu obtaining a separation order and tbe custody of tbe child. NELLIE Tbe firm is liable to your husband fur broa-'b of contract. The amount, of damages (0/ which he is ' I'ntitled will rJepc-nil on whether the rontra<t was fur a permanent, position or not, and also upon tbe nature of the work and salary offorrrl. The damages may be only one week's pay. FULL LT.—The local sanitary inspector or the Health Department, may take the matter up.. If you have to take action vourself it will be Incumbent upon you to prove that the activities of your neishbemrs are a nuisance and unreasonable, eonsidenn? the. locality and all other circumstances. GL Ton are not entitled to sell the articles. You are not even entitled to retain them until jour account has been paid. ANXIOUS. —Vour letter discloses no reasons which would prevent a summons from being issued against you. If you owe the money the summons must succeed. HL K —It Is difficult to advise without any information as to the hnam-ial position of the company. 1 gather that all shareholders have guaranteed tao overdraft. If so. there is no reason ■why anyone should be released except upon payment of at least a propor-, tionate part. In the proposal submitted to vou this is in effect offered, and I you will not be prejudiced by agreeing "to the release, unless any of the guarantors are men of straw or the shares are not worth their face value. DEBTOR.—If you are in a Government job and bave only two children there is do excuse for being in arrears with rent. By proper proceedings your late landlord will bo able to enforce payment from you. If he sues, you would be well advised to settle.