LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 39, 15 February 1934, Page 23

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(By BAKRISTER-AT-LAW.) [Letters of Inquiry will T>e answered every week In this column. As far as possible they will be dealt with in tbe order In which they are received, and rcpHps will be inserted with the least possible lelay.]

r,»run The guarantee, if it covers an^' tliine must cover tbe defect in question. B 'Refuse to pay for the repairs. Tj-i-in rn The presumption is that the tp-ms of the lease are continued. \ou will therefore bare to pay tbe water rates (2) If water rates are not paid by you, your landlord will have to TTTTifii'i You cannot be compelled to remove the hedge, which is on your property You are liable to pay onehalf the cost of a boundary feDce. you cannot agree with your neiglibour as to the type of fence the matter can be referred to tbe Court. T \r*v vein A (2) Tbe account is surely a mistake. oser two guineas.in.settle-men-t if the claim is pers.!.ted in, and defend any action brought. READER. —You must pay tax on interest. If your circumstances are exceptional you may be able to obtain exemptlou. JOAN.—Tour letter does not disclose any sufficient reason in law for leading jour husband, and if you leave: him without just cause you will not be entitled to malntcuance. If you cannot agree, can you not at least agree to separate? If you are not »»°wed sufficient for housekeeping you maj pledge your husbands credit, or, in plain words, let the bills mount up in his name. If you niake t clear to h m that you will not be able to pay bills unless you arc allowed more, surely ho will provide enough. The furniture, of course, is yours, and you cannot be deprived of it. L.G.b. —Unless you complained as soon as you found the machine useless you will not be able to make that an excuse for payment now. You will have to pay the balance If you are pressed. SUBURBAN. — (X) Unless the fence was erected in'pursuance of an agreement in writing between you and the adjoining occupier, it is not a 1 c„al fence. Consequently you are not able to sue for damages. SUBSCRIBER. —The shopkeeper cannot be compelled to sell. A.R. —You do not appear to be entitled to compensation. If your engagement had been for a period of more than three days compensation would be payable. SHARES. —If tbo company is still In existence, and the shares were fullypaid, on proof of your rights you will bo registered as the owDer. It may be necessary to take out probate I would suggest that you get In touch with the company first, and ascertain what the shares are worth, and whether any dividends are awaiting a claimant. BOT-YNY. —If the hedge is on your property and not on the boundary you may cut it down or not as you like, iou will not be responsible to your neighbour s landlord. LADY NORA.— (1) If the woman is not in fact tbe wife of the testator, she will have no rights whatsoever, except what is expressly given her by will. She- will not be able to upset tbe will if the provision made for her does not satisfy her. ANXIOUS M.—Your husband's injury was not sustained in tbe course of h a employment, and consequently he is not entitled to compensation. PUZZLED.—(I) A license Is necessary. (2) In this case too you must have a license. (3) A license is also necessary in this case.