LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 22

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(By HARKISTHK-AT-LAW.) [Letters of Inquiry tvilt be answered every wfPk in this column. As fnr as possible tlif.v will br <lealt with in the i>rili»r in which they are received, and replies will ne inserted with the least possible delay. J

tiKIFF. Whether tlio rent is payable. In advance nr not i- :\ inn 11 it fur aurec-iii.-in lionviTii Hie l.nnllord and tin' leuiinl. Tin' fuel lluit in I lie |.;i:-l ,vi>U have paid rr.nl in >i«I Vii n<-<> is -it- .ni! evidence nf .111 agreement I" |i,iy in advance. 11l those lir.iiiu-stall.-es you I'lllllliit linw. without Ilif consent nf 111.' landlord, v.iry •!»• liTliin i'f I In- tenancy liy refusing Iμ |iav in idvanec. It i< *i n offence for ><< 11 r lati'iliir.l lo ri'iusr in yin nip any receipt where the 11 iiioimr paid lit any <>n<' tin.l , is H2 nr iniii-p. The rrnt hunk is m>.ir own property. X. Provided tli.it you hiivi 1 no i.tluT source of income, .Mm «ill 1,,. I'liiiili'il tii im a^' , benefit of about 1711 int ji'iir. INgriKY. Thi- rhilil is not entitled f> tin , orphan's iii'iisioii. AXK Vim ji r ■ not entitled to any h-offil nnil-r "iv Sn.i.il Stwurity Art. Vmi Will. however, lie entitled til 111.universal siiiMTiinmiat i.-n of £10 in I'.Ml. FAIR KF.AI.. If tlit< liitnl amount of your mortgages w;i- nviT K limn tin- m<l ff« «ns t'.i !i plus (>\pi'iisi'«. If t lie tolnl iiniiilllit wns nnili-r tl i>oll tinrnrri'ft fpf was £4 1-1/Q i»lus ills luir««>iiit>ntH. rKRIM.KXKI).— It will 1»- nroossary for .vmi in survi'.v tin- nmil ami form it to ttiiv Pouin-il'H riMiuirrini'llls. A formal il.-illi-Htl.in must tlu-n Iμ- si«ni'il and liri-svntfil to tin- emincil for acceptance. The council will not accept the (leilii-atlon unless it is satisfied that its ret|iiireinr4ifh an to formation have been < lplied with. KOWHAI.—Thf ohject of a caveat Is merely to enable you to lie kept informed of any dealings with Ilic. liro)>ert.v. The onus is on mmi to take steps lo challenge the validity o£ any dealin«s. If you do not take such steps the dealings can he registered against Ilie title de>]iite jour carent. TBere is not until, ient information in your letter to enable m? to advise whether you can support your cawat. BATTI.KAXE—The Fair Kent Act does not apply to a dwelling house that is let for tlm first tlnn l as 11 dwelling after the passing of the Act or that has not heen let as a dwelling between November 27. lO?.!, and June 11, I!t3«. From your letter It si-ems that th« house was pr"-/io.islv Jet as businesH premises and accordingly if not within the scope of th" Act. 'The rental is accordingly a matter for agreement between you nn 1 the landlord. Vour only rem.d.v is to lmve If ne claims excessive rent. AVVKAU.— You will be c.ititl»il to a widow's pension of £.•>!» per y< ar. OLD SI'BSfKIBKK.—The total income of yourself and wife plus the benefit must not exceed £ per year. You may make a fair apportionment of the rates and other expenses on your property and churn.- part against' the. rent received. If your income continues at the same rate, you and your wife will be entitled to an age benefit of about £1 piv week each. NOT SI'RK. — Your income appears to be too high to entitle you to any actbenefit. KIA ORA.-A trustee , .* duty is to distribute the estate in accordance with the will of the deceased. He cannot legally vary the distribution except by the authority of an Order of the .Supreme Court, or with the consent of all .beneficiaries. If there, are any beneficinriee who are under age or of unsound mind, they cannot give a valid consent. The letter you have received from the tniHtee has no legal RETURNED ROLDIER.—The films belong to the photographer. It 1(i nof llhv . lv ; possible to be ii. i: a !f« and precise in diagnosing a patients condition Very often the nv-st a doctor can do is u> say that ji ur condition suggests a certain troul'iw or a tendency to such a trouble. r,K,N nTh" ■"" >r ° °° JPa " " f a « p V-,,, ill ne^" tili,U to an «K p henefit of pension 1B IIPU ° f JUUr P r "**nt A.B.C.—-You a«d your wife appear to be entitled to a benefit o f n bout £60 per .vear each in Jlt-u of your ex.it npension " I'K.VSIOXKR.—If a justice of the peace is satl.-tled that 11 decease! person ha< not left sufficient to pay for his burial. and his relatives and fri.-nds are unable to pay for it. he mnv require the trustees of any cemetery to bury the person free of charge