LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 306, 28 December 1939, Page 13

LEGAL INQUIRY COLUMN.

(By B4RRISTER-AT-LAW.) [Letters of inquiry will be answered every week in this column. As far as possible they will be dealt with in the order in which they are received, and replies will be Inserted with the least possible delay.]

C.J. —You are bound by your bargain and must pay the price agreed upon. FAIR PLAY.—-Your son Is entitled to have the child on the days fixed by the Court and should insist on his rights and call and take the child. NEWMARKET. —You should first see the superintendent and if he will give you a certificate that is all you require. TROUBLED.—The marriage is valid and cannot be annulled on the grounds ■ you mention. The procedure for obtaining an order for restitution of conjugal rights is similar to that for obtaining a divorce. A petition is filed in the Supreme Court. RETIRED.—I am not aware what changes in taxation have been made in England since the war. You should obtain particulars of the tax imposed In England and apply to the Commissioner of Taxees in New Zealand for exemption if your income Is taxed both here and in England. THlßTEEN'.—Generally speaking the girl may seek employment in any occupation. FAIR PLAY.—You should make it plain to your children that they are old enough lo keep themselves and that your pension is barely enough for you. Talk it over with them and Insist on regular contributions from them. H.O.N.—If your mother unreasonably refuses consent to your marriage yon may apply to the Supreme Court for the consent of a judge to the marriage. The judge will hear your mother's objections and if he considers them unreasonable will overrule them and give consent. SCOOTER. —All you could get is damages for non-delivery or breach of contract. The damage would be the value of the article, plus perhaps a nominal sum for general damages. AUSSIE. —If the feifce suffers damage aa a result of your neighbour's actions he 111 list pay the cost of repairs. Otherwise you have no remedy. INQUIRE. —If the property is in your joint names it will pass to the survivor on the death of one owner, even if no will is made, if it is a tenancy in common your husband's half share In the property will belong to his estate if he dies and will then pass in accordance with his will. If he makes no will you will receive the first £500 of his estate and two-thirds of the remainder. SUBSCRIBER.—It is usual to buy shares from a sliarebroker. The Stock Exchange is an institution for bringing buyers and sellers of shares into contact. G.B.D.—You should get in touch with a solicitor or the police and have proper arrangements made for maintenance. ANXIOUS. —If the true facts are explained to the Commissioner no doubt exemption will be granted. AXCONA. —You have been badly treated and should take proceedings. By the appropriate procedure your plan may be brought to the notice of the Court. The assistant is not likely to lie in the witness box and at least ean be expected to admit that there was a plan in his firm's possession. In any case the facts speak for themselves and there is no reason to anticipate that your evidence will be disbelieved.