BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

NZ Truth, Issue 1151, 22 December 1927, Page 16

BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

"Inquirer" (Palmerston North) : No. — "Constant Reader" (Masterton) : Under the present Pensions Act of 1926 no exception is allowed m respect of gifts from relatives and friends. All such moneys must .be accounted for as Income, the only ■ exception being moneys raised by public subscription for the benefit of the ap--plicant, his wife or dependent children. So long as the gifts plus all other income do not exceed £52 per annum the full pension will be paid. — "Anxious" (Hastings): You can leave home. You cannot be compelled to return. — "Constant Reader" (Marlborough): You can refuse to comply with the notice and defend any action that may be taken. You would be foolish to- pay the cost of repairs aa that would be an admission of liability. From what you say the evidence will be about equally divided and if so you are justified m defending as the onus to prove negligence lies on him. — "Inquirer" (Mangateretere) : (1) If the mortgagee consents to the mortgage being taken over the transaction is quite m order. An ordinary transfer is the only method that can be used and it is not necessary to draw a fresh mortgage. (2) Yes, the house can bo made, available for the support of the patient but these claims are not always enforced if the result will be undue hardship to the wife. — "Landlord and Tenant" (Napier) : You can claim. ; — "Anxious Toiler" (Dunedin): The I marriage would only be solemnized if | a false declaration as to the girl's age were made, m which case the person making the declaration would be liable to a penalty not exceeding two years' imprisonment. The marriage is not In any way invalid. — "Square Deal" (Te Kuiti): Their arithmetic is certainly extremely defective. You should return the accounts and tell them to add them up again, They are

quite entitled to devote money received from you to the payment of old debts. — "Square Deal" (Auckland) : You can be sued for the amount owing. A rebate _ is quite legal. — "Settler (Mang-apapa) : You should communicate with their parents and if they then refuse to stop, complain to the police.— "Bona Fide" (Christchurch): He is entitled to claim any amount not included . m the previous receipted accounts, but if you are certain, he is wrong you will be justified m defending. — "Inquirer" (Dunedin) : You should, m the first place, complain to the city sanitary inspector. The stables cannot be erected without a pen-nit, and no permit should be granted m breach of the by-laws. Possibly, however, the corporation has a dispensing power. If the stables have been actually erected your only remedy would appear to be a common law action for nuisance. — "Home Builder" (New Plymouth): You should apply to the Superintendent, State Advances, for particulars. He will post you a circular giving all particulars. — "Urgent" (Petone) : If you admit that you are trespassing then it is plain that you can be evicted and that you are liable to the landlord, for use and occupation. — "A.0." (Te Kuiti): Unable to locate date.— "Reader" (Opunake) : Write Defence Department, Wellington. — "Wager". (Greytown): Any reputable philatelist will advise you on question —not m our line. — "Bridge" (Levin) : (1) 63. (2) No limit. (3) Original caller of hearts.