INQUIRERS' CORNER

NZ Truth, Issue 1176, 14 June 1928, Page 18

INQUIRERS' CORNER

l^mii^iMualnZSllmmlimralJlS," Conducted by "I NTERPRETER." KSSaimiimiSmSHiiHiDl

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HOUSING AND RATES. LEGAL; ' " Q.: Can I claim a week's notice from Q.: A gives a cheque for £10 to B. a tenant who pays weekly in advance? b owes a grocer £&y he gives A's — "Uncertain" (Devonport). " cheque in good faith and receives a A.: Yes. If, however, the tenant receipt and £4 change. A for some' leaves immediately upon paying the reason stops the cheque at the bank., rent for the ensuing week, you nave Who should the grocer sue for the no cause for complaint. amount? — "Paddy" (Wellington). Q: I. sold a property subject to a £L*b" mortgage, taking a second mortgage. JJfiUo a right of action against A ? ha r 8 I?°iT1 ?°iT f * llen * ack on my hands. JJJ Bor Jgainst either on the cheque. Am I liable ttir the rates during the n^e ln tesls to sue on the cheque he time the purchaser was in possession? must be careful to give B notice of —•'Constant Reader" (Waihi). ; dishonor within the prescribed time. A.: If he cannot pay you are liable, but not for more than three years' ar- Q.: A horse of mine was impounded rears. and sold four hours later. I was given ■...,,,- " ■; • no notice that the animal was imWILLS. pounded. la such a sale legal?— . „ "x . . „ / . ' J'A.Q." (MorrlnsviUe). Q.: My mother married twice and A: The law ia that an impounded had two families. She left all her pro- anlmal Is » not to be, sold for 14 days perty to the members of one family, except with the authority of a Justice Has the other family any redress?— O f the peace, where the animal is dis"Anxious" (Wellington). eased or ln j ured or wh ere the value of A.: If there are reasonable grounds the anima i is 'not sufficient' to pay the you can apply to the Supreme Court cost o f keeping it for the full period. to have provision made for you under r ■•.-..» the provisions of the Family Protection Q.: I made arrangements to pay my Act, 1908. grocery account by instalments, thinkpßnp _ R _ v RirMTft ■ ' ing that I would merely lose the usual PROPERTY RIGHTS. cash ai SCOU nt by SO doing. I now find Q, «> My h^ana *™j me to £&£s?«<£, donf,execute a mortgage over my furniture .<hto" (Hastings) by threatening my life Ip this docu- A / &rocer { B not to ment Ending? (2) if my husband, charge mterest unless he notified you gave all his property by will to another that he would do so when you entered woman, would I have any redress?— into the agreement to pay. by instal"Anxious" (Lyttelton). * ments. ; A.: (1) No, you can have It declared . i ' void. (2) You could apply to the court Q.'-A certain man is continually to have provision made for you under threatening me with physical violence the provisions of. the Family Protection without any cause whatever. Have I Act, 1908. . any remedy?— "Fight" (Wellington).. A.: You should have Kim bound over MARRIAGE AND DIVOBCE. -; to keep the peace. Q.: My husband recently; sent me for Q.: I came to New Zealand seven a holiday. I spent it with another man. months ago at the age of 17. Recently Can I obtain a divorce? — "Anxious" I fell off a horse and had to. go to.hos(Dunedin). , pital. As my wages are only 12/^6 per A.: , You have no grounds on which week P will not be able to. pay the hoa-

!to obtain a divorce. You c.ah point out the facts to your husband and a?k him to divorce you. • r Q.: I am nine-? teen and am about to become a mother. My guardian Is anxious that I_ should marry. Can she compel me to do so against' my wish? — "Worried" (Auckland). A.: No. Q.: I obtained a divorce and an order for the payment of alimony. My husband 1 a not keeping 1 up the payments. How can I eriforce them? — "P.J.M." ' (Auckland).

A.: You should have the matter re-] moved into the Magistrate's Court. You can then brine inexpensive proceedings to have the order enforced. Get a solicitor to ' take the necessary steps for you. ■ , \ . WAGES AND PENSIONS. Q.: My husband and I have no property of any description. His salary Is £6 per week. .1 am 61. Am I entitled to the old age pension? — "S.A.C." (Auckland). • A.: No. Your husband's salary should be ample for you to live on. MAINTENANCE. Q.: I have been paying maintenance for an illegitimate child since 1914. Can I be forced to gay until the. child is sixteen years old? — "Anxious" (Manga tapu). A.: Yes, and possibly longer if there are special circumstances. . GENERAL; : " . Q.: I paid a deposit of 5/- upon a musical instrument. Before completing the purchase I had an Instrument given to me by a friend. The pawn-: broker . from whom I made the purchase refused to exchange the .musical instrument for' anything else. ,Hpw long must he' hold. the instrument before offering it for sale again?— "F.T.C." (Hamilton). A.: «If you refuse to take It, he can sell it again, immediately. Q.: Two of my children were sent to the public hospital suffering from an infectious dißease. Can I avoid paying the hospital expenses on the ground that I did not send them there voluntarily? — "Fever" (Oamaru). A.: No. The hospital, has no concern with the reasons for their being sent there.

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pital for some considerable time. Will the hospital sbe able to obtain , an order on „ a judgment a u m- 1 mona against me? — " P. Q. M." (Waihi). A.: If the facts are as stated they cannot possibly do bo. : If the accident happened in the course of your employment, you will be entitled t o compensation from your employer at the rate of 8/4 per week during: 'the timei you are incapacl-. tated. Q.: (1) If a mortgagee puts a property up for isale by auction

and no 9ale results, what Is the position? (2)" I instructed 9. solicitor to act for me In a certain case. He failed to appear. Have I any remedy? — "Perplexed" (Island Bay). A.; (1) The property may be put up again or sold . privately. (2) You can force him to make good any loss resulting from his failure to appear. / Q.: la a ranger appointed under the Animals Protection Act, 1921, entitled to stop a motor-car on the highway and to search it on suspicion that It contains, game Illegally caught?— "T.T." (Lumsden). A.: Yes, he is specifically given such power by the Act. v Q.: I paid a deposit on a car and signed a promissory note for the remainder. I cannot now meet the notes. Can I make the vendor take the car back?— Anxious" (Wellington). A.: No. He is entitled to sue you for the full amount. <3:/(l) What is the period of time beyond -which a simple debt cannot be recovered? (2).. 1f the debtor acknowledges tho debt in writing or pays an instalment, is the period extended?— "Recovery" (Palmer'ston North). A.: (1) Six years from the date the debt falls due. (2) Yes, the period of 6 years will commence to run, again from the date of such acknowledgment or payment. , ' : MORTGAGES. Q.: My father, mortgaged his property to a lodge. He died, leaving .the property to my mother. After his death the lodge became insolvent and the mortgage was assigned to another peraon. : My mother was not notified. Is shW still liable for the repayment of the mortgage?— "lgnorant" (Sydenham). '• . ' ' . A.: Yes, the assignment has no effect upon her liability except to change the creditor. . .