LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2785, 31 July 1907, Page 51

LAW QUERIES.

[Answered by « Solicitor of th* Supreme Court of Sew Zealand. Letters and Telegrams mutt k« addreued' \t» " LBX," clo Editor, Otago Witness, Dunedin.} Cltde.—The donor cannot compel you to refund the mcaney if it was a bona fid© gift. A Reader.—lf a river board is formed you will be liable for rates, notwithstanding the work done. D. _H. M.—No. But you may *pply to the County Council for permission to deepen the ditch yourself. Inquirer.—Not unless the premium was made repayable by the terms of tbe indenture of apprenticeship. A. J. X.—lf the person is duly authorised* to give a receipt on behalf txf the absentee, there can be no objection to making paymeats to such person. M. W.—Th© notice is insufficient in that it does not specify the boundary to be fenced »s required by section 11 (sub-section 2) of "The Fencing Act, 1895." NJon. —vl) Yes; the surviving executor may do all the necessary acts of administration. (2) It is not necessary to have a new executor appointed. Gnat.—No. The freehold of land held under occupation-with-right-of-purchase license cannot be acquired jntil ten years' frqm the date of the license have elapsed. Constant Header.—(l) The verbal agreement will Bfca-nd good in court. (2) and (3) You cannot how recover the difference after accepting payment at the lower rate. (4) Yes. (5) No. You waived your right by taking payment for the- rabbits C. W.—Notice in writing of the accident should be> given to the employer as scon as practicable after the happening thereof, and the claim for compensation should be made within three months after the occurrence of the accident. If the claim has not been made within the prescribed time it should be lodged ai once, as tbe court may a>ilow the extension ri time if the employer la not prejudiced in his defence. X B.—<l) The heir oi the crofter on renouncing his tenancy is entitled to compensation for permanent improvements provided (a) the improvements are suitable to the holding; (b) the improvements have been executed or paid for by tbe crofter or his predecessors in the same family; (c) the improvements have not been executed in virtue of any specific agreement- in writing under which the crofter was bound to execute such improvements. (2) The tenancy may be renounced, but not assigned.