LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 51

LAW QUERIES.

[Answered br « Solicitor of tbe Supreme Court of Sew Zealand. Letter* »ed Telegrams muet be addressed to " LEX/ e/o Editor, Otago Witceit, Dunedia.] CosiMiTTEEMAN — The total expenses of a candidate for Parliament may not exceed '£300. New .Chum Miner — (1) No. A strong cafe of misr?i.ioscntat:c".i has not been made cut. (5) Xo. Nox-Subsceiber. — It is impossible to answer the query without a knowledge of the rules cf the club and of its constitution. Shop Assistant. — If you were engaged for a month certain, and dismissed without justification, you will be able to reccver for tha whole month. Ixquirer. — If you and your neighbour jointly agresd with the contractor to supply the material and pay for his labour, you will both be liable to him. Defp Sea Whale.— (l) A is not liable for the difference. (2) He is not responsible to the men employed: by B (3) Yes, it .nay bs revoked before presentuhon. X. ST. Z. — (1) The woman will not succeed ill an action if mere Lhan six years have" elapsed. (--) A definite statement as to whether the man intends to fulfil his promise Ehculd bs obtained. Back-Blocks. — Ths nomination paper cf a candidate for Parliament must reach the returning ofncei not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the eighth day before the day appointed for the poll. Subscribes. — (1) If the neither is unable to support herself through her own means or 1 labour, the sons may Ls compelled to contribute to her snaintflnance. (2) Tfce magistrate would make the sons contribute according to' their ability. Isquibe'e, S.— <l) It the intestate left neither widow nor iwue, the father will b& entitled to the whole. If the father is dead, the ir.ofher, brothers, and sisters take in equal shares. (2) Brothers or sisters of the half-blood have an equal claim with those of the whole blocd. Correspondent. — (1) The proper course is for the widow to apply to the Supreme Court for letters of administration. It will be necessary for her to employ %

solicitor. (2) One-third of the property goes to uhe widow and two-thirds to the child. (3) As to the duty payable, see answer to "' Farmer " in lari week's issue. Elector. — The registrar of electors, on being satisfied iihat the name of any person has been omitted or removed from any roll by mistake or clerical error Dr through falae information, may restore the name of such person to the rail at any f-ime before or after the issue of the writ, but net later than ten clear days before the day appointed in the writ for the poll to be taken. Suffragist. — Not later than seven days after the dissolution cr expiry of the then last Parliament (as the case may be), the Governor "by warrant under his hand directs the Clerk of the Writs to proceed with the elections. On receipt of the warrant the Clerk of the Writs must, within three days, cause arrils to be , issued t» the several returning officers. The writs are made returnable within 21 days, and in them a day is appointed l for the polling to take place if a poll is required), ard the earr.e day ior the polling is appointed in each writ. Interested Ratepayer. — (1) You are Loo late now. Application for relief should have been made to the Magistrate's Court on or before the last day of May. (2) The voting at a counly election is on a valuation basis. (3) If the ratepayer's rateable property, whether in one or more tenements, is valued on any valuation raft- at not more than £1000. he is entitled -to one vote, if such property is so valued at mare than £1000. but not nioro than .JS2OOO. the ratepayer is entitled to two -votes; if the property is so vahied at more than £2000,, he is entitled to three votes. (4) Three votes are the maximum.