LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3084, 23 April 1913, Page 47

LAW QUERIES.

("Answered by a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Vew Zealand, betters and Telegrams must be addressed to “ LEX," c/o Editor, Otago Witness, Dunedin.]

Anxious No. 1. —The will should be filed in the Supreme Court Office of the district in which probate was applied for. If the deceased died in Canterbury the will should be in the Supreme Court Office at Christchurch. You can see the will there on payment of a search foe of 3s. Constant Reader.—Yes. The wife of a householder is qualified to vote at any election of members of a school committee. Trustee.— (l) The value to be inserted in the land tax return is the owner’s value of the land, etc. The fact that you value the land less than tho department would not affect the position at all. If the department considers the valuation in the

land return to be too low. will adjust the matter. (2) Insert in ; - land return

your, own estimate of tlie “ ,/hal vaiue, etc. Pattern.—The dressimik ent.tled to retain the dress until to.:. Iron Will therefore require to have it fitted on at the dressmaker’s. Payment can then he made and delivery arranged for. Jl’STla. Xo. iou would not be liable for compensation. Gravel.—lf the contractor was engaged in spreading metal on the road and left a quantity unspread, then both contractor and County Council would be liable for an acckieitt caused thereby. Anxious Xo. 2.—A would still be liable to B for rent during the remainder of the term of the lease. Uncertain*.—Under the circumstances mentioned by you the merchant has no legal claim upon you for the costs of the summons. Stumped.—(l) Yes. You had better pay the £2 2s and make the best of a bad bargain by taking the remainder of your course in the subject you mention. (2) No. _ The solicitor cannot claim the 2s Gd, and you should certainly not pay it. MUG. —(1) No. (2j Y'es. By cutting the boots you have rendered yourself liable to pay for them. H. A.—lf the society has altered the rules in accordance with rule -15, you will be bound by such amendment to the rules if the procedure laid down in sections 19 and 20 of " The Building Societies Act, 1903,” has been complied with. You should write to the registrar of building societies of the district and see if he has certified to the alteration. If the registrar has done so, you will be bound by the amended rule. J. H.—The owner of the grain must bear the loss where the grain in store is damaged by flood waters. Forced Recruit. —The defence authorities have power to compel your attendance at drill under the circumstances mentioned by you. It. S. writes:—“How is a purchaser under uu agreement for sale to complete his land return where no conveyance has been made?” Answer; The purchaser must insert on page 3 of the land return particulars of the land. In the lower section of page 2 of the land return there must be inserted the amount owing to the vendor for unpaid purchase money.