LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3102, 27 August 1913, Page 47

LAW QUERIES.

fAngweml by a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Kew Zealand. Letters and Telegrams must be addressed to “ LKX,” c/o Editor, Utago Witness, Dunedin.J Justice. —(1) It is impossible, for you to reopen the matter when the board has given its decision. If you are eligible for holding the- area originally applied for you could make a fresh application to the board. . (2) No. Anxious writes: —“I purchased a property on which a ‘ crib ’ is erected. It was only six months after I purchased the property that I knew about the crib. It had been placed on the property under a .written agreement with the former owner. A rent of £1 per year was payable under this agreement. (1) Oan the crib be removed? (2) Can i claim the six months’ rent?” Answers: (1) and (2) There arc two courses open to you—(a) you may ignore the agreement altogether and have the crib removed; (b) you may treat the agreement as binding upon you and claim the rent. Country Bumpkin writes: —‘‘A domestic servant is given a week’s holiday in June. In July the children of her mistress became ill with measles. The servant took the infection. As there was no one to attend to her, she went home with the consent of her mistress. (1) Can she claim wages for her week’s holiday and the three weeks of illness? (2) If the mistress refuses to pay her, should she take the cheque or refuse to do so until the full amount is paid?” Answer: (1) Yes. (2) The servant should claim full wages. E. F.. —You do not state who is to blame for the contract not being carried out. What are the circumstances? Why did ‘t A ” throw up the contract? Inquirer. —(l) A valuation notice is sent out periodically by the department. This notice states the time within which objections arc to be taken. (2) No. (31 On receipt of your next valuation notice make your objection within the time stated in the notice. (4) No. Southland. —If you were not in the employ of the man, but simply under a contract with him, yon have no remedy. Lake. —The principle of law applicable to your case is shortly as follows: —A person Is responsible for the escape of water from his land if it is due to some artificial structure made or maintained by him there, or to any other alteration of the natural condition of the land. It Is a matter for “.the discretion” of the court to eay whether the work shall be stopped. But if injury is caused to you through the wox'k you have an undoubted claim for damages sustained. Dairyman. —(l) If the condition stated by you was a term of the contract, A has a claim against B Interested. —If you will write with the following particulars your answer will appear later: —(1) Name of Drainage Board. (2) Is it constituted under the Land Drainage Act or not? (3) Is there a special Drainage Act under which the board is working ? A. B. and Inquirer. —Arrived too late to be attended to this week.