LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3196, 16 June 1915, Page 51

LAW QUERIES.

[Answered by a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Letters and Telegrams must be addressed to "LEX," c/o Editor, Otago Witness, Dunedin.]

Old Subscriber. —Under the provisions of “ The Noxious Weeds Act, 1908,” the inspector could compel you to clear the gorse to the centre of the road adjoining your property. Careful asks: “(1) If a domestic servant is taken ill at her employer’s house, is she entitled to wages during her illness? (2) Who pays for the doctor? (3) Is she entitled to an annual holiday of a- fortnight on full pay? (4) Is the servant entitled to her fare (both ways) on leaving her employment?” -Answers: (1) Yes. (2) The person who employs the doctor. (3) No. (4) No. Blue. —Consult a local solicitor on the matter. Perplexed.—ln the event of the death of your sons you are entitled to payment from the Defence Department in accordance with scale of payment prescribed. Hard-up.—lt is impossible to answer your question without seeing your title. Way Back. —(1) You can compel your neighbour to wire net the fence by serving the necessary notices under “ The Fencing Act, 1903.” (2) The animals can be kept under the circumstances stated by you. (3) The wages should bo 12 5-7th weeks at SO3 per week. Eoslyn. —You cannot enforce payment of the balance of purchase money while a state of war exists in New Zealand without the ■consent of a judge of the Supreme Court. Farmer writes: “ My neighbour ha-s a belt of macrocarpa trees 15ft to 20ft high alongside the dividing fence. Can I compel my .neighbour to cut down the trees?”

Answer; No, unless the trees were planted since the year ISO 6 without the previous written consent of yourself or your . predecessor in title.

Old Subscriber. —The testator must sign in the presence of both witnesses, who must both b© present at the time of signing. Both witnesses must sign in the presence of the testator, but not necessarily of each other.

Stirling. —lf the painting is necessary for the preservation of the building it must be done by the lessee in order to perform hia covenant to repair. Constant Reader. —The plaintiff will require to pay such of the costs of her own solicitor as are not covered by the costs allowed by the court. The defendant will require to pay the expenses of the witnesses. Subscriber. —Unless the by-laws of the ■ township provide otherwise, the resident is at liberty to keep the animal. Parmer. —(a) You are not liable to pay compensation to the contractor, (b) The local Magistrate’s Court office.