LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3312, 5 September 1917, Page 39

LAW QUERIES.

[Answered by a solicitor of the Supreme Oonrt it New Zealand. Letters and Telegrams must b« •ddressed to "LEX," o/o Editor, OUgo Witness, Duucdio.] J. E. asks: —"What stamp is required on a lease where the rent is £l7 per year?" Answer: A 3s stamp. Subscriber No. 1 asks: —"I have n- mortgage on property for £2OOO for five years at 5 per cent, per annum. The mortgage falls due in July next year. Can the mortgagee call up the mortgage or compel me to pay a higher rate of interest?" Answer: The mortgagee would require to obtain the consent of the Supreme Court before he could call up the mortgage or compel you to pay a higher rate of interest on the mortgage. Interested asks: — "If a married man dies without leaving a will, docs the- Government charge more duty on the estate than would be charged if the man left a will?" t Answer; No. Taeanaki asks: —"The boundary line between the property of A and B is in the middle of a watercourse. Can A compel B to cut the gorse which 13 on his side of iho boundary line?"- Answer: An inspector under "The Noxious Weeds Act, 1908," can compel B to clear the gorse on his side of tho boundary line. • Inquirer. —During any period of total incapacity '.lie weekly payment of the worker

shall be one-half of his average weekly earnings at the time of the accident. The aggregate amount of weekly payments shall in no case exceed £SOO.

Subscriber No. 2.—The title to the property in question should either be vested m trustees, or the society should be incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act. It will be necessary to instruct your solicitor to prepare the necessary documents.

Farmer.—The information furnished by you is still insufficient to enable advice to be given on the matter. A personal interview with you is necessary before a decision couid be given. Yon should consult your solicitor and furnish him with such information as he may require. Chairman.—Subject to the express provisions of the articles of association of your company, A, B, C, D, and E are all eligible for election, and the company at its general meeting should elect three directors from ' these five candidates. Your information on the subject is so meagre, however, that it would be advisable for you to consult, a, local solicitor and lay before him the memorandum and articles of association and other papers and books of the company. Honesty.—lf the commonage lands are unalienated Crown lands, the tenant of adjoining land has no claim under the Fencing Act for fencing. The matter could only be determined by searching the title to the lands in question. Crown Tenant.—lf the lessee of the section has not complied with the provisions of the lea.se, and the Crown has re-entered and determined the lease, the lessee has no claim for valuation of improvements under the circurnstvuices quoled in your letter.