LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3348, 15 May 1918, Page 35

LAW QUERIES.

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Wayback asks: —"I bought a farm as a going concern for £3OOO. The land ~-as valued at £ISOO and tho stock at £ISOO. Is stamp duty on the sale chargeable on the £3OOO or the £1500?" Answer:. If the agreement for sale was for a going concern, the stamp duty would be on the £3OOO. j. "W. "Tho Finance-Act, 1918," provides that —"The amount which any. person may be required to contribute to the war purposes "loan shall not exceed six times the yearly average of the land tax and income tax (exclusive of excess profits tax) paid or payable bv him for the three years ended on the 31st day of March, ISIS." Flaxcutteb. —A's widow has no legal claim in the matter. In Doubt. —The creditors of the man's estate oannot touch the life insurance policy. ' If

the father and; mother havo any documentary evidence to prove the debts owing to Lhem, they will ranis as ordinary creditors of the estate.

Anxious. —The offender would be liable to two years' imprisonment. B. M. T— Before B could compel A to drain, he would require to comply with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act.

Mataura asks: —"(1) Can I legally shoot dogs trespassing upon my property when such dogs havo proper registration collars? (2) Can I shoot dogs (registered c-r unregistered) found worrying my sheep, and claim damages for sheep worried?" Answers: (1) Yes, if the dogs are running at largo amongst your sheep and cattle. (2) Yes.

Katanui.—(l) Under the Workers' Compensation Act the worker is entitled to 75 per cent, of £SOO in the case mentioned in your letter. (2) The person mentioned in your letter is entitled under the Workers' Compensation Act.