LAW QUERIES.
[Answered by a solicitor of the Supreme Conrt of New Zealand. Letters and Telegrams must b« addressed to "LEX," c/o Editor, Otago Witness, Dunedin.] Anxious asks:—"The Public Trustee holds a mortgage over a soldier's farm. (1) Can he claim interest under the mortgage while the soldier is away at the front? (2) Can the rate of interest under the mortgage ba increased?" Answers: (1) Yes. (2> No, except. with the leave of a Supreme Court judge. Constant Reader of Otago Witness. —You. should sea the bailiff of the Magistrate's Court with reference to the matter. Inquirer.—You should have an action for damages against the person comtmitting the offence stated in your letter. H. Y. T. —'Tiber© w.as such a territory between England a-nd Scotland, and Chambers' or the Britannica Encyclopaedia, under the heading "Borders," will give you the required information. Inquirer.—You are ncft compelled by law to take a lump sum in settlement, but can go en under the present arrangement. Before you settle with the insurance company you should get definite advice from your medical attendant as to" the time when the patient will be fully recovered from the effects of the accident. The of compensation depends on the time the patient is unable to return to his ordinary employment.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3353, 19 June 1918, Page 39
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213LAW QUERIES. Otago Witness, Issue 3353, 19 June 1918, Page 39
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