LAW QUERIES.
fAnswered by a solicitor of tlie Supreme Court of New Zealand. Letters and Telegrams must be ! addressed to “LEX,” c/o Editor, Otago Witness, j Dunedin.) : Legacy. —As you are entitled to share in the ; residue of the property, the estate will require to be realised before you obtain | your share You should communicate with the trustee and have the estate realised I without delay. A. C.—The father of the child can he compelled to contribute to its maintenance in | the manner specified in your letter. i Miner.—The Miner’s Right does not entitle | the holder to hold any land. It merely gives him the right to prospect on Crown I land, and also the right to prospect on | freehold lands with the consent of the free- ■ holder. j Cameo.—lf there is a Deed of Covenant entered into by Jones not to start in busi- ! ness again, the purchaser of the business j can compel Jones to carry out the terms of his covenant. The question whether Jones can lie engaged in business in the manner set forth in your letter dop .ncls entirely on the exact wording of the covenant entered into bv him.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3487, 11 January 1921, Page 35
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195LAW QUERIES. Otago Witness, Issue 3487, 11 January 1921, Page 35
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