LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3523, 20 September 1921, Page 35

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.] Inquirer asks: (1) If the unimproved value of a farm is £BSOO and there is a mortgage of £3500 on the farm is there any exemption in the land tax in respect of the mortgage? (2) Must the farmer pay land tax on the £3500 as well as the interest on it. Answers.—(l) No. (2) Yes. Duped.—You have no legal right to keep both pictures without paying lor them. Patient. —The near relatives of the patient are bound by law to pay the maintenance of Hie patient so long as lie is in the hospital. Subscriber. —Under the circumstances stated in your letter it. would be impossible to bring the man back to New Zealand. Farmer.—lf you cannot come to an agreement with your neighbour as to the nature of the boundary fence the matter will require to be decided by a magistrate. Constant Reader.—(l) For the purposes of the Act any qualification possessed by the husband is deemed to be possessed by the wife. (2) The person can exercise both votes. > Anixous.—Unless arrangements could be made privately in the matter it would be for a magistrate to decide what payments s lion 1 d b e m ade. Domain.—The domin is under the control of the Domain Board, and it. has power to make regulations as to the use of the domain. The school committee have no authority or powers in the matter. Worried. —There are no regulations dealing with the matter, which is one for parental control. Hard Times. —The rate of land tax is Id for every £ thereof increased by one twenty thousandth part of Id for every pound in excess of £IOOO, but so as not to exceed in any case the rate of 7 17-20 d in the £. In addition to this amount there i-s payable by way of land tax an amount equal to 33 1-3 per cent, of the land tax so ay able. C. O. P.—(l) The driving fee* should be charged in respect of mileage from the place where the cattle were trespassing to the pound. (2) The ranger can take the cattle to the nearest pound. (3) Yes. (4) No. (5) If all fees are paid to the ranger he is bound to release tho cattle on such payment. (6) Yes. (7) There are no regulations on the matter. (8) The poundkeeper is not complying with the Act.