LAW QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3672, 29 July 1924, Page 43

LAW QUERIES.

[Answered by a solicitor of the Supreme Court •f New Zealand. Letters and Telegrams must be addressed to “LEX,” o/o Editor, Otago Witness. Dunedin.)

“Lonely.”—Under the circumstances a witness is not necessary or desirable. “Enquirer.”—Under the circumstances you would be justified in declining to pay for the two bags of potatoes. “Perplexed.”—As you hold other property’ the State Advances Department would not entertain your application for a loan. “Southland.” —Subject to the express conditions under which the application was made, the company could not sue for the balance of the moneys. “Southland, No. 2.” —Provided you notify the company before notice of allotment of shares is given you by the company, you can withdraw your application. "Sixteen Years' Subscriber. ' —(1) The widow can apply to the Supreme Court for Letters of Administration of the estate of her late husband. (2) There is no extra deatn duty where no will is made. “Enquirer, No. 2.” —The regulations provide that any person who retains opossum skins for the purpose of preserving and manufacturing into rugs, coats, or other articles shall pay a royalty of la per skin, and such skins must have the royalty paid stamp affixed by the authorised officer before such skins are tanned or prepared for tanning. “Enquirer, No. 3.”—(1) and (2) You would require to pay for use of your neighbour’s fence 110 chains less 35 chains fenced by you. (3) Ten per cent, on value of the part of the fence used by you and half cost of repairs. (4) The Act provides that the liability i 3 for all the time you make use of the fence. (5) and (6) You would require to make provision so that you use no part of your neighbour’s fence. “Fossicker” asks: What acreage of ground can one person peg off for a claim of quartz reef? Where a person discovers a new quartz load he shall, if within a reasonable time lie follows up his discovery by an application to the warden in the xweseribed manner, have a prior right to a license for a quartz claim not exceeding 50 acres. “Subscriber.”—(l) If you are working under the provisions of an award you will require to adhere strictly to the express prolusions of the award on the matter. (2) Under the circumstances, notice given on the Sunday is legal.