BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

NZ Truth, Issue 1142, 20 October 1927, Page 16

BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

"Argument" (Oamaru) : Probably. — "Pictorial" (Mangamaire) ; Department of External Affairs may be able to supply you with the information you desire. — "Uninformed" (French Pass) : Write, Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., Wellington. — "J.D." (Wellington): Have no information on the matter. — "Crakan" (Kaikohe): It is not advisable to do so. — "Inquirer" (Eltham): Yes. — "Upright" (Rotorua): In this case the wife would probably be given the custody, of the child. — "Inquirer" (Ponsonby) : You are not entitled to the • pension unless you have resided 25 years.— "Hard Times" (Matamau): Consult the probation officer. — "Rangiora" (Fernside): Without seeing the correspondence it is impossible to say definitely whether you are bound, but most likely your letters are sufficient evidence that you . agreed and are therefore bound although the formal contract was not signed. — "Subscriber" (Wellington) : The company are entitled to payment, but you can refer the matter to the Court. The onus will be on you to show that the averaging method is incorrect. They have Hie power to cut off. If they do your remedy is to pay under protest. — "Ratepayer" (Blenheim): Yes. — "Anxious" (Tolago Bay) : The daughter \ should apply to a judge of the Supreme Court for permission to marry. — "Inquirer" (Timaru) : He can compel payment. — "Ginger" (Ohau) : The section giyes electric power boards authority to levy local rates. If you refuse to pay the money will be recovered in court. — "Inquirer" (Huntly): If you are sure of your facts you can lay an information ' for criminal breach of trust under Section 254 of the Crimes Act, 1908. — "W.S." (Christchurch): You can commence proceedings at any time within six yeara of the cause of action, but it is better to proceed as soon as possible. —"Returned Soldier/' ,(Bea&OD>;, j^pu

| are entitled to the proceeds of the sale of timber. The mortgagee has no claim. — "Mother" (Martinborough) : She can claim the amount. You can defend any proceedings she may take if you consider she did not use due skill. — "Fair Play'; (Greymouth): They can. — "Bored Stiff" (Wellington): The fact that ybu have not kept your agreement is a ground for your being ejected, but now that the restrictions are repealed the landlord does not need to give a reason. — "Reader" (Roxburgh): Yes. "Driver" (Roxburgh): Write to the local Labor officer. — "Anxious" (Christchurch): The matter is in the discretion of the probation officer. — "Despicable" (New Plymouth): It can hold it until you have the current disconnected. — "L..G." (Taranaki) : Don't remember it. Write again. — "Anxious" (Orepuki): She is liable for its support until it is 21 years of age. — "Chips" (Gore): The old age pension is not intended for young women. — "Inquirer" (Spreydon): Yes. You are entitled to a statement and refund.-^-" A.R.P." (Tapu): The marriage is absolutely void. — "Anxious" (Opunake) : No proceedings are necessary. — "Constant Reader" (Opunake) : Not if the mother desires to keep it. The father has practically no say. — "Anxious" (Waipukurau): The husband will be liable.