BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

NZ Truth, Issue 1144, 3 November 1927, Page 16

BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

"Paper Money" (Westport): Yes — "Anxious" (Auckland) : You have to pay the costs. The solicitors can decline to accept the interest. The mortgage is subject to the Mortgages Final Extension Act and you are therefore entitled to three months' notice. — "E.A.T." (Wanganui): You are liable. — "Reader" (Wanganui) : As you must sue, better consult a solicitor. — "Constant Reader" (Newmarket) : No. — "Music" (Waihi) : If the postmaster refuses to act, write to the PostmasterGeneral, Wellington, stating all the facts. — "Inquirer" (Wanganui) : Yes. — "Worried" (Hikutaia) : The wife is legally liable, but if she has nothing she need not worry. — "8.F.M." (Te Awamutu): Defend the action as you are not personally liable. Any judgment against your wife will be limited to her separate estate. Probably the book purchasers protection legislation as to the form of the order has not been obsei'ved. — "J.N." (Wellington) : If you are served with a subpoena, yes. —"Constant Reader" (Christchurch) : No. — "Inquirer" (Pembroke) : You are entitled.— "X.Y.Z." (Woodville) : (1) The document is an acknowledgment of indebtedness, but not a p.n. You can sue on it and the stamp is no bar. (2) Write to the Commissioner. — "Pom Pom" (Wellington): If you can prove the facts you are entitled to recover.— "Inquirer" (Wanganui): The beneficiary must sue through the trustees. Ln the event of there being a deficit on the sale of the farm the farmer will be liable and can be made "bankrupt. In that case he will lose the stock. —

"Advice" (Featherston): The statement is not actionable; better ignore it. — "Reader" (Timaru): The property is only exempt while you live m it. — "Inquirer" (Lower Hutt): Write to the promoters insisting on being furnished with the results and threatening to sue for a refund.- -"Winnie" (Wadestown) : No license required. — "Feisal" (Wellington) : Although the father is liable for maintenance m certain events, he is not liable for the dental account. — ■ "Doctor" (Timaru) : He can plead guilty, but the plea is of no effect. The case has to be proved m the same way as if he had pleaded not guilty. — "Question" (Rawene) : Unless it were stipulated that the employer was to pay travelling expenses, you have no legal claim, but m justice the company should make an allowance. — "J.G.M." (Tokoroa) : The person having possession of the rifle was bound to register it. — "Interested" (Ashburton) : As the poles were sold to C and as B recognized his title by asking his permission to cut them down, B should not Durn them. C had the right to enter as owner of the poles. — "X.Y.Z." (Nelson) : The wages can be attached. — "Question" (Wairoa) : The information may be incorrect m which case your second marriage may turn out to be invalid. It would be safer to divorce your husband on the ground of desertion. — "Old Dot" (Canterbury) : You cannot get possession until the expiration of the tenancy, i.e., m one year, or, if the tenant exercises the option of renewal, m two years. Your only course is to negotiate for a surrender.