INQUIRERS' CORNER

NZ Truth, Issue 1178, 28 June 1928, Page 18

INQUIRERS' CORNER

"uitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiniuiiHiiiiiiiumiiuiiiiuintiuiit /">„ — •!,,/»*- J U,. IIIMTCDDRCTCD >> wimminiiimmuimimmiiiriiuiiiiiimnnnmnm. juiiiimimiiiiiumMiiinuimiiJMifmiiiiiimiuii wOnuUCtea Dy IIN I Cnrntl tH, unmiimiimiiiiiimimmramuiimiiHmrmmiy g I Answers will be published as early as possible after receipt of ,if questions and so far as possible m order of rotation of receipt. i| All letters must be written m ink and be addressed "Interpreter" || c/o "Truth," Manners Street, Wellington. While we take no j responsibility for any answer given m these columns, every i j endeavor wil! be made to see that they are absolutely correct. I Answers to legal 'queries must be accepted merely as a | guide as to whether or not it is worth while going to the expense of placing matters inquired about m the hands of a solicitor for further action. '. ' § No replies can be made by post. No anonymous inquiries | | will be answered, and inquiries of this nature will not be pre- § ji served. Frivolities and questions not of general interest will | j . not be answered. i i HtHiniiiiiniintniitithnntttOTßMiMnnnfiiiffliinttiifHHiHtMMtMiHifiniHtnHMtiiMfiH^ B ntuiiniitimniuuiiiiniiniMHiuiHtntiiitiiiiiijHiiiiniiHnintiiutuiitiiiiHUMiiuiiiimniiHiuHntiiuiituiuiiiiHiiintiiiiiiniiiHiiMitniiMU MORTGAGES. . LEGAL. Q.: If the security fails to realize Q.: 'Could you tell me if the superlnthe amount of a mortgage, can the tendent of a mental hospital Is entitled mortgagee claim other property of the to detain a patient If relatives are mortgagor? — "M.A.C." (Avondale). able and willing to take charge? — A.: The mortgagee can either before "Inquirer" (Havelock). or aft,er sale sue the mortgagor for A.: The superintendent is entitled to what is then due and can issue execu- refuse to release the patient, but the tion on the judgment and so seize other relatives have the remedy given by the property. Mental Defectives Act, i.e., to have GENERAL. the patient produced m chambers be- ■■ T ■ ' '■» - . fore a judge, whose decision as to all Q.: Is the caretaker of a hall en- matters is final. titled to interfere with the consumption _ , , 1% T ,„. „*„+*,„„ AT , + , + wi *„ of liquor m the hall on the occasion ■ ?» #> Is my stepfather entitled to of a? wedding reception?— " Doubtful" ta . ke »]1 mv wa S° s eac £ week?^ lam (Wellington) ' *6. nd only sleep at home and have A. : Qnly If the hall is let subject to my; meals on Sunday there. (2) Can regulation as to the consumption of hetfurn me out if I keep back some of liquor "-' mv earnings for clothes?—"Stepth?' S a r m^ f ht S' H^ifno? entitled to your S? £ V ■■■ * Blacks?— W. Geary wage 3as such , but he can demand A• N • boa *: d from y° u and if y° u refuse the A... ISO. • amount demanded he can turn you out. MARRIAGE; AND DIVORCE. / 1 . ' .. , ■ ' ■ Q: Is a father entitled to administer Q.: I am a married man separated corporal punishment to his daughter, from my wife. I Intend to petition for aged 16? — "Wondering" (Palmerston a divorce when the period has expired. North). , Can I m the meantime become en- A.: The father has the right to adengaged ? — "Anx-, „„„„„„,„„„,„„,,„„„„ liramnmlll „„„„„ „„„„„,„ „ „„,„„,, minister ious to Know § jj'iiiiintiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiimi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiin& = able chastisement. (Lyttelton). ii . . i 1 If, however, he is A.: To do so I /1-. Hf AM <* M »ii A i| guilty of cruelty would not be il- C//I JflOTlgugCS 1 1 or acted malicilegal, but the en- ; , II ously, the child gagement would || may lay an infornot be binding on Q.: A property worth £1400 || matlon for aselther party, being j . has a £200 first mortgage and || sault. void '' as against I an £800 second mortgage on it. |i n•'T nm tv.* public poll.? y. (D Can the amount of the first if m^ h " x of^J «,,« Q.; lam sepa- mortgage be increased without | gggStoeffia. I rated by a sepa- the co 9 n^ e "* of *he .econd mort- § was persuaded by ration deed, and j flagee? (2) If not, can the first | the child's fatham earning my mortgage be paid off and an- = er>g solicitor own living. lam other one registered?— "An- § whe reby m connot and never xious ( We Jl'"9ton). | sl derationof the have been m re- A.: (1) No. If this could be U payment of a ceipt of any main- I done, the second mortgagee i§ sm all sum of tenance. (1) Can might lose his security altogeth- II money I agreed I, at the explra- er. (2) No. The only way you gf not to take any tion of three can further mortgage the pro- || further proceedyears of the sign- | perty is by increasing the || ings. I was 18 at ing of the deed, jjl second mortgage or. executing || the time the get my divorce, If a third mortgage. ' il agreement was even thOUgh the iimiimMHmHiiiiinimumiiimimiimiiiiiMiumiimiimmnirmiiMimimiimmiiiiiimii 1 1 Signed. Am I other party de- l " "'" ? ' "* bound by it?fends the petition? (2) On what "Worried" (Wellington), grounds, if any, can either party A.: . : No. The agreement is void, secure divorce before the three years both on the ground that you were a have elapsed? — "Qui Vive" (Welling- minor and that such agreements are ton >- ■. _ -^ , . _, contrary to public policy. You should A.: (1) Yes, unless your husband commence proceedings for affiliation can prove that the separation was due and maintenance orders. to wrongful conduct on your paf£. (2) • On none except adultery. Q- : I sent my wife to a hospital MAiMTPNANirp where she was operated on and the MAINTENANCE hospital board billed me for £26. I Q.: In April, 1926, I admitted pater- " ow £ nd x she is not any better and nity of an illegitimate child. I now aye had 4 ° send her to another docflnd that I am not the father of it. Am I liable?— "Up Against It" Can. F now recover the money that I (Martinborough). ; : . have paid for its maintenance?— " Pc- A - : Yes - Tne hospital did not guarplexed" (Wellington). antee a cure. If medical services were A.: It is too late now to get the remunerated on the "no cure no pay" money back. • basis many doctors would be poor indeed. WAGES AND PENSIONS. _ ' A — : : ; r-* Q.: A man enters into a verbal Q. : lam a foreigner by birth. I have agreement to lease. He afterwards resided m New Zealand for 43 years confirms this by telegram. He now and was naturalized m 1905. I am refuses to sign the lease, although he now 67 years old. Am I entitled to has taken possession of the premises, apply for the v old age pension? — Can -he be held to his promise?— "A.Q.G." (Hastings). "Tenant" (Aramoho). A.'. Yes. . • A.: Yes.