BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

NZ Truth, Issue 1181, 19 July 1928, Page 18

BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

"Worker" (Tau'marunui) : ,66 2/3 per cent., irrespective of any limit the insurance company may have.—"lnquirer" (Otaki)*: You will not be kept on probation afte"r the period stated has. elapsed. — '"M.M.W." (Christchurch): You should be entitled to a pension of about £12 per year.— "Muriel" (Dunedin) : He is' entitled to charge interest if you dp not pay-pro-vided always that he gives, notice that interest is to be charged.— "E.L.W." (Christchurch) : (1) In the event of his death you would receive a pension. (2) Yes. — "Constant Reader" (Thorndon):. You are not entitled to . claim these expenses from your employer:— "Anxious" (Takapuna): The woman has evidently been imposed ' on; but you do not give any evidence of tfraud. The solicitor does not appear to have acted wrongly m any way. The whole; transaction should .be carefully examined to see whether there is sufficient evidence of fraud.— "Fed Up" (Te Awamutu): A rough estimate would' be: (1) £2 per week. (2) £3 per week. — "A.C." (Petone) : Paying off a mortgage will not prevent your re-' ceiving the pension.— "McQ.B." (Glenroy): No. — ; "Anxious" (Dunedin) : ~lf you can prove that you have not the money to pay, the court will not enforce payment.— "F.Me." (Wellington): It you refer, to the compensation, payable m the event of the death of seamen by accident, that can only- be paid to,. their dependents actually depending on them at the time of death. — "Puzzled" '(Bainesse) : There .is nothing m the Education Act to' prevent it. — "Anxious" (West Coast): She could claim, but it is unlikely that any order would be made.— "F.O.H." (Invercargill);! She is entitled to a divorce. — "Anxious" (Palmerston North) : Probably they have no surrender value. You will probably find that under the printed conditions no -money is ref undable.<-^"pscott" (Napier) : £ 104 per year/ — "Anxious" (Christchurch): It is all a question 'of what was. the contract of tenancy entered into by you

with the Jandlord when you rented the place. — "Rent" (Wellington): He is entitled to raise the rent on giving you a week's notice. — "Badly Hurt" (Caatlecliff): If you have received your compensation you cannot get anything more. — "A Constant" (Timaru)J: On grounds of 'desertion about £ 20. — "Father" (Waipukurau) : You can sue the master for damages.- — "T. 8." (Masterton): (1) Consult Offlical Calendar., (2) You can sue the owner of the cows. — "Hard Up" (TeKawa): The brokers are liable for the action of their agent. — ''Curious" (Christchurch): Yours. — "Constant Reader" (Miramar) :• You can sue for the rent.— "J.R.F.'.' (Karioi): You can claim the amount from the liquidators. — "Miss . E.M." ( Waipuljurau) : . You should suo for the rent. If you want to distrain you must act according to law, i.e., you must make . out an inventory of the furniture seized and sell by public auction. — "M.S." (New Plymouth): You cannot -do : anything, except perhaps apply for the family allowance which woiild "only amount to 4/~ per week. — "Anxious" (Fcatherston) : Most probably there*is no surrender value at all. This depends. on the conditions of the particular policies. — "Floss" (Mt. Eden): The agreement is of no effect whatever. ,It is not drawn up m the proper form, nor is it stamped. — "A.8." (Wellington): (1) No. (2) Nothing.— "Objector" (Auckland): (1) They can claim the full amount^ (2) Such cases often come before the courts. A solicitor's fees would be about £2 2s. You cannot escape liability. — "Suffer-Anxlous" (Dunedin) : You are too late now to claim compensation, although you could have got it if you had applied within six months of the accident.- — "Anxious" (Lower Hutt)j This is a matter determinable by" the , local by-laws.— "Query"! (Temuka): Try the Commercial Travellers'. Club m your town. — "Subscriber" (Dunedin) : : B is the closest.r-"Pstohe" (Petone): Yes. — "T.C.0." (Invercargill) : The Librarian, Turnbull ' Library, would assist you. ■).'.■ , • '. ■ ■ ' i