BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 9

BRIEF REPLIES TO CORRESPONDENTS

"Anxious" (Featherston) : If your proposal has not been accepted yet, you are at liberty to .revoke it. In any case the company will not sue you. — • "Anxious" (Westport) : You do not state that you have any grounds for a divorce. If you have, you will be liable for all costs unless you can obtain leave to proceed m forma pauperis. — "Anxious" . (Tapu) : All that she can claim is the wedding presents givfcn to her and any. furniture bought with her own money, or given to her by her husband.— "Widow" (Napier): £52 per yeari _"Constant Reader" (South Dunedin): Yes. — "H.W." (Southland): Under the ordinary hire-purchase agreement they can seize the car anywhere. You are liable, for arrears to date of seizure. They can sell at any time without, letting, you know after they resume possession. — "Separated" (Matai'oa): This does not affect your liability to pay unless you are m a, position to prove adultery- If you can prove that, you should divorce your wife and so terminate aIL liability. — "Digger" (Addington) : You cannot get any advance on your pension money. — "G.S." (Auckland) : As you have no children you are not entitled to a pension. — "Worried" (Point Chevalier): "It does not appear from your statement that the hospital was guilty, of negligence. Unless you can prove that you are liable to pay the charges.—"Anxious" (Wellington): It is impossible to say accurately. The amount you will have to pay will depend on the result of the action. — "Anxious" (West Coast): You can sell the property and pay all your costs out of the proceeds of the sale. If the owner refuses to quit you may have to issue a writ for possession. — "Worried" (Clive): She should apply for separation and maintenance orders. She should get £2 per week— "Worried" (Timaru): You can petition for a divorce at any time after three years from the date of the separation & order.— "W.L.T." (Hamilton) and "E.W." (Blenheim) : Write to Leon De Mauny, Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay, Wellington.— "T.R.O'M." (Petone): (1) Flinders. (2) Unable to aay.

—"Fair Go" (Waimate) : (1) Yes, if affiliated. (2) No, uniess entered on an incorrect performance. (3) Yes*. — "M.G.S." (Dunedin) : I'ou are liable. The costs are correct. — "Cadet" (City) : He is subject to the same obligation to serve as everyone else. — "Baffled" (Banks Peninsula) : The second husband cannot participate m the trust property. He will ta*:e a share m the wife's own property. — "J.P." (Auckland) : You must wait another year until the three- year period elapses. — "Knowledge" (Hawera) : Direct your enquiry ,to the Society of Arts, Wellington.—"Liniment" (Blackball) : Take out a patent right with any patents attorney. — "Constant Reader" (Wanganui): Your best plan is to get a lawyer to act f.or you. — "W.D.G." (Hanmer Springs): Approximately 6^4 millions. (2) 331,781.— "Niagara Falls" (Hanmer Springs) : Auckland.— "H.J.G." (Taihape): Hudsons. — "Interested" (Sawyer's Bay) : Involves legal process. Consult a solicitor. — "Constant Critic" '(Karamea) : At present there are none ■m New Zealand.— "F.M." (Te Kumi, Napier) : Different makes have different designs and are made of different material. — "H.H." (Timaru)/ Write the Agricultural Department, Wellington. — "C.8." (Pahiatua) : Any reputable city stamp exchange will value the collection for you. — "F.D." (Wellington) : Unable to say where he is at present. — "Sunshine" (Papatoetoe) : June or July is the best time for cuttings. When taking cuttings it is necessary to secure a piece of the old wood. There are a variety of hedge plants from which cuttings can be taken. — "Constant Reader" (Picton) : Second-hand shops m Wellington will exchange them. — "Dinkum Sport" (Dannevirke) : (1) British. (2) No. It was Risko who was defeated m the ninth .of a ten-round bout. (3) Have no record. — "Lighthouse" (Titiroa) : The Marine Department. — "Schnapper" (New Plymouth) : The Art Society will tell you.— "E.E.S." (Napier) : Legally, the responsibility is not his, but should say he would morally be bound to pay. *