NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17132, 11 October 1917, Page 4

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

•" Widow."—(l) A widow who is not in receipt of an income exceeding £30 per annum, and whoso earnings do not exceed £100 per annum (or £1130 in all), is entitled to the full pension. The maximum nension a woman with four children under 14 years of ago could receive is £54 per annum. (2) A boy or girl desirous of entering the. telegraph or postal services must forward an application to the secretary. Public .Service Commissioner. Every candidate must produce evidence of having attained an ago of not less than 15 nor more than 25 years, and in order to qualify to enter the highest branches of tile service must have obtained a Sixth Standard proficiency certificate. A form of application can bo obtained at any postal or telegraph office. " G. 5.," Horiot.—Comiers is not shown on even good maps of Franco. It must bo a small village, tho sito (wo believe) of a military hospital. "Who Shall Havo It?"—Wo aro not disposed to publish your comments on the decision of a recent prosecution for a breach of a by-law. Tho appearance, of a member of tho firm of city solicitors to conduct the prosecution was duo to tho fact that tho case was regarded as a test case, it being' known that tho defendant was determined to test the validity of tho by-law. That being so, the usual practice under which tho prosecution m by-law cases is conducted by the inspectors was departed from in thi instance. The city solicitors charge tho corporation only for tho actual work that is performed by them. What the fee was in this partioular case we a--o unable to say, as tho city solicitors havo not rendered a bill of costs since tie case was dealt with. 'Beat."—lt would seem reasonable to pup pose, on tho caso submitted by you, that tho billiard room would not have to be olosed during tho hours for which tho hotel will be closed, but it would bo w-ise to take legal advice on the point.