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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22628, 20 July 1935, Page 12

In an attempt to discover to what extent wireless may be used to advantage in schools throughout the province, the Ontario Department of Education has started a series of half-hour broadcast lessons in music, history, literature, and geography.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS "Enquirer," Dunedin.—The results of the art union were not published in the Otago Dally Times. They are probably to be found in one of the Australian newspapers in the Free Public Library. " Stamps," Clyde.—Messrs Wilcox, Smith, and Co., Manse street, Dunedin; Messrs Stanley Gibbons. Ltd., The Strand, London; Messrs Harmer, Rooke, and Co., i Arundel street, Strand, London; and Westminster Stamp Company, 43 Buckingham

Gate, London, S.W.I. "Auditor.” Riverton.—lt is customary at the annual meeting of an organisation lor the president to move the adoption of the report and balance sheet. The duty can bo assigned to any member, but the president. an office-bearer, or member of committee is usually most conversant with the business and activities ot the body. "Tank," Otago..—We are informed by an expert In paints and varnishes that an iron tank which is to be used for drinking water may, with advantage to the life of the tank, be painted inside with a blturaistlc preparation free from linseed oil, or by a water-resisting varnish or paint free from poisonous pigments. “Maori" Mornlngton.—' Your question having reference to the location of Pike's run brought from a correspondent by way of answer an extract from the pamphlet " North Otago from the Earliest Days,’ by W. H. S. Roberts. In that It was stated that the original license was granted as from January 1, 1854, to Mr A. C. Strode, and was sold successively to Mr Samuel Pyke, Mr Matthew Holmes, and Mr John Borton, "all within ‘ the year.” In the same author’s " History of Oamaru and North Otago ” Incidents are described arising out of a visit of Mr Edmund Davidson, who had ridden overland from Nelson with the Intention of taking up a pastoral run In South Otago and arrived at Timaru on May 23, 1856. The reference in Mr Roberts’s “ History ' bearing on the visit is as follows " Having arrived on the Waitaki Plain, we turned to the west, and after riding two miles we reached Messrs Pike Brothers’ Station. Samuel Pike made us welcome. His brother, Bayley Pike, was not at home. Wo here met William Heywood DansSy, who was staying with the Pikes, and Herbert Meyer, who had a station higher up the Waitaki. There were no men or servants on the station, so we had to cook for ourselves, and also to grind the wheat to make scones. Mr Pike had a box-handmlll, which ground the wheat and separated the flour into firsts, seconds, and bran. It was pretty hard work turning it, but was a great Improvement on the general run of mills, which did not even take the coarsest of the bran out,- but left it whole-meal in reality. The Pikes were only living here temporarily, and Intended building near the sea; consequently they had no comforts about them. . . . There was also a small village on the north bank, nearly opposite Mr Pike’s station, which was called Kapa’s Fa. A few Maoris' lived near the mouth of the Waitaki River." In the first extract published .on Wednesday It was related that Mr Samuel Pike had disposed of his station in 1834, yet approximately two years later there are references in the above extract showing that the Pike Brothers were in occupancy of their station. " Practical Heathen." —Received. Greasy Bill."—The correspondence came automatically to an end. " Doubting Thomas."—The statement In our columns was made on the authority of a northern exchange. It is suggested that application be made to the Agricultural and Pastoral Association at Whangarel for further information.