ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22717, 1 November 1935, Page 8

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

" Listener," Palmerston.—The new 4YA broadcasting station Is still in the hands of the contractors, and Initial tests are doubtless being made by Amalgamated Wireless of Australasia. At a later stage 4YA will itself be testing. " Argument," Oturehua.—A divorced woman may use either her maiden name or her previous husband's name when she marries again—that is, so far as the marriage notice or the marriage certificate is concerned. After being divorced a woman may use her maiden name. " Aerial," Dunedin.—The vendor's liability is determined by the terms of tho agreement. If the guarantee for 12 months covered the erection and maintenance of the aerial then the vendor must fulfil his guarantee. " The fitting up of the aerial " may not Include tho maintenance of the aerial, but that would depend on the agreement. " Inquirer," Warepa.—The maximum quantity of salt allowed in standard export butter is 2 per cent., but most of the butter sold in New Zealand lias In It a much smaller quantity, an average of about 1.5 per cent. Home made butter should be salted to taste. Your suggestion of adding the salt to the cream before churning would result in wasting salt which would remain In the butter-milk and would therefore spoil it. D. H. L., Dunedin.—Unless there aro some relovant facts omitted from your quostlon. tho reluctance of any firm to acknowledge instalment payments by post, when an addressed and stamped envelope has been provided, cannot be understood. If the amount of the Instalments scut by post were less than that agreed upon in satisfaction of the account the creditor would be within his rights in returning the receipt by an agent who would probably draw tho debtor's attention to the noncompliance with the arrangement to pay certain amounts at definite periods. W. M, Ci.— (1) Tho reduction in tho unemployment, tax to 8d In the pound came into effect on October 1. (2) The Itanfurly Shield match, Canterbury v. Otago, was played on September 21.