ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22810, 20 February 1936, Page 8

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

“ Otago Peninsula."—The grubs are being examined with a view to identification. “ Wager,”—Our practice is the same as It has been for years past, and accords with the practice followed In Great Britain and in \ other parts of the Empire. " Apples,” North Otago.—Communicate with the secretary. Now Zealand Fruit Control Board, P.O. Box 882, Wellington Cl. H. A. H., Albert Town.—Theoretically 13in pipes should carry three heads of water with a fall of 13ft per mile, but much would depend on the condition and length of the pipes. An expert opinion favours 14in pipes. “Reader," Dunedin. —(1) Queen Mary Is British born. (2) King Haakon of Nor-

way was son-in-law of Queen Alexandra. " Parl-Roa," Milford Track.—(l) Since the reign of Edward 111, the eldest son of the kings and queens of England have always , been Dukes of Cornwall by birth and, with few exceptions, Princes of Wales by creation. Before that, Edward I had conferred the principality on his eldest son, afterwards Edward 11, who was summoned to, and sat In, Parliament ns Prince of Wales. But Edward, the Black Prince, was the original grantee of the principality as well as of tile dukedom under the special limitations which have continued In force to the present day. The entail of the former was “ to him and his heirs the Kings of England," and of the latter " to him and his heirs the first-begotten sons of the Kings of England.” Hence, when a Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall succeeds to the throne the principality In all cases merges at once in the Crown, and can have no separate existence again except under a fresh creation. (Ency. Britt.) (2) The Secretary of State for AVar controls only the AVar Office. The other fighting services have their own political and administrative heads. (3) The present occupants of the offices are respectively Secretary of State for War, Mr A. Duff-Cooper; Secretary of State for Air, Viscount Swlnton; First Lord of the Admiralty, Viscount Eyres-Monseli.