ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23110, 9 February 1937, Page 8

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

M. R., Dunedin.—The award does not apply to the worker mentioned. " Kitchen,’ Dunedin. —On the information supplied the party is not entitled to make any claim outside the conditions of service agreed to when the engagement was entered into Inquirer,” Mosgiel.—-An application form, giving full particulars of qualifications, should be procured from a railway stationmaster and forwarded to the general manager of railways at Wellington “An Inquirer,' Dunedin,—The widows pension is not available. A full oldage pension can be obtained if the residence and age conditions can be complied with " Inquiry.’ Central Otago.—Allowances paid' under teachers’ superannuation and National Provident Fund are subject to the payment of employment tax of 8d in the pound. Old-age pension allowances are not subject to the

tax M Lawrence. —There is no fixed amount of money held in the Savings Bank which would disqualify an applicant for relief work It is not necessary that an applicant should be penniless before relief work is obtainable. The facts and circumstances of each case

are investigated before a decision is

reached Anxious,’ Henley.—ll the circumstances are correctly described you should insist on having a proper receipt for the money paid The receipt should be an official one from the firm, but the person who gave you the first receipt should be approached in order to give him an opportunity of correcting the

mistake Parent. St Clan—While it appears from the facts stated that there is no legal remedy in either case it may be helpful if more complete information is available to refer the matter to the officer in charge ol the Labour Department in Dunedin If the farm comes within (he definition of a dairy farm the conditions would be

subject to improvement in one case Harmony,’ Port Chalmers.—A readei mav be able to oblige us with the origin, authorship, and correct words of a song relating to Port Chalmers Our correspondent’s recollection of the words of the song which has been heard in many countries, does not appear to be correct., but we give the lines of the first verse as supplied:— Port Chalmers: Port Chalmers! We arc coming Make way for om berthing. In haste we are coming, B'or to roam in your town we are coming