ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23114, 13 February 1937, Page 12

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

B. 8., Evansdale. —Communicate with the Director of Housing, Wellington. J. G., Palmerston.-*-Ih order to protect yourself it would be necessary to take legal advice. " Birch."—You seem to ignore entirely the verdict that was returned. A. E. K., Benhar.—At Pounawea on February 27 high water will be at 4.18 a.m. and 4.23 p.m. " Mixmaster," Wyndham. Communicate With Messrs Henry Berry and Co. Pty., Ltd., 298 Moray place, Dunedin, C.l. "XYZ," Dunedin.—lnquiry does not support your allegations. The overseer is not also a contractor on the works. "Brine," Ratanui.—lt' will be necessary for you to communicate with some of the wine and spirit merchants in Dunedin. " Band Lover," Oamaru.—lt may confidently be assumed that telegraphic reports of the New Zealand bands contest at Napier will be broadcast from the national stations. Requests for the broadcasting of Dominion events should be sent to the Director of Broadcasting, Wellington. "Amy," Mornington.—Miss Amy Johnson left Croydon in her Moth aeroplane "Jason's Quest" on May 5, 1930. ana arrived at Darwin on May 24, the flight occupying 19 days. Mr Bert Hinkler's flight in February, 1928, was accomplished in 15J days. Miss Johnsons flight was the first from England to Australia by a woman pilot. Her record was as follows:—May 5, left Croydon, and arrived Vienna; May 6, arrived Constantinople;. May 7. Aleppo; May 8, Bagdad; May 9, Bunder Abbas; May 10, Karachi; May 11, Allahabad; May 12, Calcutta: May 13, Insein, near Rangoon; May 14 and 15, delayed for repairs; May 16, arrived Bangkok; May 17, Singora; May 18, Singapore; May 19, Tjomal. Java; May 20, Samarang and Sourabaya, Java; May 21, delayed for reoairs at Sourabaya; May 22, arrived "Haliloelik; May 23, Atamboea; May 24, Darwin. G W P., Shag Point. —In order to make a hektograph it is necessary to procure a tray for holding the gelatine, from the surface of which the copies are taken. The composition Is made as follows :~Soak one ounce of gelatine overnight in enough water to cover it. Dissolve 2oz salt in a pint of water for a saltwater bath, and over it heat 6oz or 7oz pure glycerine to 200 degrees. Fahr. Pour air the unabsorbed water off the gelatine, and add the latter to the glycerine. Continue heating for an hour, carefully stirring, and add 20 drops of oil of cloves to preserve it. Pour into a shallow mould—a cake tin will answer-and place level, somewhere free from dust, to cool, which will take five or six hours. When about to use, pass a wet sponge over the gelatine, and allow it almost to dry before taking the first copy. The composition can also be procured from Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd.. in pound lots. Hektograph typewriter ribbons can be procured. " Disheartened," Dunedin.— Broadcasting stations in all parts of the world are striving, so far without success, to present programmes which will give universal satisfaction to listeners, and it is not in the least surprising that the national system in New Zealand is the subject of criticism. While not knowing the mind of the Director of Broadcasting on the matter, we feel sure he would welcome the perfect programme, and any person capable of compiling it would be certain of finding a highly-lucrative engagement in almost any of the larger countries. The various YA stations are at all times ready to receive lists of the names of local artists who would be acceptable to listeners. Perhaps it should be remembered when comparisons are being made that national stations are called on to provide something like 19 hours of entertainment each day. In connection with the cricket test broadcasts the management believes that the best possible arrangements were made to give listeners satisfactory reception, and direct contact was used whenever conditions permitted. It is possible that the cost of the test cricket relays may be available on application to the Director of Broadcasting. " Omarama."—The members of the Government, with their principal Portfolios, are:—Mr M. J. Savage—Prime Minister, Minister of External Affairs, Native Minister, and Minister in Charge of Broadcasting; Mr P. Fraser, Minister of Education and Minister of Health; Mr W. Nash. Minister of Finance, Minister of Customs, and Minister of Marketing; Mr D. G. Sullivan—Minister of Railways, Minister of Industries and Commerce, and Minister in Charge of Scientific and Industrial Research Department; Mr H. G. R. Mason, Attorney-general and Minister of Justice; Mr H. T. Armstrong, Minister of Labour and Minister of Employment; Mr R. Semple, Minister of Public Works and Minister of Transport; Mr W. E. Parry, Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Pensions; Mr P. C. Webb, Minister of Mines; Mr F. Jones, Postmastergeneral and Minister of Defence; Mr W. Lee Martin, Minister of Agricul- • ture; Mr F. Langstone, Minister of Lands and Commissioner of State Forests; Mr M. Fagan, Leader of the Legislative Council.