ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23806, 12 May 1939, Page 8

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of correspondents " This Perplexing Act," Dunedin.—The social security charge must be paid on the interest received on the amount of unpaid purchase money. "Aerial,” Dunedin.—The complaint has been brought under the notice of the authorities, and, where necessary, an improvement will be effected, ” Worried," Taieri.—The insects are small midge (lies, usually found in marshy places or in the vicinity of damp manure. They will generally disappear when the breeding ground is changed by removing the moist area. E. G. L., Mosgiel.—Where a man and wife are eligible for the age benefit, both income and capital are taken into consideration. They may own their own home of any value. If they have a credit account of £SOO each and no income from any other source they can both qualify for the age benefit. “Anxious," Tapanui.—(l) A person receiving a legacy in 1938 must pay the social security charge of Is in the £ on the interest earned on the legacy up to March 31, 1939. (2) A person in business on his own account must pay the social security charge of Is in the £ on the net profit from his business and not on the amount of his drawings from the business. “ Inquirer,” Central Otago.—The successful tanning of skins requires expert knowledge and experience, but the following advice on the tanning of a cow hide may meet your requirements:—Wash the hide well in water to remove blood, manure, dirt, etc. In an empty cask slake about 201 b of lime with a little water, then add water enough to three-quarters fill the cask. Place the hide in the cask and leave for two weeks, lifting it out daily and stirring up the lime before replacing it. The hair is then scraped off by means of a blunt knife, and then any lumps of flesh remaining are scraped or cut oft. Wash well in cold water to remove excess lime, Nail on board and dry out in a shady place. When working it up damp in water to make more pliable. No matter what tanning or curing process is used, the skin must be either green (Just off the animal), or if it is dried it must ba well soaked in water before the curing process begins. If put through any process in the dried state the skin never gives satisfaction —ls useless, in fact.