ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of correspondents. " Curious," Hyde—Enrolments in the Home Guard are still being accepted. "Argument," Outram. —We have no information with respect to any such occurrence. . " Mountaineer,"' Wanaka—(l) The wages of harvesters are 2s an hour with rations. (2) The rate fixed for threshing mill hands is 2s 2d an hour, plus 5 per cent., and found. "Practical," Roxburgh—lt is to be feared that the suggestion is rather futile in view of the unprecedentedly heavy demands on the resources of the Australian steel industry. *. A. S., Milton.—The wall should first be painted, and the tiles should then be fixed to it with a mixture of white lead and gold size, which should be of about the same consistency as putty. •■Grateful." Palmerston.— Preparations for the hair which contain lead sometimes set up a skin irritation which is not frequently serious. Use of the preparation should be stopped, but. if the trouble continues, a doctor or chemist should be consulted.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24833, 5 February 1942, Page 4
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