ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24834, 6 February 1942, Page 4

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of correspondents.

“ Montrose.” —Viscount Nuffield was married in 1904. He has no family. " Thistledown.”—lt will be necessary for you to apply to the Air Secretary, Air Department, Wellington, for the information. S M. Herlot.—We are not aware of the names of the firms connected with the export of the material, but It is to be assumed that they sought a profit on what, at the time, was a legitimate business enterprise. V” Fair Play.”—The reflections made in your letter on the official mentioned are not admissible. It has not been the practice of the City Electrical Department to advertise positions for linesmen and lorry drivers. There has always been a lengthy waiting list, and as vacancies occur selections are made from this list. If linesmen who have had previous experience in other centres can be secured, they are engaged in preference to inexperienced men. "Argument,” Balclutha. —(1) Age benefits are usually paid, for the convenience of recipients, at the post office nearest to the residence, but payment can be made at any post office nominated by a recipient, and, by arrangement with the Social Security Department, a temporary change in the place of payment can be made if the recipient is away from hopie. (2) Conscientious objectors are ir»jt exempt from the necessity of registering.