ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25303, 13 August 1943, Page 4

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

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

" Curious,” Oamaru. —The children, are second cousins. “Interested,” Alexandra.—Payment of the Increase in wages that is sought would involve a violation of the stabilisation regulation. _ . , “ Humble Pie,” Mosgiel.—The Social Security Department is entitled to have an ■ investigation made in order to ascertain if the money is being misspent. “Frosty.,” Cardrona. —So long as the paint is not a white lead paint, it will not have any injurious effect on the water which is to be used for household pur- ! poses. * ' , “Humane.” Abbotsford—Your ferrets are probably, suffering from frost bite. Wash their feet with any ordinary disinfectant and keep them warm with a bed of clean hay. “ Inquirer,” Mosgiel.—The interest received on your share capital is income, and is therefore assessable for income; tax purposes, even although it has been taken in tlfe form of goods. Information- Please If you supply full particulars of the transaction to the office of the Lands and Deeds Department in Dunedin, you will be. advised as to the procedure to follow and the probable cost. The solicitor’s fee will be based on the amount of work involved. '• i' -" “ Shamrock,” Toiro(1) The owner of the house must bear the cost of essential repairs which are not due to carelessness or: neglect on the part of the tenant. (2) The question stated by you cannot be adequately answered without information as to the . number of children under 16 year* of age. “Post,” Waimate.—New Zealand-grown cedar (Kawalra) is used extensively for posts on the Canterbury plain and has proved quite satisfactory in the light, shingly soil, but in the heavier soils further south where broadleaf and totar'a are available, it has not met with much favour for fencing purposes. “R. C. T..” Milton.—An applicant for service in the W.R.N.S. must be at least 18 years of age. If under the age of 21, she must have the consent of her' parent* before joining. You should write to the Women’s War Service Auxiliary, Express Company’s Building, Dunedin, which will forward you an application form together with any other necessary information. “Amused,” Livingstone.—The right of the chairman.at a meeting to register bis casting vote was stated as follows in a legal opinion given recently in Auckland: “The rule covering the question of the chairman’s casting vote is that, unless the constitution expressly provides for a chairman to have a casting vote as well as a deliberative vote, he has no casting vote. The rules in matters of this kind are based on the proceedings of the House of Lords, and this particular rule is in accordance with that procedure.”