ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25668, 17 October 1944, Page 4

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Questions will not be answered unless accompanied by the name and address of the correspondent.) “ Mother.”—The name of the march is " On Parade." “ Section.”—The surveyor who rendered the account should, if approached, explain the nature of the various charges. “ Houses," Mornington.—A serviceman who contemplates being married shortly, may have his name placed on the waiting list for a Government house. "Argument.”—As the qualification for a full invalidity benefit is total permanent incapacity, a person receiving such benefit is not at liberty to engage in any employment. The benefit is reduced by any income exceeding 30s per week. ‘‘.Query," Oamaru.—lf the work of making rubber stamps is carried out by a skilled tradesman, there should be no danger of the rubber adhering to the Paris moulds. Dusting the moulds with French chalk should prove effective. Pipes,” Roxburgh.—An alternative to using cement in packing a 12-inch drain at the flanges is pure bitumen mixed with sand. Plumbers’ bitumen is obtainable from plumbers' Arms, and instructions in its use can also be obtained from them. A more satisfactory method, however, is to have inspection openings about 20 feet apart, enabling a rod to be put down to clear away any obstructions. The lids of 'these openings should be made of bitumen.

“ Lofty," Weston.—The whole position with respect to allowances to prisoners of war would require more space to explain than is available in this column. Information respecting allowances to prisoners of war is obtainable on application to the Prisoners of War Inquiry Office, Dunedin. The Minister of Finance, speaking in the House of Representatives recently, said that financial arrangements had been made some two years ago for relatives to remit the full amount (£3O) allowed each year when the time arrived. In addition, any sums due to prisoners of war in the way of accumulated pay would be made available to them, so that they should have substantial sums. "All at Sea," Tawanui.—The full family allowance would be paid if the person’s gross income amounted to only one penny in excess of a gross allowable income if £5 ss, but if the increase over the allowable income amounted to a few shillings there would be an automatic reduction in the benefit. “ Shepherdess,” Milton.—A certain amount of wool from the udder of the ewe frequently gets into the stomach of a lamb, and if it accumulates in sufficient quantity causes the wool to ball. It is generallv supposed that this will result in the death of the lamb, but death from this cause is of very rare occurrence. “Novice." Outram.—(l) Cowpox is a specific infection which must run its course, but the use of a weak solution of tincture of iodine or Friar’s Balsam will assist in the healing process. (2) To k'll lice in horses, dissolve lib of soft soap in a gallon of water to which is added one pint of kerosene The solution should be well stirred and then rubbed in thoroughly with a hard brush. “Interested,” Riverton.—Without a knowledge of ,the number of revolutions per minute of the steam engine, a d’reet answer cannot be eiven to the question, but one can be worked out from th~ following formula' The workine pressure multiplied bv the length of stroke in feet multiol'ed bv the area of the piston in souar» inches, multinlied bv the number of strokes per minute and the product divided bv 33.000. That ecuals 100 multiplied bv 16 over 12. multiplied bv 78.5, multiplied bv the number of revolutions per minute, and then multiplied by 2 and divided by 33,000. That will give the indicated brake horsepower of the engine. The answer to the question will then be found by multiplying the result of those calculations by 0.6.