ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26113, 28 March 1946, Page 6

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

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

*■ in the Dark,” Miller's Flat.—lf benzine,' benzol, or eucalyptus fail to remove the stain, washing with clean soapy water may be effective.

“Ajax,” Milton.—The commentators conducting the broadcasts of the OtagoAustralian and Wellington-Australian cricket matches over the 4YA and zya stations respectively were different persons.

“ Inquirer."—lf you supply us with the name of the particular organisation to which your machine was lent and details concerning the loan, we shall have inquiries made. “Arrow.”—The Arrow and the Dart are both swiftly-flowing rivers in Central Oiago. That is how their names originated and presumably that is how .Arrowtown, which is situated on the Arrow River, obtained its name. “ Interested,” Otago.—Apprentices will not be affected by the Minimum Wage Act which comes into force on April 1. The position under the Rehabilitation Department’s trainee scheme has not yet been made quite clear. This scheme, however, applies only to ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen. "Cockie,” Belleknowes.—The wages of a tractor driver on a farm, 21 years of age and over (married or single), are £3 15s a week and keep, and if food and accommodation are not provided, the rate must be increased by £1 a week. Under the Minimum Wage Order, the above rate will be increased to £4 5s a week from the beginning of April, or £5 5s a week where keep is not provided. W H Oamaru.—Various kinds of fences constitute a legal fence under the Fencing Act, a copy of which appears in the 1942 edition of Stone’s Directory for Otago ana Southland. None of these fences, however requires to be 15ft high, and presumably your liability.- or otherwise, will be determined by the conditions of your lease.