Answers to Correspondents

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26413, 18 March 1947, Page 4

Answers to Correspondents

Inquiries should be addressed to the Editor, and the envelope inscribed in the upper left-hand corner, “A. T. C.”

“ L. B. W.”—An inquiry will be made. “ Toasts,” Dunedin.—A toast to " absent friends refers to persons who are unable to be present. Such a toast might not be considered appropriate at a wedding breakfast. Bitten Again,” Omakau.—You do not state for what quantity of timber you have been charged. You should not pay for a greater amount than you have received. “ Passing Parade,” Dunedin.—lnquiries are being made. “Canteen," Balclutha.—Articles not exceeding £lO in value can be obtained from England by parcels "post without the necessity of obtaining an import licence, but for anything exceeding that amount a Government permit must first be obtained. You do not state the value of the goods you wish to import. A. S., Ranfurly.—The plant sent by you is a weed called solanum migrum, commonly known as deadly nightshade. It is sometimes considered to be poisonous. “ Nosey,” Oamaru.—There is no firm in Dunedin that will undertake the whole of the work about which you inquire. The only firm in Dunedin that .will undertake the cleaning, tanning, and dyeing of rabbit skins is Fur Dressers andDyeis, Ltd., Calder avenue, North-East Valley. “ Gardener,” Riversdale. —The replies to your questigns will appear in Friday’s gardening notes. “Hospital,” Palmerston.—(l) A person in a private hospital receives a refund of 7s 6d on each visit made by a doctor, and a reduction of 9s a day is made by • the Social Security Department in the hospital account. (2) No further concessions than the above are made in the case of a widow who is a patient in a private hospital, but no induction is made in the benefit paid to the widow while she is in hospital.