Answers to Correspondents

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26540, 15 August 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.”

“ Passing By."—Vour letter will be printed in due course. P “ Periscope,” Herbert.—(l) The distance that can be seen through a telescope varies according to the size of the lens, the distance from sea level, and othei factors. (2) The distance that can be seen through a periscope also vanes particularly according to the eyesight of the "Alpha Beta," Highgate.— ln the realist alphabet the letters h. j, n. P. and y are described as follows:—H £° r re s pect. .1 for. oranges: n, fradig; p. for penny, v for Godsake. . ... „ “ Holidays,” Clydevale Under tne Agricultural Workers* Act a farm nanc is paid in cash for his holidays betcre his annual leave commences. W. C., Alexandra. —The towns with the most equable climates in the .South Island are probably to be found m tne Nelson, South Canterbury and Oamaru districts, such as Nelson. Timaru. and Oamaru. The word " Dubied " (not “ dibied ”) used in connection with a knitting machine, is the name of the machine. " Miner,” Kaitangata.—You raua disclose your exact financial position when applying for age benefit. You should apply to the nearest post office for the necessary form, and if not obtainable from that source, write to the Registrai of Social Security, Dunedin. . “ Inquirer,’* Dunedin. Commurncat.with Mr H. G. Williams, 893 Cumberland street, who is an authority on the value of coins of sll denominations ano of, all P w° °G. North-East Valley.—(l) The Duke of' Windsor abdicated from the Throne of Great Britain on December 11. 1936. (2) In a report published in the Daily Times on February 10, 1937. the Daily Mail’s political correspondent reported that the Duke of Windsor, when he abdicated, handed over his. Sandringham estates to the King, and it was understood he would be made an annual allowance from the family estate of £25,000. So far as we know no alteration in this respect has been made. As Governor of the Bahamas the Duke received £3OOO a year. “Interested," Tapanui.—The GovernorGeneral, Sir Bernard Fre.vberg, was awarded the Victoria Cross for c ,? n ” spicuous bravery when leading a battalion in a battle at Ancre (France) on December 16 1917. It may be mentioned that Sir Bernard was awarded a bar to his D S.O. at Lessimes, over the river Dendre, in the last five minutes of the war. 1 "Daisy,” Central Otago.—(l) Application for the £3 grant in respect of the birth of a child of a returned serviceman should be made to the National Patriotic Fund Board. (2) We are unable to supply you with a formula for black stove polish which contains powdered bluestone. The following is said to be a suitable formula for making the polish :-Mix two parts of black lead, four parts of capperas and two parts of bone black with vyater so as to form a creamy paste. Tins an excellent polish, as the copperas produces a jet black enamel, causing the black lead to adhere to the iron. M. M„ Stirling.—(l) Under the Stock Act the valuation on animals. condemned for TB. following a tuberculin test is a maximum of £l2, the owner receiving half the actual valuation. (2) Under the Statute Amendment Act, 1945, which applies to compulsory T.B. testing of town supply herds, the valuation placed on animals which react to the test and are condemned is up to £l6, and the owner receives half the amount of the actual value® placed on an animal. (3) There is no differentiation made between purebred and crossbred herds, (4) Alter condemnation of an animal and acceptance of the value by the owner, the cattle condemned become the property of the Crown. If the animals have to be removed to any central place for killing, the responsibility rests with the Crown.