Answers to Correspondents

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26559, 6 September 1947, Page 6

Answers to Correspondents

Inquiries should be addressed to the Editor, and the envelope inscribed in the upper left-hand corner, “A.T.C.” " Emef.” —Held for inquiry. “ Wager,” Port Chalmers.—lnquiries are being made. A. R. Anderson and Others.—We do not publish letters which have appeared elsewhere. “ Union Jack.” —We cannot open our columns for personal attacks of this nature. “ Play ’em All.”—Circular letters are not acceptable. " K.” Owaka. —Immerse the plates in a fairly strong caustic solution and then wash them in warm water. C. F. P., Dunedin.—A person in receipt of sick benefit who has a small legacy left to him must notify the Social Security Department. The first £SOO of the legacy is exempt, and any excess of that amount is chargeable as income. “ Subscriber,’* Oamaru.—Mount Cook cannot be seen from the Chertsey district, but on a clear day may be seen from the main highway close to Temuka. The high peak you mentioned is probably Mount Sefton, and the others may be 'Mount Rolleston and Mount Olympus. "Art Lover,” Oamaru.-r-The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes a genre painting as " a style of painting which depicts scenes of common life,’ and a conversation piece as " a kind of genre painting representing a group of figures. "Spu'd,” Clydevale.—(l) For obvious reasons the names and dates of vessels arriving at and departing from New Zealand ports during the war years were not disclosed. You should communicate with the Army Department, Wellington. (2) The company to which you refer still holds the sluicing claim in question, and anv other company which is desirous of acquiring it should enter into negotiations with the former company.