Answers to Correspondents

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26853, 18 August 1948, Page 6

Answers to Correspondents

“ Spare Farts,” Balciutha. —Communicate with Messrs John Chambers and Son, Ltd., Dunedin. “Army Hut.” Hawea Flat. —The War Assets Realisation Board advises us that the army huts have been completely disposed of and there are now none available in New Zealand.

“ Paint.” Dunedin.—A flat oil paint can be used quite satisfactorily on the top of “ malga ” The finish, however, will not be perfectly smooth as “ malga ” is slightly rough on the surface. R. F. 8., Waimate.—The answer to your question appeared in the Daily Times of July 30.

” Plunket.” Dunedin.—Otago has won the Plunket Shield on three occasions. This province won it for the first time in the 1924-25 season, the second occasion was in the 1932-33 season, and having won the trophy again last year, Otago is at present the holder of the shield. Mr ” Gillie ” Wilson was not a member of the Otago team when it first won the shield. “ Sidney,” Dunedin. —The West Coast Rugby team was defeated by Otago at Dunedin in 1912 by 12 points to 3. and the next meeting between the two unions was at Greymouth, when Otago won by 15 points to nil. The Coast team, visited Dunedin again in 1936 in a challenge for the Ranfurly Shield and was defeated to by 30 points to nil. That is the last occasion when teams representing Otago and the West Coast have met. “ Curious,” Stirling.—A regulation governing the fishing for whitebait stales: ** No person fishing for whitebait shall use a net or place a net in the water within two chains from a net for the tim® being in use by any other person, including a net in use by a person fishing from the opposite bank of any stream.” Pro* vision is made that in the case of persons fishing from the same bank of the stream two chains shall be measured along a lina following the course of the bank. X. Y. Z., Maungatua.—From your description it would appear that the troubla with your chimney is probably due t® the high moisture content in a bituminous coal used by you causing condensation on the walls of the flue. You should, if possible, procure a brand of coal of a non-bituminous nature. It would, however, be advisable for. you to have th# chimney examined by an expert. ....,. t;