Answers to Correspondents

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26996, 3 February 1949, Page 6

Answers to Correspondents

“ Cricketer.” Musselbuprgh.—You have omitted to supply your name. “ Cricketer," Musselburgh.—Sir Donald R. F„ Mornington,—Communicate with “ Shell,” Oamaru.—Mr A. W. B. Powell. assistant director. Auckland War Memorial Museum, is a noted authority on shells. , “ Wondering," Cromwell.—To qualify as a dentist the student must pass the examination of Bachelor of Dental Surgery, and he is then entitled to register as a dental surgeon. Messrs Hogg, and Co., Ltd., timber merchants, Dunedin. _ ... Bradman’s address is care of. the South Australian Cricket Association. Adelaide, and the addresses of Keith Miller and Neil Harvey are care of the Victorian Cricket Association, Melbourne. “ Curiosity,” Central Otago.—(l) Write to the Government Printer. Wellington. (2) You can order the Mercantile Gazette through any leading firm of booksellers or pews agency firm. The annual subscription is £1 14s 9d. S. 8., Ngapara.—(l) There Is no power which permits a- person to graze stock on a county road. (2) Provided the Rabbit Board has not given notice that no work can be done on any area, controlled by the board except by the board's employees, a farmer may trap and poison on his own land, and the.product of such work becomes his own property. “ Curious,” Balclutha.—Each pound oi butter sent out by the Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Supply is labellea, and; indicates the date of manufacture, and any butter that becomes rancid within three weeks from the date of manufacture will if returned to the company, be replaced free. There is no regulation to this effect, but it is the invariable; practice of the company. "Subscriber,” Ratanui.—(l) Wirth’s Circus is the largest that has yet visited: New Zealand. (2) The National Party’s constitution provides, with respect to the selection of candidates, that candidates may either be selected by a postal ballot of financial members of the electorate, or by meeting of. branch delegates in the proportion of one delegate for each 20 financial members. The final choice is made by the electorate concerned, subject to the approval of the headquarters of the party. (3) The final choice of can- ; didate in the electorate to which you refer was not made in Wellington. “ Daylight.” Oamaru.—The late Sir Thomas Sidey first introduced his Daylight Saving Bill before the House of Representatives in 1909. He persevered with the measure and was finally successful the Summer Time Act first becoming law in 1927, when on November 6 clocks were advanced one hour until March 4. 1923. In the next summer and in subsequent periods clocks were advanced only 30 minutes. Regulations issued In 1941, and reissued each year, provided for the continuance of summer time throughout the year, and in 1945 this change was made the subject of V permanent enactment.