ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27078, 12 May 1949, Page 8

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

“ Perspex.” , Roxburgh.—The correct phrasing would be " That date Is now past (not passed) and we ask . . .” “Anxious.”—A visitor to New Zealand is entitled to Social Security benefits provided she. has been in the country for six months. “ Bill the Bolter.” Dunedin.—You should consult the city, engineer’s department, as there are special regulations for certain types of shed. “Football,” Cromwell.—(l) No information has yet been received of the time the first All Blacks’ match will be broadcast. (2) July, August and September are the months when withdrawals can be made from National Savings accounts, and payment of War Bonds Is made five years from the date of issue, which is marked on the bond. 1 “ Figaro.”—lf you cannot understand that the Italian operatic tradition ft the oldest In the world, you naturally will have found the sentence, incomprehensible. “ Madame,” with an ”e, is the spelling the composer gave to the opera; and it is used by such authorities as Mendelssohn, “ The Story of a Hundred Operas,” and " Oxford History of Music.”