Answers To Correspondents

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27212, 15 October 1949, Page 8

Answers To Correspondents

“Fair Play.”—We are inquiring. “ Wondering Stock,” Waitahuna. —Stock wandering on county%oads should be impounded. The attention of the county ranger should be drawn to the matter. “ Interested," West Otago.—(l) A will made by a single man holds good until his marriage, or until revoked by a later will. In the case of a married man it holds good until his death or until revoked by a subsequent will. (2) When a property is placed In. the hands of the Public Trustee to sell it has not necessarily to be advertised. It depends on the terms of the Trust Instrument andon the directions of the beneficiaries. If the present occupier of the property has it leased, it is usual to advise him if it is to be sold, but this course is not mandatory.

M. L. L., Merton.—(l) The Maui Pomare was built in 1928 by the Dublin Dockyard Company, Dublin, for the New Zealand Government. (2) The supreme judicial authority of the Empire is the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, before whi.ch appeals may be brought (in the form of a petition to the Crown) from Consular Courts and Courts of the Viceadmiralty, and from the Courts of India and every British dominion. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council consists of the Lord Chancellor, Lord President, ex-Lords President, the Lords, of Appeal in Ordinary, and such other members of the Privy Council as shall from time to time hold, or have held, “high judicial office” within the meaning of the Appelate Jurisdiction Acts, 1876 and 1877. Amongst the last-named are included Viscount Hailsham, Viscount Sankey, Viscount Mangham, Lord Alness, Lord Roche and Lord Clauson. Provision is made for the inclusion of representatives of India, Burma, and the self-governing dominions. The dominions representation includes the Chief Justice for New Zealand. “ Chicken Pox,” Taieri Beach.—A bulletin issued by the Department of Health outlining the regulations for the exclusion from school of pupils and teachers suffering from any infectious disease, or who have been exposed to infection from any infectious disease, contains a list of 13 notifiable diseases. The regulation covering chicken pox provides that the person affected shall be excluded from school for a period of one week after the appearance of the rash. Under the heading “General.” the bulletin states: ”A head teacher will be notified by the health inspector of any infected house from which school children whose names are on the roll must not be allowed to attend.” Teachers should avoid sending messages by any school children to houses of absentees, lest they' should thereby become exoosed to infection. Section 58 of the Education Act, 1914 inter alia, makes it lawful for the teacher of any school to forbid the attendance of any child who may be likely to communicate any contagious (infectious) disease. If the medical officer of health should certify in any special case that the periods of exclusion given above should be extended, teachers are to observe such instructions. “ Taxpayer.”—A copy of your letter was shown to the secretary of the Ettrick Rabbit Board, who replied that the information you require could be obtained by direct communication with the board. “ Kapukatau Mohaka,” North-East Valley.—(l) The central block of the Dunedin Public Hospital consisted of part of the New Zealand International Exhibition, which was held in Dunedin in 1865. This block has now been replaced by what is known as the new administrative block. (2) Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd.’s, store between Vogel and Crawford streets originally contained part of the old Art Gallery building, and is still known by the employees as the Art Gallery store. (3) Our records do not show that a tramway was ever built between Burnside and Dunedin. (4) Before the Roslyn tramway line was continued as far as Kaikorai Valley a cable power house was temporarily situated in Belgrave crescent. From there the line was extended down Falcon street to Kaikorai Valley, but after one car had been run over the line it was condemned as being unsafe. (6) The lever type of gripper was installed on the Roslvn cable tram during the -period the service was conducted by the Roslyn Tram Company, but we are unable to say the date when the installation took place. (7) The Maori Kaik Racing Club used to hold its race meetings on North’s paddock, Lower Portobello. So far as our records show, the club apparently ceased to function after the 1894-5 season.