Answers To Correspondents

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27541, 8 November 1950, Page 8

Answers To Correspondents

B. J. W.—The record times for the undermentioned sprint races are as follows: Gallopers, half mile, 45sec: pacers, half mile, 55Jsec; trotters, one mile, lmln 55|sec; man, 100 yards, 9 2-ssec. This may act as a guide for you in working out the “speed perffiour” for which you “Rabbit.” St. Kilda.—You should get in touch with one of the veterinarians of the Department of Agriculture, Chief Post Office Building, Dunedin. “ Cgull,” Taieri.—Communicate with Miss F. Paget, Care Victor Nelson, Ltd., Cycle Specialists, Vogel street, Dunedin " Interested,” Glenomaru. —If a local body legally acquires a piece of land for the purpose of forming a .road, it naturally accepts the responsibility for the maintenance of such road. " Inquirer,” Central Otago.—The award rates of pay for a shearers’ cook for the 1950-51 season are as follows: (1) For 12 perons or under, at the rate of £lO 10s lid per week, or £1 13s 9d per day. Where over 12 persons are employed, the wages shall be increased by 3s per week for each additional person required to be cooked for, and where the number exceeds 18 persons, an assistant shall be employed; where over 28 persons have to be cooked for, the rate shall be by mutual arrangement. (2)-For cooks assistants the rate shall be £8 is od per week, or £1 5s 10d per day.