ANSWERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1466, 20 December 1879, Page 20

ANSWERS.

Mauritius, ■ Mt. Stuart, answers— lß6, T chains 991050 links; 187, 55 yards 25 f«efc cubic; 188, 274-743, and 392-3738; !&>„ 854 8454 feet. G. M. W., Kyeburn Diggings, answors — 18^,. 836 links ; 187, 155| cubic yards ; 188, 395 a««£ 270 ; 189, 330 cubic or 3960 ouperficial feefc John , Whitty, Southland, answers — 185,0 7090306 links; 187, 55a cubic yards; lS3 a 1044 ft cubic feet or 12,52911; buperficial fo«t. J F. Morris, Purakanui, answers — 18$, 7991050 links ; 187, contractors, measure, I.vQ© feet or 5S| yaads. Correct measure, 1510 fcet,<Hr ss*s yarda; 188, 287 4 and 41^825975; iSff^ 433 feet « 6f , or 668 feet 3. J. P., Puerua, answers— lß6, 795 559 ; 18?;, 595 yards; 188, 274 743 and 392 374 j l&i o 8755, feet. M and A. P., Port Molynenx, answer — ISS.. .795 o50; 187, 59J yards; 188, 274 743 aa«f 392 874 ; 189, 872^ feet. , " .X» T., Nugget Point, writes — Bit Ftda., .Barry'fl answers to his problems Nob. 173 oj&cK 180 appear to me to be very far from eocr)>*&. I. make the answers to be £344- 0s 2Jd, *bs. 4 > days 1 hoar 34 minutes 44^ seoonda. WouM ifc not be better in future (when such is the c*isejs to state that the answers sent with tiun questions are not correct, so that 'thoie xvhrn, send " correct answers" may receive credit toe , so doing!— £Thia would eutail the working otji: of .each problem Bent to the Matbeoiadkvi& Column, and, as the majority of th<in are v;*cs; abfitrose, would take up wore time thau & m possible to devote to it. We will, however, ox. future publish the various answers givuit fxt difficult questions, and should a. reqtuMt hcs. made that the working oub of any particularquestion be published in the event of its diffao ing from that of the propounder, the worfcisg, will also be published.— Ed, O. W.] Mftoritius, Mt. Sta«t — We shall be gla&fo. hear from you at all times. The workings &?«. not necessary.

- The body of a young lady was recency removed from Brighton^ England, for fawniH under somewhat romantic circutißUuc«s. Ytos d*y of her interment was tha duy whiclc .kswffi. been originally fixed for her marriage, and fear. 1 friends complied with her dying wit,n, that (Am should be drawn to the grave by the hoc«e& which had been engaged to convey her to, church. To the catafalque there were &cc«w&ingly attaohed four grr-ys, wbosa heads nws: decked with floral rosettes of wbito and ixrH geraniums, and the cuffiu was covered, tni-h «, wbito and amber-silk pall. The carriages whsjfc followed were private vehicles, instead of tXao: \isoal mourning coachee, and were alno ctithfrta by pairs of grey horses caparisoned BimiiacEsto taese which drew the hearse.

Lap me in toft Lydian am, Married to immortal verte. — Miltok.