NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1653, 28 July 1883, Page 17

NOTES AND QUERIES.

S. W. writes : The enclosed thip 19 f rova a pobble got in drif rs, but tlio vein 13 not far off, I think. Locality, Wnitahuna Gully. Would you favour me with icpli in Notes and Queries. —The Bpecimen i 8 simply quariz 3outs.t. and i& probably of no value at all. Tho 'odu wight possibly contain silver, but the probability is that if. doe not. An anaUbis by Profesßf-r Black, which would cost £2 28, would be the only means of giving a definite reply in tins roipect — Whilo on this subject we might mention that Professor Ulrich informs us that recently a specimen of tin ore was forwarded 1o him from the Wukatipu district, the bender Jeavinj* it to be inferred that it had befn found in that district. The Professor couitenusly replied, pointing out the value of the discovery, and su,'fres.ting- that it should bo at once made public; and this wa* the end of the matter. Tho specimen had evidently been obtained from a neighbouring Colony « ith the view of obtaining Mr Ulrkh'n opinion of it. Nor N this the first occasion on which similar mild attempts at fraud have been pe.petrii.ted, teveial crystals not known to exist in New Zealand having been forwarded apparently out of mere curiosity, and not for any useful purnosc. Such proceedings as thete are very reprehensible. Mr Ulrich's time is much too valuable to be taken up in answering idle questions. Subscriber, Cromwell.— The Jerusalem artichoke may he planted any time from July to September.

P;ant in bhallow trenches four to five inches deep, or put in with a dibber in holes to the same depth. They should be placed about a foot apare, in rows with thiee feet between them. The rows should run with their em's facing the sun, so a3 to admit the sun's rays, which would otherwise be to a great extent excluded by the luxuriant foliage of the plants They will grow in almost any soil and situation, but succeed bust in a deep, friable, sandy loam, ai.d man open situation. Previous to plantin* the ground should be deeply dug or trenched, and manure 1 i( necessary. Student asks :— ft) If I matriculate in Dunedin, attend one yeai'a lectures at the University there, and pas 3 the examinations at the end ot tho year, am I entitled to present myself as a Eecond yearV student at any other college in New Zealand? (2) Can the three years' course of lectures required of s'.udentn before graduating be atteuded at two or more different; colleges? (8) Are the courses of lectures the same, or similar, throughout the Colony, s > that a first year'g course in Dunedin prepares a s-tudenG for a second year's course in Auckland or Chribtchurch, or wherever the New Zealand University have established an affiliated o' lieze ?— (1 and 2) \es. (3) Tbe courses are similar, bwt vary a little, accoidiug to tho penehantt of tha different professors. CoNfTA\T Rbadkr aaks :— Can a mortgagee take possession of a property (real estate), and eject .the mortgagor before the property U sold by public comi etition?— The mortgagee can tell the property on default, either by public auction or private contract, but he has no power simply to enter and eject the mortgagor ; but under the Land Transfer Act he can tike possession by receiving the rents, &o. E. O C. writes : — Some eight weeks ago I applied for and obtained a perpetual lease of a section of land — part of the run lately held by Mr Humphreys. On this section there is a post-and-wire fence, and also a norse fence. Would you kindly inform me what is the oime allowed under the abovenamed ciroumBtances to the runholder to remove the fence, and when does the period commence 1 Does it date from the expiration of the ranholder's leaoo or from the commencement of my occupation?— We do not think the ruutmlder is allowed any timo within which to remove fences. Straightforward writes :— I am working on a station, encamped out on the run. Can the squatter or any of hU servants come and search my tent during my absence 1 Have I any leiral remedy ? -You may be liable for trespass, but, we do not think the squatter or his servants ha* c any right to search your tent ; but your damages would be merely nominal unless damage was done to yuur property, A. B. asks cause of, and a cure for, a severe pain in the lower part of the back, which comes on in the night and leaves during the day ?- If the pain that you suffer from is very much aggravated on stooping, the complaint ia lumbago, or rheumatism of the loin*. A good remedy is to well rub the affected part night and morning with the following liniment, a'terwardd wearing a piece ot flannel over the part :- Chloroform, 1 dracm; camph- rattd oil, 2 do ; liniment of aconite, 2 do ; liniment of belladonna, 2 do ; laudanum, n do ; soap li iment S do. Mix; poison. W. W., Livingstone, writes :— About five or six m«ithi back there appearei in Notes and Queries a recipe from a miner to make rubber cement Miner ssy->: "Fill a bottle one-tenth full of natireUdiarubbcr cut into minute shreds. Pour in benzole till the bottle is three-quarters full." Will you oblige me by letting me know in Notes and Queries what native indiarubber is, and where it is to be had ? By native iudiarubber, caoutchouc or ordinary block indiarubber is meant. You can procure it at any of the principal ironmonge «.' P. M'Cullow.— Dyspepsia or indigrstion is caused princi|ially by the deflciency of bile, while biliousness is an excess of bile in the stom-ioh. Yon should be careful in your diet never eat or drink to excess, do not eat rich p*stry or too much butter ; take plenty of exercise. All these complaints arise from a slujrgish liver, and we would recommend you to try a box of Carrighan's (Dunedin) dandelion pills They are sent by po*t for la 8d m stamps. T. W , Nga, ara, asks : What is the favourite food of a bkylarlc when in a catje ? — Mr BIUh replies : — The proper food for skylarks is bread crumbs, crushed hump seed, and hard-boiled eggs, the whole to be mixed in equal quantities, and given fresh dally. ap a substitute for egga German paste, to ba had only from me, at 8d per lb. It is largely used botß at Home and in Dunedin. Old Gjibe-e asks : -Js there a good authority on the factory cystjm of butter and cheese making in itoek in Dunedin, giving full instructions, and what ia the t rice ?— " Williard's Dairy Husbandry " ffives all the particulars you require. To be had of Messrs Wise, Cailin, and Co.; price 20s. A. C, Burwood, asks:— What weight of gold is there in one square foot 1 -The weight of one square foot of gold may be practically nil. so ihin'ean it be beaten out ; the weight ot one cubic foot of gold Is 14,4150z troy ; of platinum (the hewiest substance known), 16,7-^6oz troy ; ot silver, 78500 a troy. Old Hex, JKoxburgh. — Your proposal would lie anything but a success, so far a.3 we are concerned, as it would simply mean the opening of our news columns for free advertisements. There being n* reason that we can see why one branch of trade should be favoured above another, we should be compelled to open the column for the exchange of horsep, cattle, dogs, &c, and there is no saying whete the expejtitioDs of our subscribers would end. The best course for you to pursue is to watck the reports of the various agricultural societies' m-.eting-i which will appear in our columns durinj the coining se-tson, with the view of finding out the naints of the exhibitors of birds of tbe descriptions you require We may mention that Mr A. O. Ocngh of Oamaru, has pure biown Leghorns, while Air Sydney Jones, of Dunedin, has Dorkinga of unexcepti nable strain. Kyeburx — By the method usually adopted, one thou.snnd and thirty-four million eight hundred and thirty-four thousand four hundred and eight quarters, &c By ths decimal method, which has not bi en generally adopted, one billion thirty-four million, &v. TUbbiter -Mr John Chalk writes a long letter in reply to your query as to the tonnage, tic, of the Theodore, from whioh wo rcake the following extracls :— As regards her stowage capacity, she has *pace below for at least 30 tons of cargo, to say nothing of the space on deck, and her passenger acommodation U considered good for her size. As regaids the trade on the Wanaka, though perhaps not very brisk at present, it will daily and hourly increase when once tbe Theodore is under way Can any tane person for a moment suppose that her owner or owners would spend nearly £8008 in building and equipping her had they not potent reasons for so doing? . . . The Theodore will materially aid in the settlement of the country, and further the development of its many and vast resources."