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are as you state. A complaint laid beforo In. epector Weldon would be the best method to adopt to have the grievance remedied. "Sesyn Adam" submits the following cure for smoky chimneys : Ab the time is fast .approaching when the average New Zealander will try to improve the salubrity of our climate with the aid of his chimney, the following recipe ,for curing the smoky ones will be welcomed by many of your readers/ Start from lib to l_fi above the floor of the fireplace to lean out over the fire the back of the chimuey, so as to make it overhang the fire. In chimneys already built this may b_ done by driving wooden pegs into the back of the chimney, then mix with the mortar some grass, and plaster this on to the back of the chimney. , The slope given to the plastering should be a gradual one, but the throat of the chimney— that Is, the hole between the mantel and the back, may be narrowed into 4in width. For the-philosophlcally iuquisitive, who must kno w tho why and wherefore of smoky chimneyseven.it may be mentionedtbat this cure is founded upon tho theories that smoke, when undisturbed by wind or draught, prefers to ascend vertically, and that the hotter the smoke the faster will it rise. By the overhanging back the smoke is confined, and keeps close to the back, and being geuerated in a recess, as it were, is properly heated and thm hurries up on the throat o! the chimuey at. a lively rate of speed. Those who try this experiment will not only find their chimneys drawing well, but also that less fuel is required to boil the " billy " or pot,as the case may be, and that both accomplish the feat in much leas time, while the htating powers of the chimueya are greatly increased. _his cure is confidently recommended to all who are bothered with a smoky chimney, aud nothing is charged for tha recipe. D. J., Omimi.— Captain Cameron's address i& — Union Company's offices, Vogel street, Dunedin. Constant U__i>ek.— ln the majority of sheds the recognised working time for shearers io from (J a.m. to (j p.m. Work commences at 6 and continues to 8 a.m , when half-au-hour is allowed for breakfabt. From 12 to 1 o'clock is allowed for dinner, and there are three intervals for smoking— one in the forenoon aud two iv the afternoon (the second smoko in the evening generally occupies very littlo time). It is very seldom any prescribed time is allotted for smoking, the matter being usually left to the men themselves. Hence the time thus occupied varies, but it is not wasted, as while smoking tho men retouch t.be shears. From the 12hr have to bo deducted lhr 30min for meals and, eav, 20miu for smokiug, leaving lOhr lOmin for actual work on the floor. It is, however, necessary to add that in occasional sheds work begins at 5 a.m. and continues till 6 p.m. with intervals Bame as above for meals and smokiug. Minkk, St. Bathans.— The gold duty reduction bill was thrown out by the Upper House. B. C— Assays are conducted at the Government laboratory, Wellington, ab a chargo of sa. SuHSCBIBEit, Cliuton.— Certainly not. Subsckibkk, Hamiltons. — The issue of railway excuraion tickets for the Duuedin races commenceon the 21 st inst. Clutiia.— There is, no far as wo can learn, no means of ascertaining how much money is annually pnid in premiums to tire insurance companies throughout New Zealand. Interested.— Captain Garrard was in command of the Tararua when she was wrecked. One hundred aud thirty one lives were lost, 20 being 6aved. Tho captain was among those lost. A. M., Clutha.— You must get the father's consent, aud get a solicitor to make an application to tho court. It costs about £5. J. A. T. asks :— lf my dog worries my neighbour's sheepand I ray for them, who is entitled to the parcaees.— That depends upon the terms of tha settlement, and in the nbsence of any arrange* meut the owner is entitled to them. VETERINARY QUERIES, [Queries must be rrceived by Monday night to en» sure reply in the succeeding issue.] SAND CBACIfiN A MAItE. Axony.mous writes :— I have a riding mare with a cracked hind hoof. The crack is n jagged oue ia the hoof itseli just at the heel. Unfortunately I am unable to girt) her absolute rett. Perhaps you could advise me what to do, as it seems to trouble her & little. Answbh.— Saud crack generally occurs where the natural polished secretion of the hoof is removed by the rasp at every shoeing. Bind the opening in the hoot together l\y thiu nails clenched at each end, or by fine wiie sutures. Apply a hot flrcing . iron across the top of the crack, and sear it nearly to the quick, and after a low days rub in a mild liquid blister arouud the top of the hoof, repeated every fortnight thrice. BIRTHS. llathi_so>\— On the 4th February, at Springfield* the wile ot James Mathieson, of a daughter. MAREIAGE, Cruwys-Shah_anj.>. — On the 19fch cf December, suddenly', afc his residence, Kooo Bark, Tiverton» England, Arthur Cruuya-Sharland, psq,, solicitor, and late borough magistrate, the dea» 'y loved father of Julia Harriet, wiie of Cbas. Matthewa, of this city ; aged 82. Finch— MacNkil.— On the Bth Ftbruary, at tha residence of the bride' 3 ),ar«nts, by the liev. Euther« ford Waddell, Alfred Abner, fourth eon of James Finch, Cumberland street, Dunedin, to Jessie, second daughter of Hugh MacNeil, Woodhead, Mor« nington. Mahtin— Fajiquhak.— On the 7th Februarr, afc tho Congregational Church, Dunediu.by the Eev. J« Ll.L 1 . Kelly, George Martin, of Foochow, China, eldeßt son of the Rev. George Martin, of Upper Norwood* London, to Mary JUnchel, eldest daughter of Grant Farquhar, Prestonof '' 'I he Eyrie," Dunedin. DEATHS. Algie.— Oh the bth February, at Great King street north, Roblna Jane (Beanie), joungest daughter of the late Uoberfc Algie, stationer; aged 22 years. Brbmser.— On the 16th December, at Chicago, U.S.A.. after a short illness, John, brother of Andrew Bremner, Milton ; aged 84 years. Bukn&eok.— On the 2nd February, at Vauxhall f Anderson's Bay, Edith, third daughter of John and Je3sie Burnside. Dalziel. — 0n the sth February, at York place* Dunedin, Barbara (Bappin) Dalziel, third daughter of James and Barbara l3aJziel. Fell.— On the 7th February, at his father's real* dence, Beach street, Hawksbury, Charles John, second son of Charles Fell ; aged 21 years. Fegkk.— On tho Sth February, at Peter street, Caversham, John' William Feger, the beloved husband of Catherine l-Vger, after p. long and painful illnesn; aged 72 years. Deeply regretted. Home papers please copy. Houston.— On the 6th February, at the residence of her mothpr, Lees ttreet, Klizabeth (Lizzy) ( beloved daughter ot Mrs E. Houston; aged 13 years. Lloyd,— On the. 18th December, Charles Henry Lloyd, Esq., J.P., of Lisheen Castle, Teraplemore, Ireland, father of Charle3 E. Lloyd, of this city, aged 66 years. Monso.y.— On the 29th January, at Christchurch, the infant son of K. W. Mpnson. Wilson.— On tho 7th February, at Well Park, Dunedin, Charles Wilson, upholsterer, the esteemed nephew of .Tame* Wilson. Ik ©tap fflitnm. with winca is incobpobatbd the sodthebK MBECUBY. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1888. PASSING NOTES. How to popularise a dull subject is prettily illustrated in the columns of the Daily Times this week. Not many people read Dr Belcher's letter on higher education ; said letter, as it filled exactly one column, being protected against the curiosity of the vulgar by its length. Not many people, it may be, read the editors lnminous comments upon it in a leading article. But, as George Herbert remarks, a song may find him who a sermon flie3When, next day, the Times published some