NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1900, 3 July 1890, Page 22

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Householder.— The Otago Kduontion Board has always refused to upset a school committee election when only seven members have been proposed and the form of balloting has not been gone through. Miner.— We have made inquiries and learn that a pound of gold will make 46 sovereigns, with gold to spare to the value of 14s 6d. p. o.— You can apply to the Minister of Mines to have private land set. opart for mining purposes, depositing £50 along with yonr application. Out of this the expenses of an export inquiry iuto the desirableness or otherwise of resuming the land for roW mining will be defrayed, and the balauce, if any, returned to you. Should the expenses bo greater than the Bum deposited, Government have power to sue you for the balance. Fabmbr.— U) All agricultural leaseholds, except thoto granted subsequent to 'the coming into operation of the 4t Mining Aot 18E6," can be purchased after three years' tenure, if there is no objection by the warden. (2j Bents paid do not count a» purchase money. (3) Yes. Nativb.- Any good chemist would prescribe for you, A cure can only, however, be effected by patience and perseverance. Foment the loins, Ac..alternately with hot and cold water before retiring at night snd also In the morning. Do not indulge in heavy suppers, and avoid the use of everything o! a stimulating nature, such as spirits, piokles, spices, &c , especially at night. P. H.— See Sporting. American. —(l) It would depend upon the contents of the parcnl— probably from 7a tfd lo 10s. AH freights are fixed at the port of shipment. (2) No, only to the United Kingdom. Cyclist. — Bicycling cement is made of pitch, rubber, and wax in certain propoitions, which are a trade secret. You will find it much more satisfactory to pnvchaße prepared cement than to make an inferior quality, which will be a continuous source of trouble and annoyance to you. B. X.— We oanuot Beo how wtite.r can p<issibly be called a solid bo<ly unl.-ts it i» m tho form of ice. It. N.— Ef ceivert ; will probably fe commcuced next week. Subscriber, Tinkers.— B c es of all ages accompany a BWar-n, iioin the joung bee covered with down, whicu hae probably beau out of its cell but a few hoius, to the drc.epin old bee with torn and ragged wings who will probably be unable to bring home its next load of honoy after gathering it. The old queen invariably comns out with a firit or prime swarm Inquirer. Winton.-'l'he document would not be sufficieufc ; but a note assigning to her the debts would enable her to sue in her own name. Notice of the assignment must be given to the debtors in writing. Dunrobin.— The recent charge of heresy laid by Mr A 0. Begg against the R<w Mr Glbb was founded on a sermon delivered by Mr Gibb in the First Church, on Mny 25, in which the preacher made me of the following words :— " My very »oul revolts Bgrimb the statement of the doctrine of election as get forth in the standards of the church, the Confession of Faith, and the Shorter Catechism—viz..' God having out of his more good pleasure, from hll eternity eldccd some to overlasting lifo, did enter into a covenant of grace,'" &o. Mr Bogg contended that this was an emphatic declaration of the falsity of one of tho cardinal doctrines of Scripture and of the church. Tho arguments on the question have beeu so fully act forth in our two last issues that there is do occasion to go into details ; suffice it to say that Mr Gibb, indefending hi 6 position, stated that he accepted ofticft iv this ministry under the impression that a declaratory statement similar to that of the United Presbyterian Church, and the

Victorian Church was in existence here, and that he would never have nocepted the call to Dunedin had he supposed that his doing so involved and was understood to involve the acceptance of the Confession in all its length aud breadth and in every one of its details. Eels Producing Thkib Young.—" Brattan," Mataura, writes:— l read an {exttact paragraph which appeared in the Angling column of a late issue to the effect that eels spawned like other fish, &o. Such, however, I beg to submit, is not the case. Eels bring forth their young alive, and fully developed. They are formed in the float bladder. I have found them in the month of March about the size of ordinary sewing needles. If any of the parties who are working the eel traps will take the trouble of removing ,the floats, and carefully drying them till they become transparent, they will have no difficulty In seeing the young. I have never seen more than four young oues at a time in any float. I mentioned this to a gentleman well versed in piscatorial matters now residing in Dublin, who replied that he;could beiieve it if it was 40,000 instead of four that they produced at one time. However, to convince him I sent him a float with two small eels through the post last season, and am expecting a reply by next mail. B.M.— " The Parson snd Hie Clerk" was, if we remember right, a poem published in pamphlet form some 12 years ago, and retailed for the benefit of the author, who was a chronic invalid. We should not think you could obtain a copy from any bookteller. Tuapeka.— Tour note on ergot received, and will be attended to in due course. We dealt with this subject pretty exhaustively a year or so baok, but a few words more on it will do no harm. Bushman asks :— (1) How much 2ft black pine firewood should two men fell and stack, and clean up all chips and branches ready to fire, in a day of eight hours? (2) How many minutes would be considered a fair time to cut a black pine (say. 3 t) through? (3) What would be average time for felling a black pine (say, 3ft in diameter) by two men with axes ? -Replies invited from those who have a practical knowledge of the work. X.— We do not think we can ; but we are not quite euro as to the meaning of your statement of the position. A. L.— He could not sell without the permission of the farmer. M. A. M.— We think not. J. 0., Sandhurst.— Tes ; bore an augur hole In the stump and fill it with saltpetre, and you will have no further trouble. N.M.— To hand, but too late for this issue. Will appear next week.