NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2318, 4 August 1898, Page 38

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions fo> reply in coming istue to he meived not later than Momuy maht.

j .Amateur.— Giafii'ig moy be done during the i present month, but September is usually chosen. In any case the scions can be seltcttd at once and heeled j'n until required. In grafting care f-hould ba taken that the scion is rot more forward in growth than the Block, and therefore grafting upon stocks that have been transplanted this season is not advisable. .As you advise us that you have had but little experience we may leraind yon that there must always be an affinity between graft and stock, and therefore stone fmit mutt be grafted on stone f iuit. In your case we would advise you j to tiy healthy peach stacks for grafting upon. Cut them down to within, say, 2'iin from the gioutd, and when graft Srg be sure that b?ik is fitted to baik, bmd tightly with a bandage which will not injure the bcuk, and then mix clay with horse or cow dropping?,, and form a complete cover for junction of giaffc with stock. A simple plan is to spiead the grafting wax while Wivui on narrow strips of linen, and bind these round the graft. Intkkfsted Subscriber.— (1) Yes. The li-t of winning cumbeiß was puhluhed at the time it was drawn. If you write io the secretary of the Hall Company he will no doubt furoisb you with any information yiui may detire. (3) Ihe regulations under ''The Seivants Registry Act, 1895," prescribe fees to bo paid both by employer and employed. Poultry.— .See Poultry column. -F. J.— (l) On the Waiau River, about 2Q miles west of lnvereargill. (2) It muans that the geological conditions are similar, and a:o continued from the Molyueux. (3) Yes, we bclie\e ie is obtainable at Kcid and Gray's. 11. R.— The rule for estimating the value of diamonds is : Square the number of carats, ami multiply the sum by the selling price of one carat. Supposing the latter to lie £8, the value of a stone of five carats wou ] d be £WO. A perfect ruby of large size is worth more than a similar diamond. T. W. M — (1) From the directories foimoily owned by J Stone ai>d Son, but novv in the Duticdin Athenmum. If you have no friync* in town to look them up, no doubt tiic librarian, if written to, would copy out a, few for you (2) Kelly's Dirertoiy of the Meichauts, etc., of the United Kingdom. L. E. —The game of curling is analogous to that of bowls; beiug, however, only played upon the ice. A desenptien of the game would occupy too much s-pace, and would not be of general interest. L C.— The art union in connection with the exhibition was d) awn about the time of the closing of the exhibition. The secretary will supply you with a lift of the winning numbers if you write to him. China— Cement for mending glass or porcelain can be made a.h follows : Isinglass, loz ; distilled vinegar, Cioz, spirits of wine, £oz ; gum ammom.itum, >Joz ; mix well. It would be cheaper to buy one of the many cements sold for the purpose, and obtainable of most grocers. 0, G. S.— Gi'm arabic, obtainable at the chemist's, makes the best gum. You would get an ounce foi Oil. If wanted in large quantities, dextiiue, obtainable at the saddler's at 7d a pound, is feudally u-ed. The lattei lcquircs a little (Jundy's Fluid or veuuringiinate of potash in it. or if. will uot keep To the gum aiabic you only need to add cold w.itei ; the ilex I line requirea to have the water added, then placed on the hob and stirred till it is dissolved. Jinoo— The question has often been answered The name Jingoes was probably mti winced by Wellington's troops on theii iclurn f.un tiu-ir successful campaign against 'Sk lifiich (18)3) in tho Ba'-que distucts of bo li •• i! ■ of the j'yienetE, where it was v comiijon \«--li dj of fvvcaiing 'lhe Basque word i= Jiikcnv. an at'enuuted form of a longer n.uoe for " the Loid of the High "—that is, God Its pMiticil significance was created and popularised duiing the Boacontficld administration of 74- ' BO by M'Dezmott',l boisterous music-hall bravado: — "We don't want to light, but by Jingo if we do." in leference to the appearance in Turkish wateis of the British fleet sent to checkmate the .Russian advance on Constantinople in the Russo-Turkish war. II C. C — Mi Beverly replies :— If you want to muke your dam crab pioof you should put v v,all of stone or conciete in the middle of the embankment. Wai kaka.— Mr Beverly kindly replies : The pressures apply to boilers only. A boiler bearing a pressure ol 1401b per irjnare inch must be ationger than one bearing 801b per square inch. The engines may be identical, but the one woilccd at higher pressure will give more power. The rule established by Watt for finding the nominal power of steam engines is : Multiply the square of the diameter of the uiston iv

inches by the culie root of the stroke in feet, and divide by 15"G for high piessnie engines and by 47 for condensing engines. The re?ult is h.p. nominal, whiuh h of little u&e except as a tfuide to the dimensions of an engine. Wai mate. —Mr Beverly ieplie3 :— At Wai mate, latitude 44deg dfinmi, longitude 171deg 4min. The sun rose on the 29th .July at 7-' M and f-tt.at 4 54, New Ztahind mean time. Two Schoolgirls —The works at our command make no reference to any such eminence, but we shall make inquiries, and if possible reply more fully next week. Wakativu.— Your resuming work will not affect the protection granted. You are quite light in working whenever you can do so. Subscriber, Eweburn.— (l) Ais bound to pay the rent iv arroar. (2) The site is liable to be forfeited for non-residence, but; if the rent is paid he will probably no', be distmbed. Subscriber, Gibbston.— (l) The rent must be paid and can be sued for. (2) If the leise is cancelled there seems to be nothing to prevent the lessee applying fora prospecting license. T. D. ML.—W ill appear in next week's farm pages.