NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2356, 20 April 1899, Page 46

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Que>tionß for reply in coming issue to It rectived not later than MONDAY night.

Miner. — Mr Beverly kindly replies: — (1) A pipe 16Jiu wide, 300 ft long, with 4ft fall, will discharge 10 heads of water, th: mouthpiece being as follows: (2) The mouthpiece may be conical, 3ft long, and 30in wide at the end. (3) A race 2ft wide, 2ft deep, with a fall of ljin to the c chain, will deliver about eight heads of water in average ground. If it be made 3ft wide at top, 2ft wide at

bottom, and 2ft deep, it will discharge 10 heads. H.- J. N. — Mr Beverly replies:— Your ques- . tiona are too indefinite. Yon want a treatise on steam and other motors, which you cap

procure for 5s or upwards at any of the book

shops. Inquirer. — We have submitted your query to Dr Scott, at the University, who kindly replies: — Examinations held twice a year, January and, June. Subjects: Latin; one of the following languages — Greek, French, German, Sanscrit, Arabic; English, including grammar ; history and geography of England; arithmetic, • algebra to quadratics; geometry, first four books of Euclid ; mechanics; one of the following — chemistry, . heat and light, electricty and magnetism, botany. F. Perry, Hampden, sends us some remarks

on tho Mills libel case, in which he says: — "I am very glad to see the final result of the Mills libel case, as I have always con-

sidered the so-called libel fair criticism, and the proper paper to prosecute was the one that originated it, no matter how poor the paper might be. I have always considered it a wooden-headed jury that gave the verdict against the Daily Times and Witness, because your, papers' and .the Press's so-called libels were both exactly the same, but in the case of the Press the judge practically put the verdict in the mouths of the jury by saying 'it was a good papei, and had to

do a certain amount of criticism,' etc., to

do its duty, which equally applied to the Times and Witness." There can be no question about the justice of our correspondent's remarks ; but the object of the combination v/as not justice but greed. In libel cases, unfortunately, juries- are very prone to do their best to stifle fair criticism, and the ridiculous verdict against us is only one of many equally absurd. Possibly, however, tho exposure in this case may be the means of inducing juries in future to look upon press criticism in a more favourable light,

and only award damages when malice is shown and actual damage sustained. Ancient. — We are afraid not, but are, nevertheless, glad to receive your appreciation of

" Banker's " articles. We shall forward your

noto on to the writei. S. J. R. — You will find your query on rust dealt with this week in our Farm pages. J. C. — "We really have not time to work out " Tho Lucky Stars Puzzle ", in the way you desire, but shall insert it in the liiddler Column in the course of a week oi two, and

possibly some reader may find a more ex-

peditious method of solving it. Cousin. — Assuredly the proprietor can sue the contractor and recover damages. In order to securo something more than nominal damages notice should be given to him in writing warning him not to trespass on the land. R S. Trotter. — You do not state^ whether the

wall is to be built of rubble, brick, or shingle. It the latter, as is likely, you would require a concrete wall, and if calculated at the -^'.oportions of 1 to C, you would require- 75 bn<rß of local cement or 25 casks of i. %v iportL>l cement. The price per bng in Dumlin voiild be about 5s Cd a bag. There arc throe bags in a cask. Bill Puri.y. — The misprinted 2kl Wakatipu

stamp is nominally worth about half a crown. You would probably have some difficulty in getting that amount in cash for it. J. P. — The stamp is Greek, and is only of trifling value. T. H. — No; assisted immigration was abolished some years ago. Piobably, howevei, the local shipping companies would make you some concession if you took out tho passages hero. New Chum.— You are not obliged to take a cheque, but are entitled tc be paid in current

coin. You can demand the wages in cash. Maori. — One of the meanings of Mara is a plot of ground, a farm.