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Qvestions for reply in coming issue to be received n,v* later than MONDAY night. Inquirer. — Unless you possessed influence to secure you an overseer's position of some sort, we should say the Soudan would be a very bad place indeed for you to go to. Coloiired labour in such countries puts white labour quite out of the running, and we cannot see where you would obtain an outlet for your energies. J. H. E. writes : — The following recipe has been proved a success in curing influenza : When first attacked take one teaspoonful of sulphur in half -a cup of milk at night. Follow this by three-quarters of a teaspoonful next night, and half a teaspoonful the third night. M. M. — Certainly not ; you would bring the book from her, but take it to her. 16/1/00. — There has been a discussion on the subject in the Daily Times, a correspondent suggesting that the letter "C " should be used as denoting the even hundred. Another correspondent, however, improved on this by suggesting simply a single cipher, and this seems to meet with general approval. Old Rabbiter, Hyde, asks : (1) I have obtained the right to trap rabbits on a farm; can I prevent others rabbiting on it? — Answer: We tbink you can prevent othe: persons rabbiting on the land, provided you have obtained an exclusive right to kill and taks the rabbits for your own use. (2) If so, how am I io proceed to' prevent them? — Answer: By an action in the Magistrate's Court. ,(3) Must I have a written agreement with the owner of the farm, or is a verbal one sufficient? — Answer : A verbal agreement is sufficient in law, but it is advisable to have it put in writing. Fair Play. — To say that a man tried to swindle another is actionable. Constant. — If a man dies without leaving a will, no share of his property goes to the Government unless he has no known relatives, in which case it all goes. T. M. — You ask : " Can a farmer impound sheep trespassing on his neighbour's land in crop?" We do not see what right a person has to meddle with his neighbour's land. The right to impound i.s given by law to the occunier of the land, and his tenant, agent, or bailiff. KruCtER. — If the water, or rather the land over which it flows, is your own private property 3'ou may fish without a license. Subscriber. — Major Kennedy sends the following reply to your question; — ''On October 23 Lieutenant-colonel Yule entered Ladysmith with all the troops that had been posted north of that town, and since that date there have been no British { troops north of Ladysrnith except when sent out to annoy the enemy or to prevent the erection *of new batteries or the capture of guns that were doing mischief, or some such affair that was deemed necessary to the safety or peace of the garrison. The total forces under General White at the date mentioned, includingColonel Yule's brigade, did not exceed 12,500 officers and men, including wounded and sick."