NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Volume 26, Issue 2419, 26 July 1900, Page 50

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions for reply in coming issue to he received i'.:t later than MONDAY night.

The Victoeian Cross. — Mr G-. "Amos, jun., Mabel Bush, kindly sends us the following information:— The first to receive the Victoria Cross was Lieutenant C. "W. Buckley, for twice undo eta king the desperato service of firing Baissian stores / in the face of a large force :it G-eriitehi, May 29, 1855. Gazetted in the London Gazette February 24,-1857.— Taken from D. H. Parry's "Britain's Roll of Glory." Nkw Citum.— lt will tnke approximately llcwt oi pig barb wire to fence a paddock 34 chains ronr.d. TKAcnsit. — Probably a clergyman would be the best. As a matter of fact we fancy there is very little opening indeed for such a school anywhere. Ihere are a number oi private schools answering tho lequireraenis in Bunedin, and the field is so limited in country towns that there is really no inducement. ' Pi ata. — 3irnn>y Battle was murdered on the 12lh ; tUe Mangatapu rrmrcleis took plr.ee on | the 13th June, XS6S. "Bxngess, Kelly, Lcvi, and Sullivan were tried and convicted, and the three first-named were executed, while Sullivan's sentence was eonimutod to "imprisonment for life in conseqixence of his turning Queen's evidence. < He was released, some years ago, and went to Australia, where things were made uncomfortable for him. He is said to have returned to New Zealand, and to have subsequently gone to the United I, States. . 4 ' W. D. IST. — (1) The twentieth century begins on January l, 1901. The question has been , thrashed out so recently, however, that we are somewhat surprised to have it asked once more at this late stage. (2) We do noi, " know of any means of keeping sole leather I soft .when used, for pump valves. The only ■' way is to renew it when necessary. , Miner.— Mr Beverly kindly replies : —With centrifugal pump and 10-h.p. about 1.2 Pleads ' of water will be raised 60ft, the pipes being , 7in wide and not exceeding 200 ft in length. - Amateub. — Mr Beverly replies: — A good proportion for a small high-pressure engine of i I^-h.p. is, piston 4in diameter and lOin stroke, j port holes 2in x l-3in, exhaust 2in x 2-3 m, 1 • fly-wheel Scwt, pressure about 70lb. i Mineb, Orepuki. — Miners are not debarred from using copper plates or cradles on river beaches held under dredging licenses, provided ths <3redging licenses aa-e held by themselves. Wm. Wilson.— (l) The price paid for the animal can probably be recovered if the purchaser did not when he bought it know that it was diseased. (2) The seller may be liable to a penalty if it can be shown that he knew that the animal was diseased. (3) An invoice should be sent along with the goods, but if not then sent, may be sent at any time afterwards. L- W.' — (1) The county council might be com- , pelled to cause the geese to be removed from ( main roads. (2) Apply to the Supreme Coijrt for a writ of mandamus. . Perplexed. — The answer to your question dei pends upon whether you were within your i rights in driving the animal, and also whether, being so, you were in any way negligent. It is a matter which you should endeavour to settle privately, for litigation is sure to be costly, and you might lose. D.C. — (1) It is pronounced like double " cc." I "(2)' The word is English, not Maori. Tho ' Maori for gate is tatau. (3) Not that we know fof unless that it is necessary for them to gather strength one ,year for next year's ef-