NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2516, 4 June 1902, Page 43

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Miner.— Mr A. "W. Ma-carthur kindly replies • — ' There is no instrument outside the barometer for measuring the pressure Di weight of the atmosphere. A well-made and " properlyadjusted aneroid, set by a standard niercu- • rial barometer,' -would be quite sensitive enough for the purpose required. I commend an aneroid both on account of its size, portableness, and its being not so liable to injury as a mercurial one would be. A barometer indicating 30in at sea level is said to give an atmospheric pressure of nearly 15lb on every square mch — that is, taking the standard temperature at 32deg. Fahr. If the thermometer register 65deg, the barometer would show 1-lOth highei, on account of the difference in temperature. D. M — We have referred your compljint to the Commissioner, who will no doubt see that action is taken. 3. G-. — (1) The address is quite explicit enough. (2) We should think it would be better to ■write to him before sending it. Numerous tilings have gone astray in the past, and though bettei arrangements arc now no doubt the rule, it is as well not to trust too much ■to safe delivery. Cuasla2cds. — From your description, we should say that the axe marks were made by seme of tin whalers who were in that locality half a century ago, but with what object it is not easy to understand. Had the axe marks been near the ground they would have remained in the same position. m> it is evident some one must have chnioed the Irctto dc the chopping. Cbteltoxian" writes : — I see in last Wit'~p«* a-i . article on the' late Captain Macholl. and I would be obliged if you can tell me whethei he was at Cheltenham College before he went into the army. The name is not a common one, and I lecollect that one of the head hoys- of the Modern' department, when I joined in 1854, was called Machell. • He was just such a young fellow as your aiticlc describea, 'acti.-e and athletic, wa3 about th<* same age as the subject of your sketch, and left about the same lime lo join the army. I have s>ceu .t stated that Cl eltsiiliAin Co.lege inaugurated athlet.c ajj-oit-, now so common >v schools. I btiieie ;t; t \ i'a .v '51, a«'-l I think Jlachell wag oue t>i tie ptuue pioyeie.

"We cannot say, but publish the query in the hope that some reader may be able to leply. Constant Subscriber. — lake 'oz powdered alum, 3lb starch, Joz sulphuric acid, and 2Jg*l water in a shallow bath. Put the several ingredients into the water in the order named, and place the hide oa the surface of the mixture thus formed, flesh side downwards. Take out ofter 48 hours and place on a pole to drain for half an hour or more. Bent with light strokes with a smooth T ound stick until quite soft and pliable. If not soft enough, put m the liquid tor another day or so, and repeat the operation. The sun should not he allowed to leach the .skin, either in or out of the bath. A dark colour may be imparted by adding 2oz tincture of iron to the other ingredients. Subscriber. — The fact of tbe man's ignorance about his age, under the circumstances set forth in your letter, will occasion no inconvenience to his family, seeing that he ha s insured his life at his proper age and the birth and marriage certificates are to be corrected. Constant Reader. "Westport. — A will stands good in JS'ew Zealand, although made in th • i!d country. Th» fact of the witnesses being dead is immaterial. If, however, the genuineness of the will were questioned, the deaths of the witnesses and the handwriting of one of them would have to be proved to establish the will. A recent Appeal Couri •decision (in re Aldis, New Zealand Law Reporta, 1898) states- — "The jurisdiction given to the Supreme Couit >f Kew Zealand by section 5 )l ' The Administration Act, 1879 ' to grant probate ot the will Oi any deceased person leaving estate, whether real or persoi>«], within the colony of New Zealand, is not affected by the fact that the deceased was ai the dute of death resident and domiciled in England. ' Kerryman —0) Section 2-3 of " Tiie Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900/ tates fiat a slaughterhouse jicense whilst in lorce shall authorise tho licensee, or any person with the licensee's written consent, to sl-uighte. m Ihe slaughterhouse specified therein «tr/k fchuinan consumption in any p*rt of the colony outside a district Aherem a'i a'-., ttuir i-> rstablif-hc-J (2i £1 a pevable lcr .i ->lnughteihouse license. T'ncie m.iy he c --lr i fee^ to jj.ty to the local i.uthori!}. (•'" bun-sui.-

"=ays • "It is lawful f< t :iry person to slaughtar stock on land or premises in his own occupation for consumption by peisons resident thereon or employed by him, and not for barter or s<v!e. This does not apply to a bona fide farmer whose ordinary farming operations include the raising and fattening of stock to slaughter on his farm . for sale. Special provisions of the act deal with this class of farmsr. See our answer to "One Who Wants to Know" in our i=sue of April 15th last. G. T.— (l) The British Impcual Crown 13 thus described — It ha-> four cros.=es patee, ai-d four fleur-de-lis 6ft alternately on the circlet, while two complete peJrl-studded arches rising from within the crosses patee cany at their intersection the mound and cross. The crown used at the Coronation will probably differ somewhat from the Impcriu l Crown, as did thi't worn by Queen Victoria. A. encyclopedias diagrams of the crown, an'! piobably Messrs Pnetoi and Co.. Princes street south, would be able lo -supply you with an illustrated pap>T or magazine containing it. (2) Theie >s really no opening, and v.-c really do not see how .you can bette yourself in that particit'ar line of business. Your best pisn is. to simply wjtcli your opportunity arid avail yourself of it when it presents ils?lf. The term n generally three yeais. C Vj. T., Murchison. — We submitted your Mtei to Mr H. M. Davey, consulting engineer, who kindly replies —As your letter came lo hand the last day for this ls-^ue, and it bt;nt? a holiday, I have only been able to get tlie following replies — Me-sais F. W. Payne, J. C. M'George, C L. Watt, and I have never u-ed weighted lev^r safety valves foi dredges. Air A. C. M'George, *. dTedge-owner, does not use them on "any dredge with which he is connected. Mr J. Munson. manager and engineei foi Messrs J. Sparrow and Son, Urge diodge builders, ha 3 not seeu such valves u,eci for dredges. Messrs Cutten Bros, have i-eea tv.-c such valves or old dredges, one of which ihey removed and replaced by a spring vah'e A large number of the boilers come from large En^'i-h makeis, and have usually tvo \alve-. k'->pt dovv.i by one spring. In mo-jt fvs* -> also, one ci both valves are loc'. d '.o obviat; tar.ii-ei:<ig •■vi'Ji. T-xai:: i.joOT.—Thei .joOT.— The price paid by the bauks ior gold, uaa iis. dodging at iiuiat'i J.\i*l. *vci-

ages £3 17s 6d per ounce when it haj been assayed, and they advance about £3 17s before u^say. R. B. — He is somewhere in the north, but he appears to have given up writing during late years.