NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2527, 20 August 1902, Page 43

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions for reply in eomiivj issue to be received, ■not later than MONDAY nlg'U.

5V- "v"- Tresedkr, Ngahamanga, writes • '—In the -pictorial number of the Witness of August 13, "Historical Ruins of England," on page 45, you have two fine pictures of an old abbey I visited during a trip to the Old Country tight years ago, but in the illustrations it is mimed Lintein Abbey. I think I aiu right when I say it should bo Tintern Abbey. I spent many happy hours there, and used to marvel at the grand work of the olden days. Tho window seen at the transept in the top .right-hand picture 13 75ft from a^ll to top and the -walls of great thickness, md on top of one part, about 80ft from the ground, was growing a peach tree about 6ft high. Am I not right as regards name of this abbey '! • Yes, it should have been Tintern, not Lantern. The abbey was founded in 1131 for Cistercian monks, but the church, the finest part of the ruins, dates back from the end of the following century. A- H. — Broccoli is closely allied to the cauliflower. Varieties have their seasons for sowing and ripening-. Por winter and spring use bow at intervals of three weeks during September and October. Get your seed from a 1 reliable firm. Greenhouse. — The more open

the situation the better, so that the full benefit of light, sun, heat, and pure air

may be obtained, taking care to provide against too stroi-g * glare of heat by light, xnovabls curtains. Closing ventilators on . both sides are generally used, but as a rule t in. such a, case as. yours opening and clos-

ing the door to regulate the temperature should be sufficient. Maiden Hair Ferns. —

Ha-ising from the spores or seed requires conic experience, more especially in tho more

tender varieties. The Adiantum, native to New Zealand, have creeping rhizome?, from which shoots and roots spring, and these naturally propagate as well as by the spores or sori.— l. M. I. 3. F. — The law in New Zealand on this subject is contained m "The Light and Air Act, 1834," which states that no person, alter the passing of th» act, shall have or acquire by prescription, grant, or otherwise any claim or right to the access of light or air to any land or building frcm or over the land of any other person. This answers your query.

There is, however, a further proviso to the effect that a grant of the right of access of light or air made at any time after the passing of the act may be enforced if (a) such grant be made bj deed duly executed; (b) such grant shall provide that the benefit thereof shall inure for a term not exceeding 21 years, and no longer. Caller Herbin' — It is extremely improbable that the creditors in Scotland wi'l trouble you in New Zealand, unless the debts incurred are for a considerable sum. Although a judgment obtained in Scotland can be enforced in New Zealand, yet if the debtor has no property to distrain on, or salary to (tttach, or any other moans, tno worst that can happen to him is to be made a bankrupt. In New Zealand also, if a debtor makes a, statement on oath in court to the effect

that he has no means to pay the debt sued ■ for, and such statement is not disproved by tho opposite party, the proceedings wi!l bo dismissed and the creditor left to his remedy of making the debtor a bankrupt, •^.vxious. — No, not without her authorrtv. IiONGWood writes —Ph.il wiH find the poem,

"The Blue and the Gcey/' in the Fifth Stanflfttd Imperial Reo4ex. It is by Francis

I Finch, an American writer. lam not acquainted with, any other poems by him, and do not kniw whether his collected writings have been published. If they have they will no doubt be procur?ble from an American bookseller. . I Stamp.— It is safe to say that all chain letters should be destroyed, and the chain broken. If you reckon up you would soon see that instead of 100,000 stamps, the- sender would get millions were the chain not broken, and thus he or she could afford to bo so apparently j liberal as to hand over 100,000, ci a million : for that matter, to any institution. We do not know whether there is such a cottage hospital in existence or not, but that really aoes not affect the question. Dabkey. — There is no prospect for any working mR-n in Fiji, as cooho labour is employed, and white men of course cannot competa against that. I W. J. T.— Professor Black's address is Otago University, Leith street. ' Sub&ciuber.— (l) Australian Mutual Provident Society, Prince 3 stree f . (2) New Zcalajid Accident Society. Constant Reader.— Apply to the Commissionei of Ciown Lands, Christc-hurch. The information is not obtainable in Dunedin. F.2VOINE.— We are posting you a copy of the regulations, which will tell \ou all you want to know. Books will not hc-lp you in the j examination— you must have practical ex- ! perienco. Shobthand.— You could, if of average ability, get through the text book in three months. At that stage slow aud careful writing would mean about 60 woids a minute. It will depend upon the amount of practice you then do as to your advance in speed. In another three months you would probably write between 80 and 100 words a minute. H. B.— The following is the law as to follow-on in cricket: "The side which lead, by 1.50 runs in a three-day match, by 100 runs in a two-day match, and by 75 runs m a one-duy match shall have the option of calling on the other side to follow its innings." Subscriber. — Mr Davey, engineer, Moray place, replies — Molesworth'i rule is multiply together twice the aroa of the piiton in tquare inches, the average pressure of steam in pounds per square inch in cylinder, the number of revolutions per second, and the stroke in feet, this, divided by 550, gives what you require. J. V. 11., car* of W. and H. B. -6093 cubic feet, or 4752 bushels. R. J., Wainiate. — Dissolve Sib glue m boiling water, and wiLh this slake a bu&hcl of quick | lim-o until it becomes of the consistency of paint. Lay on three coats with a. painter's brush, taking care thut each coat is diy 1 before the next one is put on. Sand vna\ be sprinkled over the last copt while it is wet, and this gives a good finish, | Subscriber, Haw Ice's Bay. — The fiecdom of a j city carries no privileges now. Btmg made i free of a city meant in olden times not having to pay local t?xes as long as one resided there, and being a participator in all the privileges of citizenship The- custom ha=, j however, cl-per.eratc-d into an caip'y, though high-souiiding, honour. Southland —We aro afraid your only hope is to employ a. solicitor v. ho liuS jgcuts at ' Home, whom he could n struct to niako tlio j irquirir3 fcr yc-i. We sh ■'' !> I" 1 furth'i inquiries arcl reply n">rc iV'.n.tc'y r-^t wck ' J 17. — Ihr- picii'rp o" ;W o!d?-t i'lhpbit^d inj Hi I'Zr.gla d, rt Si Allans, was t 1 tamed for us by our Uonie agci't, but no further par1 ticularb wro =?nt with it than appeared j under it. Possibly some reader who know* i

the old town may bo able to supply the information you desire — viz., the name of the present landlord and the street in which it is situated.