NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2565, 13 May 1903, Page 43

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions far reply in caminj iVsu« to be received not later than HOSDAY night.

iKgrißsr..— Ye3. Tim decision of a niajoriiy ot ths roinmittte, according to section 70 of "The Educp.;io:i Act, IhTT, 1 is final and conclusive. Tho course aunp'.eil was distinctly irregular and unprc-csd-juted, T>ut the accour.ts have yet to be submitted to tha auaitor, and it there haa bc-.»n any fraudulent dealing, the section of the act above quoted will not save those members of the committee who voted for the passing of ths acoount from the -consffquer.cet attendant ou a breach of the criminal law. The action of the chairman in the matter is to be commended. \V. M.— Yes, B can legally refuse to take p*ymeut of the £i in bank notes, and can demand gold instead. It is only on rare occasions, and in order to avert a crisis, (hat bank notes are made legal tender. Your query recalls the fact that the Goveri.ir-er.t, in 1895 made Bai'k of Xew Zealand notes " leyal tender from August 29 until September 2 of that year, this being effected by a Pio- ' clamation isaued under tin provisions of "The Bank Note Issue Act, 1693," nnd its amesdments, and publislied in a Gazette Extraordinary on August "2S, 1895. It may be mentioned here that by an Imperial Proclamation m the N"ew Zealand Gazette of March 25, 3837, go!d coins have been made legal tender for a payine-nt of ai;y amount, «iiver coins for a payment of any amount net exceeding 40a, and bronze coins for a- payment of ai!T amount not exceeding 13. Secretahy. — Yes, a school committee can pay its secretary out of tho general funds of the co-nmittee. Section 71 of "T'lic Education Act, 1877," enacts, liowever, that "1:0 clerk mid treasurer sb.Rll receive any remuneration for his services if he is a in ember of the committee." iW. D. N. — Legally, none of the competitors can claim any prize. It is enacted by section 7 of "The Gaming Act, 189-1," that no action shall be brought or maintained in any court of law for recovering any sum of money or valuable thing alleged to bo won by way of stakes or prize on any event or contingency Telating. inter alia, to any game, sport, or exercise. It may be objected that a shooting competition docs not come under tho category of "game," "sport, 1 or "exercise." A3; however, reference may lx? made to standard dictionaries for the meaning of words (Evidence Further Arneudtnent Act, 1885, section 5), it will hi found on recourse to reliable works that '..he word "exercise" mesiis "use or practice to acquire skill," and "tliat ■ which is done for the sako of exercising, practising, training, or promoting skill." •JjfQUfUER.— :(I) The name is.Jamc* W., Lot Joseph, and the address is 496 First National Batik Buildings, Fort Weync, led., U.S.A. ' (2) Wo are afraid nothing can bo dor.o to stifferi. ths felt of your ha.t. Irrespective of tbs colour, v/ere you to soak it in a solution. 3i glue, we cannot see how you could gel it to dry to the sliape you wajit ;t. R. T. asks if any rcadei can te!i him the ciisiirtces by rail 'from Plymouth to Exeter, Exeter to Bristol, and Bristol to Paddington. ÜB'BußscnißEß, Stcnebuni.--(l) " C!i.rrnir,n'a Guide," Is Cd, and "Pr.bh? Spepking and Debating," 4s, at Kraitlii.-rite's Book Arc.;de, Princes 6treet. (2) Ti 1^ ■.ivty ;s; s liablo conjoiiitly for any accidet:'. 1j live wzges men. but not in respect of any inqr.iiy which is proved to bsdireot'y attributable to the :.erious jid ■wilful misconduct of the worker incapacitated. It may bs mentioned that the compensation to vrhicu a worker is entitled in respect, of his total or partial incapacity is n weekly paymant not exceeding 50 'per cjnt. of his average weekly earnings, cslculati I ••v the period during which h« waa at work during tho previous 12 months, if lie li?s been so long in the employment of the same employer; but if not, then for such ie.s3 period during which h? has been in tho employment of the earns employer. The payment must bo made during the incapacity of the worker, but rannot exceed £2 per week, and tjhe total liability of the employer in -respect of such compensation cannot exceed -£300. Th© employer is not liable for an injury \vh;ch does not dis-'b'e the v.orkar lor "a period of at leaot one week from earning "full wages at the work at which he was employed. (3) The Government Life Insurance Department effects insurances under tna "Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act at a premium of about £-2 13s per .£IOO of wagea payable per annum. Write to tho district agent, Dunedin. DIOKYIUS. — The office you mention has a gee 1 standing in Australia, though not so well known in New Zealind. We have no nimbi whatever as to its ie!ir»bi:i*.y.

P. W. L.— U) In full, write o.i one side of the (apef only; don't crowd too rauch. in &

sheet ; write as lightly as possible, and be very careful to writs names, technical terms, and quotations, so that they may be read without difficulty. (2) We should advise you to take it in tho manner offered by the committee, who have a- perfect right to make any stipulation they please. Tank. — Mr H. M. Davey, consulting encineer, kindly replies: — From the peculiar almpe of your tank it might almo;t bs a sheep dip. It will hold, however, about 10G3gal if filled. Subscriber, Invercargill.— To qualify for the position of third ' officer of a steamer, you must have served an apprenticeship on a sailing ship, and lio I d at lea.it a second mate's certificate. Few steamers carry apprentices, or, ag they are termed, midshipmen. The premium would bo about £'100. Rsader of V/itness. — You ;i?k pcine peculiar questions. For instance, th? average value of a certain tonnage after 25 to 30 years' service 011 the ocean. We should say the price of old iron. The baroue Hinenioa. is 2263 tons gross and 1" years old. The lmrqt;e August is owned in Swede;: ; Cwstie Homi', in Sunderland ; Ca'.etu Bianc-a, 0$ the regi-i-ter; Haven«wood. Liverpool; Queen Mai), Glasgow; Lion, Norway; Amazon, (iiasjrow; Osberga, New South Wales; Firth of Dornoch, Ituly. 3JAORI.— Mrs H. E. Williams ia treasurer of the fund for the Maori Girls' Horn?, and all remittances should be to Mi li. E. "Williams at the National Insurance Company's offices, Dur.cciin. G. A. I. -We do -;ot think that raw guttaperdu 01 virgin indiarubber can be obtained in Dunedir. Masticated ii:diarubb»r is worth abcut 10s per !b, and can be obtained in small quantities from the i-.^tei-pioof uiakc:<;.