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Questions for reply in cmuni issue to be received not later than MO A DAY ntg'.i. SfßScniaEß — ,1) Sawdust, unless thorough y rotted, is rsirher e:?!eterious than beneficial when incorporated with soils, m it induces fungus growth. I'ved as n l>odr]i)-g for horses, however, it 16 rend^ied ipjioouous by the fermentation set up. Made uilo a compost by alternating with layers of fresh stable maaure with v litt'e ro^d scrapings fo ab°orb the ammonia, it is of value. The boat must not exceed 80dc-g or 90dcg , oi the ananure will be spo-lt. (2) The feet and licks of neat cattle, cut off about 18m from tho hoof, are denuded of .ski", and slit up longitudinally. Near tho hoof is a small ma=s of coft fat, which is scooped out vmth a knifo end set aside for the preparation of the best quality of oil. The hoofs aro washed in cold water and then boiled in open pai^s set irt ■"brickwork ana heated with a fire underneath ttbem. The oil thus obtained forn-.s a:i inferior quality 'of neatsfo.ot oil. After about three houra' boiling, the tissues between the borny hoof and the last digit bone are sufficiently softened to allow of the latter being easily scooped out of the hoof with a knife. •These cores, consisting of bone, gclatinojs anatter, and fat, tcgetbei with the small {pieces of fat previously alluded to as being removed by th» knife before boiling, are put into a separate pan of fresh water, and all Iboiled together for the extraction of tha oil. SPhiß forma the best, kind of acttsloot mi

XiGirrcAFS.— Ln Brit'sh countries a thousand millions, in America and other decimal countries, a bil'ion. A. M. L. — Xo; the fee would probably bo £2 2a. T. AY.— A will it-mains valid, notwithstanding tho witnesses to it are dead. If ?pphc?,tiou foi piobite of the will ueie opposed, it would bo necessary, in order to establish tho v ill, to prove the deatli3 of tho witnesses and their handwriting. In cases of tins kind the testator, if still alive, should make a fresh will. C. B. — Your remedy is clearly defined in tho special provision of "The Impounding Act, 1834," relating to trespass of cattle on unfenced land within Otago. Tins provision eraots that no occupier of unfenced land within Otago trespassed on by cattle may impound the eamo, hut ho <-!.,ill be entitled to c'ann in ary romftent court full p<*t'=faction foi any actu»i damage sustained by him. The term "ca'-t.e" iiicl'icle» any horse, mare, gelding, co!t, filly, or fo; 1 !, any bull, cow, ok, steor, l'cifci, cr calf, any ram, ewe, wcthei, or lamb, a>d any ass, mule, goat, boar, sow, or other p.g Planter —Tho New Zealand Government does r.ot gn o grants of either land or money to ss3i.st pri\ate enterprise in the dire-ctiou of tree-j.'u\li:.g ]ji I°"G the t! o\ e-nment, actn.g at tho e.rne,t so »c.t'ition of a confeienco (4 tinier meTehaiiU, who \iewed vith alarm the who'e-ale denudation of our native forests aiul fie strorg probability »f a t-hortage in •the near future of a, good supply of timber, ntarted a .Stato Forest Department for tho pro^agat'on r.f Umber trets. This department v-"a» pl-c^d UiicV 1 tht. control of Mr H. J. Matthew «, aid its progress may l>o gauged by the fact that in hu> la&t anuuiil lcportMr Matt 1 ip ws stated tuat the total number of trees at present in the four prirciprd mirscncs was 6,982,710, and the r value (estimated at about 25 per cent below ordinary nho'esalo trade* rate*) he placed at £10,103 15s Cd. Of these ticcs, 2,357, 0u0 hud bi.cn liused latt >ear — chiefly from seed — their wiuo being a'-sije^ed at £194') H3 3d. Tv.o of On Li-get Government r.ursfiic; are Situuted at Tauanui ad R:t:ifut'y. and v. c have no ooubt .! \ou con,niiinicate With either c' tho mu'crjiiion in c'^rge he will reader jou whatever u-j.Uil-ancc lies within his power. J. J. J — Tho contract to ui.dcr'nku the cooking for the pa.rty a.t ?. weekly ».i|,e must be helci to include Sun.iuv, thut l>".:.g the <_u-itoni a-d the york being cue. of i ccv-Silv. Consequently yju ciiinot caini w v further amount. I'be uijnui\tcture of tne ).< l'-o.i, l.oiw\er, stands en a different, footii g, ai.e! you would be justified m refu'-.iig to v- (Wl.'ke this ■woik on a Su'.d.iy. The law wit^ repard to t>u"day labour wai formerly lfpula'ed by an act nass:d m th? reig'i of Chares il, knouu a3 '"ihe Sunday Ob'enn-ce Act. 1677,' which enacted t'>a.t "ro tr:m<- =m.'n, artificer, woiLmaj:, la'oure', oi • tnrr person whalfcOe ci-,e i- , bhall do o r cxeru-.e a« y ucild.y lub&i.r, bii-i!i'=->, or vi/rk of tl'Cir oHmaiy callings u;,ou tho Lord's D.y, oi ..iiy pa T t the: ecf, wo:!; 3 oi" nete'-Mty ai.ti chanty or 1/ c^«.cpied " Thi-j a^ t, )^o•^o^er, wrt cxp.cssly repealed i.i Xew Zealai d by "Iho Po ice Office- Act, 1831. S»ct:oii 1G of th s lu.ter act row set 3 forth that "iuiv person who o:i "Sunday, in or m \ie\\ of anj public plico, trades, works svt Ims trpxlc? or calln.g deals, lr?nsact>s business, or exposes goods foi sa'e, or keeps open to public \uw a"y hmiae, tiore, shop, bar, cr other place lor the purpose of tradvig, deair.g, transacting business, o.- e.\i,os!i g koois for si'o Uior^in. si. e.ll b- hab'e to a i>enaHy not i-scoe<fUig £1. But roihing licrein cor,ttu n ed shkll i.n:)'.y to w.ts oi n6'&-^itv or th.i.ity, or the dr vn.g or live .Vo^k, or th? s. '" of .n-dicr ?«, or tie <:a!o ri' d-i'r'prv of milx, or to hri'i. ?-&■•' s o. b.'. r bt-r3 bofc:- H < cV'.k in il-i 1 -- f. .--■.. 0 o. to )C - £5.. s ciiip.o; ed in the i.ork.i.^ ci rauv.uy

j trains, or tram cars, or cable lines, or on j feteameiS, vessels, or boats, or to any livery j stable-keeper, oi to ajiy person letting boats for hire, or to any person employed in or in ! connection with any telegraph or pemt office, j or to .my person employed in preparing, prmtirg, and" publishing a daily paper." ! C^erick. — (1) Mr Seddon was educated at the t { loca.l grammar school of his native town, | St Helens. Ho was trained as a mechajiical engineer. (2) We cannot sa-y what his father was. J ( /} • . ..■ ; ,- . j Miner. — Your letter has unfortunately been j mislaid, end hence we can only reply to one | of your questions. There are a number of reasons winch, may cause flouring of mci- . cury in a stamper mill. It may be c?us f d i by using a greater quantity of mercury in ■ the bo-t than is necessary for amalgamation, thus allowing the stampers to be continually breaking it up. Another cause is mercury that has boon sickened by oil, grease, unti- , niony oi some other ba=o metal in the atom, • such as sulphide of copper, manganese, etc. A lot of mercury is \cry often wasted throug l • the copper plate b^ing :n bad condition, , eithei thiougb liot being properly atterded to or too gre.Lt a quantity of cyanide or podium anmlgcini ben-g u^cd for a dressing, cuu^ng the jjlate to become hurd, and generally resulting m su'phid" of copper sweating through If tlio plates are '.a good cond.t:on and not too great a quantity of mercury usc-d in the box then we should advise you to get a quahtativc assay of your stone, as you may firel that better results may h" obtained by not amalgamating in the box ut all, but treating your coticentr.it es by grinding or iielotm^ some olhir s>3teru used for refractory ores Where nrralgumution '.? curried on in c fetampt-r box it h impossible to prc\ent a. cctam .'inou"t of fl'junng, but it would bi lncren^rd \yy any of tho rc.iionj e::uj merdted. Sjje\riaG Rfcords — Mr irvV-9 Ccmpbel! , ki'.ti'y senl; the fo'lowii g mformat on i>i ( OMii vt't.n with th(> record for macin: " "''.caring m Xew Zej'and — In your is-iio o. 11, o 3rd in 1 -! you quat-^1 L. Pully 2'iJ a-^d A. <infTin SDl.'both f-luar:ng at .Nil \v'm. tijp.n'o shed, Woodlartl', Martoi' I beg to 'upi^ly t!ic following figure-. — Station Peak. ISSO, James Cape' th'.-,i.d 273 bg theop in nnio hours Tnc same day II >h"arrrs .sJiej-rc-'l 2792 b.g shoo)), or an uveiage of 19'J\ s'ie(p per man. ' 1 Kr.^DKn of H'itness - 'i hf tru tion of T'ljiviii ai.d thu destruction of the Pink and White foji.ut-j occi.red on June 9 .i':d I<\ . I^CG (2) f>nly n:coj:as in exces-> of i3>J a, year aro laced \ loctß'tir. — \\) A «• [; is r.ot responsible f' r her d^ccasr-d hiiKband's debt^ vi e=s =lie lit". bound her own rvpniv'te e^tat" l.y .i contr.ft 'ii respect of sti' li cVlits. If, h< wever, she is c-x (ti'nx or administratrix of the lmsl.'nici's osi.-tp ij'ic i-> hal-'c fo; hi? elebts to the </.tTit o: ttie .islets :n the husbautl's es'atn iiuui^l'o fr-r d.^tribution. (2) An uetion fo lccoi' 11 a tini;)'e - contract d'bt mu=t be l)i us/lit vithin s.s years frcm the time tlu ca.ii'-e oi action accrued, arc! to recover a del)'. ri»i Fp-»c.alty (tha.t in, a deed fiocured Lv ;i deed) v/nhin f'>i yenr" from the accruing of the tv i~* of action. | X -(1) JW'Oiiiib'.e force m.iv b? u^^d to pre- ! vent the girl leaving her home (2) Applici- ' tion wav bY- made to the Supreme Court fcr a writ of habeas corpus directed to th-e perhon m vri ose cubtody sho is. If, howovti, tbp r.il elects to remain in that custody and h^r ehrice is a wise one- a.nd m her o\sn l! - t->-"st^ th» court \w'! 'ot interfere Mjsi'r, Ota'j — On'y too p. cased to oLiige you i iift-er s-o long a connection

In onrv yr-. r v. 1 ' % :.o, said the C'< nlral linn cc 1 ' n i.i')'e»-, itV-J elnlditn \> v un^tttuded bad bet'ii buiu^d u> cl'-^tli. '