NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2604, 10 February 1904, Page 43

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions for reply in eominff issue to be received not later than MONDAY night.

Pipe-Maxer. — Mr H. M. Davey, consulting engineer, kindly replies: — (I) Probably two headfe or a little more, but your calculations do not either include the material or slops that you propose. Also, \ou do not mention the depth that >ou ptc .ose, and it is not probable that you can ... : your boxes full. You would probably get better results and Jess splashing over the edges if you made the boxes not so wide and a little deeper, Ihe same sheet doing. (2) About 840 gallons Tier minute, or rather more than two heads. (3) Nothing more than a guess could be made of this, as a lot depends on whether -the galvanising 13 perfect after the pipes or the flume are erected in their place. Also, differences of climate and quality of water affect this material consideiaVy Anyone usirg or woiking in that gauge material in \our locality would know the average number of jxars the liii would be better than anyone here You will have JloJ l 0 ei> cour.ier a coiis.dciuble \clooity if you. erect ih<> flume ct the fail \ou meatier, that bailie' nearly tbiee lirvcs the fell usually co'..r.dcvcd a zcc-1 oi :. E ' > -'D^K.— lf a school committee has i o '"•-"v ar' d^y or H'i-nj it shuuH meet a? offei as the- la bu-,1- - a K . UaiK-act A rae»ti-.g may be- con.-cr.eJ at the iequp«* of tvr-a orVore" members. Be f oic th" Cowiiiment -.vil' pay rent allowance for the -teachei, 'the school must have an a^ erase attendance of over 20 for a year 2 C G esk= 'f any reader can tell him *" i o«- far it ~s possible" for a pei°on to see viith tns r.aked eye m New Ze.i'and, and wh«t is the longest "distance any person has been kuown to face with the naked eye m the world.

J. L., Toiro. — Mr A. Sligo, Geojge street, stocks the Live Stock Annual Alrnanaa. We have seat your order on to him. J. T , Taumata. — Your course should be N. i W. Maiune. — "Write to Mr Chamberlain, Collector o£ Castorns, Dunedm, who will supply you with the information you require. Susie, Gore. — The prontmciatioa is "ma-nook-a," the "a" in the first syllabi© pronounced as in "far." Wjktehs. — The corrcDu address is "Mrs Robeit Winters." The substitution of the wife's owr. Christian name for that of hei husband is a pure Americanism Reader of this Witness. — (1) The histoiy of the ascent of Mount Cook can be told m a few woid3. In 1882 the Rev. W. S. Green, with two Swiss ciTmbers, Boss and Kaufraann, almost reached the top of the highest peak of Mount Cook. The point they reached is supposed to be about 2Coft be'ow the actual summit. Subsequently Messrs Dixon and Mannermg, oE OhiJ'Stchuich, made an ascent to about the same point. . Then, in 1895, three New Zealanders, Messrs Malcolm and Kenneth Ross a-nrl M. J. Dixon, hearing that an English climber was coming out with the famous guide Zurbriggen, started off with the intention of making the first complete ascent of the mountain. Their attempts were fiustrated by bad weather. After a few weeks tlii« party was joined by Messrs Fyfe and Graham, two other New Zealunders ; and Messrs Fyfe, Dixon, G-raharn, and) Kenneth Ross in rue attempt reached a point a little higher than that reached by Green. The weather during several attempts was fearfully tempestuous. The R033 brothers and Dixon had, owing to the expiration of their holiday, to return to town, and eventually Messrs Fyfe, Graham, and Clarke, who were able to wait for favourable indications, succeeded, on Chustmas Day, 1895, in making the first complete ascent ol the highest peak of Mount Cook, which is 12,349 ft above sea level. The following year the complete ascent of the mountain was me.de T>y the guide Zurbnggen, who was accompanied to a height of 10,000 ft by Mr Adamsou, then in charge of the Hermitage. No complfte ascent has yet been made by Green's rout?, winch is now regarded as a somewhat dangerous one. Zurbriggen ascendedl front the east side by a. new route, and the New Zeala-ndcis fiom the west side, plso by a new route. Only two aacent9 of Mount Cook have therefore been made — the first by New Zealnndprs, the second by a fpm'Gus Swiss* guide. (2) The ship Montgomeryshire was built and registered at Liverpool. Tho barque Carnegie was built at Port Glasgow. (3) Accused was sentenced at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, New Plymouth, on October 6, 1893. to eight years' imprisonment with hard labour, foi demanding money by threats : and to three years for attempted shooting — the sentences to lun concurrently. Portion of the sentences was subsequently remitted, and the prisoner was released in December, 1893. You will find a report of the tr al in the Otago Witness of October 12, 189°.. A. — Malice by itself is rot sufficient to <=uppo-t .in action for malicious jiroseoutio.i of civil proceedings. Thiec other factors must alpo be Dvcent — viz. (a) want of reasonable a'-d piob^b'e caus^, (b) prioi leg;il proceedings, which must hrve tei'mnpted m your favour, and (c) special dfmape. All >ou can hope for is that in the pri_s-svt case judgpieiu v.'iJ! be awarded \ou with ccts. Tjik Long-tailed Cuckoo — Those who have bP3-i interested m reading the abstract of paper o i ill- !cn_--icu'ecl enc-.00 by Dr Fulton, n.ry br.*-e bcon pfv.z'ecl by t he rppnrei't irrel^\Tjt of ." |)?ngnp'i in Il'e fir^t ce'nm i icurnng to the m>q/jtion of this bud. Ov.irg io •> iii mtfi '■> fror t^e pnirgippli bo~ijii'ij'Pf ''Mi Sm th, of I^.ilie Biunncr, ,= pys," avel on'v n'^ "Tiioy aie to bo found on ihc Ciatham I^'ii^ds a^cl Auckland Islands," r.up°nrs ii tl'as column. \.'hen its piopei jjo.j.tioii filiaiiixL be ia the fi-fth. A^luivui »i

tho fifth paragraph, before the words "according to Travers." The list of authontieb references, and names of persons who have supplied information ajre not given in thu* absti&ct, biit are all detailed in the fuL paper, whicli will appear m dive course m tho "Transactions of the Australasian Assoc ation." The author will be glael to receive any further information about this cuckco or the sinall-ei bronze cuckoo, the habits of win oh he now wishes to investigate. Inquirer, Otago.— Keep the leg well bound with a linen bandage, about 2im broad. If this does not relieve you, would advise you to undergo an operation and' h?ve them cut out. Inquirer, Glenlecli.— Try pricking milk into

the marks. C H Lon^slip.— Kangaroo, wallabi, etc., skins 'sun-dried are admitted free. If di eased, 2d per lb. Benmore.— Your specimen is Crepis Nova Zealandia, common throughout the province. The generic name, "" Crepis," means a slipper. In Britain the plant is known as Hawk's bcaid, and has four varieties. — I. M. I. Manuring for Gaiden posted to I. T. T , Outram • G. C, Riverton ; G. H. X., Lumsden.— I. M. I. Wages.— lf you have not agreed to accept payment of a "composition in satisfaction oif the debt, you may notify the solicitor that you accept the sum without prejudice as to your claim for the balance, and that you propose to sue the executor or administrator of deceased's estate for the amount remaining due. The son is only liable if he is executor or administrator. Carrier, Weddciburn.— The railway makes no concession on empties. You will have to pay ful' carriage both ways, as tvell as the delivery charges in Dunedin. If you tie the wheels together you can get a slightly reduced rate. Inquires. — On application to the Railway Department in Dunedin or Wellington you may obtain a form to fill up, which will give you all the particulars you need. The age on entry for a surfaceman is 18; the wages 4s per day to commence with, with two increases of 6d per day, and one of Is, after which you pre entitled to fuU pay. Tailings. — To extract gold from blanketings oxidation must take place, and this is geneially conducted in a roasting furnace; but if the pyritic sand is allowed to remain exposed to the atmosphere for a considerable time — say 12 months or more — a considerable amount of oxidation takes place, though it would not be complete. Salt would be ar better disintegrating agent than lime, which would give off its heat too quickly, and would not be strong enough to do much good. Lime used in the mortar when crushing heavy mineralised stone would a&sist in keeping the plates and the mercury clean. Putting sa id through the stamper is not a good way to treat sand, giunding being far more effective. Use about half a ton of rough sat to every five tons of pyrites, and mix well, then allow to lie for, say, 12 months. A. L. — The trouble is not, we are informed, finger-ard-toe, but club root. Investigations ai-e being made, and a reply will appear in tl"» s column next wtck. Anxious. — (1) Styx 19 pronounced " stiks." (2) Money oreler9 for any city in the United State 3 ore is«uecl at the Dunedm or other post o'neca at which there is a Money Older Office. The charge is Gel for my sum up to £5. W. C. 0 — Sn Thomas Lapton's address is

" O^sidgo, Southgate, Middlesex, England." I?F\DEn —You i" picbJem is evidently a " caich." So far as we can ipe, it is mcapnb'e of answei, but we subjoin it, nnd mvute leplios hem those whom it may interest — A butcher ha 3R6 she^p, which he kills 111 nine daj-a. ki.lmg an odd number cvciy di.v. How many does he kill each.