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- Questions for reply in comhig issue to be rectived not Uiter than' MONDAY night. Constant Eeadeb. — (1) It -.is not compulsory* . for a man to accept a cheque. in payment, of wages. Payment may be demanded in bank _ notes and current coin of the realm. (2) The employer is .''not' entitled to any notice. As a matter _oi fact, every employer is supposed to be. conversant" with the provisions of "The Truck Act, 1891,?' which states "distinctly" that -the entire amount' of wages earned by or payable to 'any workman sihall be actually paid to such 'workman in moneyPayment -may be made by cheque only'if the workman freely consents to accept payment 'in that form. (3) No. T The person giving the cheque must add. tho exchange. A Reader of the "Witness.— rWhile sympathising with you in your. difficulty, we are bound to state that the landlord was acting within his strict legal rights in giving a- month's, noticc'in writing. A month's notice in writing is prescribed by" Section 6 of "The Property Law Cbnsolidtaiion Act, 1883, Amendment Act, 1885." E. B. — (1) Every* person found on licensed premises at any time when such premises aro required by the Licensing Acts to. be ' clpsed is liable to a fine not exceeding £Z, . " unless Ire satisfies the "court that he was aninmate, servant, or lodger. on such premises, m a bona fide . traveller, or that otherwise' his" presence on such premises was' not in breach of The provisions of the Licensing Acts "with respect to the closing of licensed " premises. (2) Under the new Licensing Act if a prohibited person is foundi with liquor • in his possession he is deemed to have broken " ths law. (3) It is' not illegal for st non-pro-hibited person in a no-license district to have liquor in his possession, but he nrast not keep the liquor for sale. E. A. P., Gore. — A wire-worm (Elator), one of the worst pests among root crops, and very difficult to get Tid of. Stir your soil deep »nd frequently, so as to expose it to the ' action of the elements, and give a liberal supply of lime, wood ash, or soot, with a dust of sulphur. The matter will be dealt with in next week's (3-arden Notes — I. M. I. X V Z. — The qirestion was replied to in the Fanciers' Column a week or two back, but "Terror" has someihmg to say again in his Poultry Notes in this issue.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2650, 28 December 1904, Page 47
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