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Otago Witness, Issue 2663, 29 March 1905, Page 47

NOTES AND QUERIES.

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

Kakahoa. — We cannot say, but if a letter were addressed to the care of the publishers of any of the books you name it would be forwarded on to him. Questions, Waikouaiti.— (l) Colonial born, of Irish parentage (2) Phil May %\as born in Leeds on April 24, 1864. Inquibeh.— A dress ring must have stones in it. For instance, a band ring could not be termed a dress ring. As regards engagement rings, any ring whatever may be tised, provided the lady wears it on the third finger of the left hand. Anxious.— The question was replied to iv our issue of the loth. ult. However, a$ you anay not be able to get a paper of that date, we repeat it: — At or about the time pf harvest in the north temperate zone the Bun in its annual course is approaching the 'equator, whicli it crosses from north to Couth on September 22. On that date it Sst» oto&s to the e#ut yiss\^m jpaa^ oi Um>_

been had, they would have had to use more water or else raise less than the above. In yet another case, with only a 6ft fall, water was iorced to a perpendicular height of 254 ft. In this case, no further particulars have bean given. In all cases, however, it will be found thait the ram does about the same* work as a turbine with regard to the water used and raised ; but in cases where suitable for it to work, it does that work with less machinery and working parts. It may be noted that the rain can be specially made to deliver to about 800 ft head, and the largest I ram on the list will raise 400,000 gallons per day of 24 Lours under favourable conditions. Miner— Mr Davey replies:— From the rough sketch and dimensions you give, it would seem that you might impound about 600,000 cubic feet of water, and perhaps even more, for there seem two creeks which might hold water for some distance back as well, so you might perhaps have 700,000 cubic feet, or even more. You do not say of what material you propose to make your dam, but presumably it will be clay, and perhaps stones with it; anyhow, without mortar. For full safety such a dam would need, to be fully 12ft wide at the top, though where no great amount of damage to . property, and ©specially to life, would be

Property, Williams on Personal Property, Snell on Equity, Pollock on Contracts, 1 ol- j lock on Torts, Stout and Sim's Practice and Procedure, Stephens on Criminal Law, i i d ' Powell on Evidence. These books may be t obtained from any bookseller whose uo\ertisenient appears in the Otago Witness. (4) If you apply to the secretary of the Westland Education Board, that gentleman vsll send you all the papers i elating to* the Civil Service examinations, which, by the way. are quite distinct from the law examinations. You appear to have confused the two examinations. Anxious. — The girl should^ be married under the name recorded in the birth register. J. T., Berwick. — Bordeaux mixture, for ordinary-, puiposes, is prepared from a solution of 61b sulphate of copper and 4lb uuslacked lime, dissolved in 50 gallons of water. In the United States, where the mixture is much more extensively used than in England, Professor Galloway gives a short, but minute, detail of the preparation.. He saj «s . "In a barrel place 25 gallons of water, wei^h out 61b of sulphate of copper, then tie the same in a piece ot coarse sacking and suspend it just beneath the surface of the water. By tying the bag to a stick laid | aovoss the barrel, no further attention, 'need |

HAMILTON.— On the 24th March, at 108 Leith street, the wife ot A. Hamilton— » ' daughter. HARRIS.— On the 16th March, at Roxburgh, the wife of J. C. Harris— a son.