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Otago Witness, Issue 2672, 31 May 1905, Page 47

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Question* for reply in coming issue to be received net later than MONDAY night.

A. T., Waiori.— The steamer Perthshire broke her propelling shaft in mid-ocean on April 28, 1899. The other vessel you allude to was the steamship Waikato, which broke her la.il shaft on June 30, 1902. She had previously had a similar accident in 1899, and drifted about helplessly for 100 days, being picked up on September 13, 1899, by the s.B. Asloun, and towed to Freemantle. Subscriber. — Mr H. M. Davey, consulting engineer, Moray place, kindly replies: — In reply to your letter to the editoi dated the 19th inst., you have done wisely in the alterations that you have made in the sizes given in the reply, as yon are allowing for future expansion at the lowest cost. Many xaces and wheels ar-e-so constructed that it is an expensive matter to adapt them to altered conditions that may be required. It it always gratifying to hear how those who carry out work as advised cure> petting on, ior m so many cases nothing is known after the reply has been given. The editor would be glad of still anothei letter saying that all was working well, which it is hoped will be received in due time. Farmer, Otiake.— Mr Davey replies : —Each, foot in height with the internal diameter you desire would give you ISSTgai, oi, say, nearly 2000ga^, so if you get 3ft in height you will have t early 6000 gal in ail, if the tank were round. If it were square and of the same diameter you would get about 7500 gal with 3ft of water. A 6in pipe or even a, larger one if you wanted it larger, could be built in as you build the wail. It might have flanges arranged to clip the wall on the inside and on the outside of same, and a full way valve, with a, screw-down j gate would be the best means of regulating the flow. Any founder makes such pipes and valves for sluicing, and there would be 3io difficulty in getting them amd other pipes^if needed to direct the water to where you may need it. DtnraDrNirE, Browns. — Mr Davey replies- A lOin "register gate" Victor turbine, trivelhng: at 346 revolutions per minute, witb^ the -water you have will give- 3£ horse-power. An overshot water wheel, . if well made, would give yoxi about 313 1 horse-power under the same conditions: If you decided on a. turbine it would be a. low pressure one, for turbines are made" not only for the lowest, but also for the highest of pressures ; bu.t there are differences of construction fox different pressures. Eclair. — If the trespass of A's horse on B's i.a.nd was due to B's land not being properly fenced, then B is debarred by section 5 of *'mo Impounding Act, 1884," from recovering any damages whatever. If B's land was properly fenced, then he may claim full satisfaction for any actual damage sustained by him in consequence of such trespass, j but is not entitled to claim for service of the mare, there being no agreement, express or implied, between him and A on the jectJ? atria. — We do not know of any official in the colony who could assist you; but why not ■write to the registrar of ihe University for the particulars you want? J. G. T. — We~~skall endeavour to do so in next week's Farm, columns. Bttbscriber to the Otago Witness.— (l) and (2) Not unless you adopt or take advantage of "any means by whxch your neighbour's fence is rendered of beneficial t&se to you, and avail yourself of such fence. So long aa you continue to e-va-il yourself of your neighbour's fence, you ax© liable, under section 23 of "The Fencing .Act, 1895," to pay to the person who erected it, or to the occupier of th© land whereupon the fence is erected, interest on half the value of the fence at the rate of 10 •par cent, per aiuram, and also to bear half the <:oat of 1 repairs. (3) No. 2£f.omi3so&t Not*.— Yes, the endorser of a promissory not# may affix and cancel thft aieceosary stamp at the time of endorsing the note. iposo asks:— "lf a person is sentenced to hard labour fox the term of his natural life, dees lie remain in orison until death co far as the law is concerned?" The law on the point j v set forth in No. 116 of tha rules for the j semission of sentences, r/uVlished in th.9 New