NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3313, 12 September 1917, Page 35

NOTES AND QUERIES.

QtKiStions (or reply In ooming lesus to ba repaired not later than SATURDAY night. Questions will NOT be- replied to through the post.

F. "B. —The number placed on the corner of a ballot paper and sealed down is for the purpose of assisting' the registrar in detecting double-voting. If a person votes twice it is found, out by reference to the electoral rolls at the different booths, and to the number on the ballot paper and that on the counter-file.. A. M. —We can only repeat our answer in last week's issue. The subject has not been dealt -with specifically in any book of botany, though it is a subject that some keen observer should take up. Canvas. —The Singer Company stock a sewing machine for all grade of canvas work. The price of a new machine is £35; no second-hand machines are obtainable. The price of thread fluctuates. Subscriber wants to know if any person holds the record for sock-knitting in Dunedin for patriotic or any other purpose, who the person is, and the number of socks knitted; also a recipe for boot polish. (1) Miss Burt, secretary of the Otago Women's Patriotic Asaoc-iation, advises us that Mrs Jackson, of Dunedin, who started knitting at the beginning of the war, has, with the exception of two or three months in which she did not keep a record, since knitted 304 pairs. We do not claim this is the record, not knowing what that record is. Perhaps some of our readers can furnish us with figures. Constant Reader. —The Maheno made the passage between Hobart and the Bluff in 2 days 10 hours. Reader. —You are perfectly at liberty to write to Captain Free in connection with a, case of appeal. Tuapeka West. —We can only suggest that you follow the recipe given, which has always proved satisfactory. If the skins were not thoroughly dry in the process, this would account for the sweating. Shearer. —A shearing class for learners at Waimate may be controlled by the local agricultural and pastora,l society. In any event you might apply in the first oa.se to the secretary of that body, and he will direct you. Gasolene, Dunedin —Mr H. M. Davey, consulting engineer, replies:—'"You may arrive at what you want by a proportion sum thus: as 230 is to 200, so is 32 to the answer. If, as I suppose, the present pulley is on the quicker shaft of the two, then you multiply 32 by 230 and divide by 200, thus: 230 32 460 690 200)7360(36.8 600 1360 1200 1600 IGOO So the diameter would then be 36 8-10 in, or, bay, full. There is, however, one thing you may possibly have forgotten—that is, the engine might run slower than 230 with the weight on, unless yoti have either tried it or allowed for same." Dunderhead. —Mr H. M. Davoy replies:—"l would be most happy to inform you if you care to give me more particulars as to the approximate size of the ground, and whether you want. the -reply in square feet, square yards, or in acres, square miles, etc. ' You see, it may be a small town section or it may bo a very large estate, on-I th?. explanation for one is slightly different fTom that, of the other. Also please say if it is level or very nearly sjo, or steep, either all over or in places." Ignorant asks:—"(l) Is jt compulsory to roaster births in Ireland? (2) If so. when was it enforced? (3) Winch of the following personages would take first place if they met at a public dinner:—the LordLieutenant of Ireland, the Viceroy of India, the Governor-general of Canada—ako

salaries of each?" (1) It is compulsory to register births in Ireland. (2) The Act came into force in 1864. Prior to that school masters in the various parishes in Ireland acted ae registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. (3) The salaries are: —LordLieutenant of Ireland, £20,000 per year; Viceroy and Governor-general of India, 20,900 rupees per month; Governor-general of Canada, £IO,OOO per year. The order of precedence would vary according to the nature of the function and other circumstances.