NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3342, 3 April 1918, Page 35

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Quuatlons tor repiy fn oomrlng iaena fe lit » p*iv<a<3 not later than SATURDAY nigbt. Qaealioiu will NOT bo repliod to througfc fcSle post. Old Subscriber. —It is very difficult to remove tea stains from the inside of a silver teapot, but you might try filling it with a strong solution of either eoda or salt, letting it stand for some time, rinsing out very well, and then cleaning with plate powder or precipitated chalk and ammonia in the usual way. Anxious. —You can . bleach a. panaraa hat quite easily. Get an ounce of salts of sorrel or Oxalic acid, and dissolve it in sufficient scalding water to cover the hat. Plunge in the hat, holding it down with a stick so that it is quite covered. I»eave for five minutes, then dry thoroughly before a clean fire. -Maggie.—The essential point, the income derived from the property, is not stated by you. There are so many points about whioh information is required when the applicant has property that it is always advisable to consult the registrar, who makes no use of the information elicited except to assist the magistrate in arriving at a just decision. Assuming the value of the house is £BBO and of the furniture £3O, we have a total of £9lO. The allowance under the Act is £340, leaving a surplus of . £570, half of which (£285) is credited i>e yours. The maximum pension at 60 years is £2l per year, reduced by £1 for every £lO of net property. You apparently would not be qualified. A knowledge of the whole of the circumstances might make a material alteration in the figures, and this is why minute details are necessary before a definite reply can be given. Forty Years' Subscriber.—(l) Speaking generally, a patient is discharged on the opinion of the medical superintendent. If, however, it is thought by the parents, guardians, or official visitor that the patient is, contrary to' the medical superintendent's opinion, fit to be discharged, a report is mado to the Ihs.pector-general, who causes an inquiry to be made. As a matter of fact, patients are discharged just as soon as they are considered cured, or fit to be at large. (2) Apply to the Inspector-general. Engineer.—You could not qualify to become an engineer from the study of books alone "Without knowing your present position and qualifications it might be misleading to advise certain works.' You might consult the gentleman who conducts the engineering class (if any) in the Technical School in your town. Poison. —Dogs have been feed on rabbits poisoned with strychnine without any apparent injurious effect, but we think it is risky, and would not care to feed such carcases to a dog of any value. W. E. S. Bushman, Seacliff. —Mr H. M. Davey, consulting engineer, Princes street, replies:—"The Caucasian output of oil in 1902 appears to be as follows: — . 12) 10,766,340 897,195 tons, average per calendar month. In 1901: 12) 428,400 35,700 tons, " average per month. Note.—lt is not understood what you mean when you say that the figures you give for 1901 are "more." If you mean they were that much more than in 1902, then you can add both together, thus: 897,195 35,700 932,895 tons as the average per month for 1901. In 1904 you give the output as 8 588,690 in 11 months: 11) 8,588,^90 780.780 tons, average per month. In 1903 you give the output as 8.02G920 tons in nine months: 9 ) 8,026,920 891,880 tons, average per month."