NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3595, 6 February 1923, Page 39

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions for reply iu coming issue to be aaived not later than SATURDAY night. Questions will NOT be replied to through the post. “J. P. D.,” Spreydon.—Professor Waters, of the Otago School of Mines, kindly reports: The sample of quartz sent shows a little iron pyrites, but the sample sent is too small for a test for gold. The result would be quite misleading. If there is a lode there a large simple, of about 71b, should be sent for assay to the School of Mines, Dunedin, the charge being five shillings for a simple gold assay. “Miner,” Goodwood. —The sample forwarded was submitted to Professor D. B. Waters, of the Otago School of Mines, who reports: The sample :s clay of very good quality. Tlic value depends upon the quantity, and a test by a brickmaker, and is worth, submitting to such people An analysis can be obtained by sending a sample to the Inspector of Mine 3, at Dunedin. “Z. Y.”—(1) No. E'roperty to the value of £390 is exempted l , provided the property is used as a home. Fifty pounds in cash is allowed provided there is no other property. In • your ease the income and property divided by half still leaves a surplus and one pound in every ten in excess of the above amount would be deducted from the pension. (2) A copy eould be obtained from the Registrar of the place where the person was born or else from Wellington, where duplicates of all the records of births, deaths, and marriages are kept. “Inquirer” asks: (1) Is “Taieri” a Maori word? (2) What is its meaning? (3) Also the correct meaning of “Awa.”—- —(I) A Maori word sometimes spelt Taiari. (2) Used as a verb means beat, drive back, smash, crush, and if used as a noun, means a species of shark. (3) Gale, storm. “Canada,” Hakataramea, asks: (1) If a person taking a couplb of sheepskin mats to Canada would have to pay duty on them, and how much. (2) Where to obtain and price of a Dottom for Unique 14-gallon cas» iron or metal frame boiler? (1) There is no export duty payable on skins from New Zealand. (2) A. and T. Burts, Stuart street, Dunedin. Boiler costs whole 31s 6d, the Unique complete, 112 s 6d. Welding by acetone process is fairly expensive. “Southlander.”—We are not in possession of information that would enable us to state which is the largest dancing hall in Southland. “Clinton."—“Some years ago” is a rather indefinite term, and to look up the information you ask for would occupy a considerable time. We are always ready to oblige correspondents, but when this involves searching our files ‘‘some years ago” we should like to have something more definite as to the date before undertaking the task.