NoteS and Queries?

Otago Witness, Issue 3783, 14 September 1926, Page 48

NoteS and Queries?

Questions for reply in coming issue to bo r** psired not later than SATURDAY night. Questions will NOT bo replied to through the •ost. Questions must do accompanied by tho name and address of th« writer, but a nom do plum* bo adopted lor publication.

-“Smoker," Cardrona, wishes to know of some method which will restore mouldy , cigarettes to their original flavour.—— There is no method known to us which would satisfy our correspondent’s wishes. .••Amateur,” Otago, wishes to know the laws of Cv,~*yright for articles and stories that are written for the Otago Witness. When the right of publication is pur- : chased, and the story appears, it is protected by copyright. Permission to reproduce stories is frequently given. ••Oeordie Lad,” North-East Valley, asks: «Does a Privy Councillor receive any salary? If so, how much?” With the exception of the Lord President of the ! Council, who receives £2OOO per annum, a Privy Councillor acts in an honorary -capacity- .«• Inquirer,” Temuka, who in the issue of the Otago Witness for August 3 asked for particulars regarding a violin labelled “ Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona, and dated 1736, has elicited the following re- • mark from W. J. J., Kakanui: “I wish to inform ” Inquirer ” that I have a violin dated 1719, with the last two figures printed in ink, just as he says his has. This one, however, appears to he joined down the back.” Pinus,” Southland, wishes to know the best and quickest way to get rid of Pinus insignus large stumps. He has neard that if holes are bored in them, filled with saltpetre, and closed up again, in about a year’s time the stump will bum. If so he wishes to know how much saltpetre ' is required, and the best place to bore the holes, etc. “ Agricola ” replies : “ Probably the use of a reliable explosive (40 per cent, strength), as per manufacturer’s directions, might serve your purpose. In regard to saltpetre, I have heard of this being used, but whether successful or not Ido not know. Perhaps some reader will kindly state his experience in this connection.”

.“Inquirer,” Nelson, writes as follows: “ (1) Sometimes upright cracks appear in wall paper above doors or windows. Could you tell me the reason of it? (2) Can I re- : paper a calcimined papered room without ; removing the paper? (3) I want to calcimine the wooden ceiling and papered walls , of a room. Would an ordinary whitewashbrush be suitable to use? ” (1) There is possibly a shrinkage somewhere in the structure, as well-hung paper on a good background should not crack. (2) Yes, but it is necessary to strip off all loose paper. (3) A very fine-haired whitewash brush would answer the purpose. If the brush used is coarse the calcimine shows the marks of the bristles too readily. .“Argument,” Menzies Ferry, asks: “ (1) Is Henry Ford a married man? (2) Has he a family? (3) Is he the wealthiest and j most generous man in the world? (4) Can you give me an estimation of his wealth? (5) In what part of Canada is his private home?” (1) Yes; he : married Miss Clara Bryant in 1887. (2) Yes; Edsel Bryant Ford, an only child, born in 1893. (3) “The New Henry Ford,” by Allan L. Benson, published 1924, says that Henry Ford is not only 1 the richest man in the world, but the richest man who ever lived. We cahnot make any statement about his generosity. 1 (4) From the same source we learn that he is a billionaire. (5) Address: Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.A. .“Model,” Otago, wishes to know (1) the name of any firm which stocks modelmakers’ lathes, the castings, etc., for 1 models, and the different fittings for model I engines and boilers. (2) Why graphite is put into a boiler; and suggests that ' a pound or so Is put in every few months ' by itself. (1) It is possible that the information required could be acquired • from C. Henry, Princes street, Dunedin, or A. and W. M'Carthy, 144 Stuart street, > Dunedin; but specific details would be necessary. (2) Mr H. M. Dayey, con- . suited Mr M'Lintock on this question. The latter was emphatic in condemning the practice or suggestion, though he had beard of it being done in a case of extreme corrosion, but doubts its efficacy. ? M., Winton, writes: “ I have some spring flowering bulbs which flowered very well the first sear or two they were planted. 1 But now the leaves are about 8 in high lefore the buds come through, and there i \re very few flowers. I also have some S -ulbs which have not flowered for the last six years. Please, could you tell me what to do with these bulbs, when is the j right time to treat them, and If they should be lifted each year?” It is ■I advisable to lift bulbs about every three years and plant out singly the larger bulbs, which will flower in due course. ’ Plant in early or mid winter. The bulbs if left for some years become ; crowded, and do not mature as when given ’ attention. The stiffer the soil is the slower the development usually. It is too late this season to divide clumps. !• Ignorant,” Dunedin, In last week’s issue asked for the recipe of a good mixture of permanent grass to sow on land which ’ had to be ploughed to turn under gorse and scrub. It had In it this year turnips, which were well manured, and were good. The soil had a clay bottom. Inadvertently, in “Agricola’s” reply, a line of type was omitted. The reply should read as follows: —“ Make up a mixture containing perennial ryegrass 201 b, cocksfoot 81b Italian ryegrass 31b, crested dogstail lib, timothy lib, white clover 21b, cowgrass 21b, alsike-21b —total, 391 b per acre if say, the predominating grass in your district is ryegrass. If, however, cocksfoot grass occupies chief place in the mixtures (or in good pastures) I suggest sowing more of this seed and less ryegrass per acre—say, 151 b cocksfoot, 101 b ryegrass, and lib Italian ryegrass, with the other seeds mentioned, thus making 321 b per acre.” 6. F. D., Westport, writes: “ For some five or*six years I have had club root In my garden, and it affects cabbage and cauliflower very badly. We have a very wet climate and shallow soil, only about 12in to 18ln on to solid rock. I used to grow good cabbage fof years before the club root set in, but now they are very poor. (1) WIU you kindly Inform the cause of club root, and also a cure, if any? (2) When should I lime my garden? I gave It heavy stable manuring about two months ‘ ago, and have dug the ground over twice since. (3) Why is lime not supposed to be applied when manyre is used?” — “Agricola” replies: “(1) Club root In turnips, cauliflowers, and other cruciferous crops is the name given to a malformation ' of the roots, and Is associated with the ' presence of a slimy fungus known as . Flasmodiophora brassier. The spore* in-

fest the soil to so great an extent that It is unwise to grow crops of this family (Braasica) upon the same land for several

years. Dressing the laud with lime at y about yearly Intervals will, in time, have remedial effects on the land. (2) It is usual to lime in the autumn or early winter, but there is no good reason why liming should not be done at any time providing the area it is proposed to lime is not required immediately. Even If it is wanted the carbonate of lime could be used with impunity. (3) It is usual to refrain from placing lime in close contact with nitrogenous manures, such as dung or guano, as it sets free the ammonia, which is liable to escape into the air unless there is sufficient covering of soil present % to fix it.”

Reform,” Palmerston, wishes to know (1) the method of preserving unfermented fruit juices? (2) The method of drying fruits —i.e., apricots, etc.? (3) The recipe for potato scones (oven)? (4) She also asks if “ Alien’s letters written during the war have ever been published in book form, and thinks they would be of great psychological value to future generations. (1) The "following is a recipe for preserving the unfermented juice of grapes:—The juice of the grape can be kept without fermentation, and is sometimes called unfermented wine. There are many ways of doing this, but the following is one of the simplest and most effective: —Squeeze the juice out of the fruit, from which all but the thoroughly ripe has been taken. Do the squeezing with the hands, if possible. Put in a wooden tub, and allow it to stand over-night in a cool place. Then carefully skim off all the floating skins, etc., and pour off the sediment. Carefully strain through muslin, and then put in a clean boiler, and boil for an hour or two. Again skim very carefully, and strain, after which allow it to settle, and pour carefully off into glass bottles. Fill these to about the top of the shoulder if the necks are long, and stand them uncorked in a boiler, which you fill with water to about the level of the juice. Then bring the water slowly to a boil, and tightly cork the bottles while hot. The liquor thus prepared will keep for a long time, and is a very palatable beverage, either alone or mixed with water to suit the taste. Of course it is best kept in a cool place. (2) To crystallise fruit requires care, but it can be done by an amateur with perfect success if proper attention is given. Make Byrup from lib sugar and half a pint of water by boiling gently and stirring till the sugar is dissolved, and then boiling briskly for four or five minutes. Try a little by dropping in water and then rubbing between the finger and thumb. If it forms a small ball It is all right; if not, it needs more boiling. Then throw the fruit to be conserved into the syrup, and let it simmer for a moment or two, and lift with a strainer, letting all the syrup drain away. Sprinkle sugar thickly over boards or tin cans, place the fruit on them in single layers, then sprinkle it thickly with granulated sugar, and place in the sun or an oven to dry. When the fruit is dry make a syrup as before, and just before it reaches the stage when it will “ bail ” add the fruit and stir with a wooden spoon till the sugar begins to grain and stick to the fruit. When the fruit is cold sift off the surplus sugar, and dry again as before. Then place in trays or boxes between sheets of waxed paper, and keep in a cool, dry place. Be careful to observe every detail of the instructions, and experiment with a small quantity first. If it is a failure use the fruit foe jam, and try with another lot. (3) Mash boiled potatoes till they are quite smooth, adding a little salt; then knead in sufficient flour or barley-meal to the consistency required. Roll out, cut into rounds, and toast on the girdle, pricking them with a fork to prevent them from blistering. When eaten with fresh or salt butter they are equal .to crumpets, even superior, and very nutritious. (4) No.

LAW QUERIES.

[Answered by • solicitor of the Supreme Court •f New Zealand. Letters and Telegrams must be addressed to “ T EX,” c/o Editor, Otago Witness, Dunedin.] “ Inquirer ” and “ Security.”—Arrived too late for answer this week. “ Sflort.” —C cannot compel B to pay out any moneys to him. “ Customs Duty.”—Under the Customs tariff printed books are admitted free. “ Anxious.” —Under the circumstances quoted in your letter you have a claim against the dressmaker. “Widow” asks: “(1) If a widow with two children under 14 years owns and lives in a house for which she paid £325 what widows’ pension would she receive yearly? (2) How much can she earn and still receive the maximum pension?” (1) Ten shillings a week for each child, with an additional 10s a week in widow’s own right. (2) One hundred pounds a year. “Inquirer,” Momona, asks: “ (1) What amount of money or property a person is allowed to have before they can get the old-age pension? (2) What is the full amount of the pension?” (1) The value of the home in which the applicant permanently resides is not to be taken into account in computing pension. All income in excess of £7B reduces the maximum pension. (2) £45 10s per annum. “Interested” asks: “(1) Can a neighbour plant a pine tree hedge on a boundary line between two sections in a residential area without consulting the adjoining owner? At present there is no fence between the sections. (2) Can he be compelled to remove the trees?” (1) No. Before the trees can be. planted there must be a written consent of tbe adjoining owner. (2) Yes. “Dairyman” asks: “(1) At a meeting of directors of a dairy factory company a shareholder, who was then a director, gave notice of motion for next meeting of shareholders that the number of directors be reduced from nine to seven. Since the meeting at which the notice of motion was given the director who gave it has been appointed secretary of the company, and is therefore a paid servant of the company. Can the secretary move the motion? (2) Can any other shareholder present at the meeting move tbe motion? ” questions are governed entirely by the articles of association of the company, and, subject thereto, the answer to both questions is yes.

Entries for the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s horse parade this month have not come in so freely as they did last year, but the fixture promises to be interesting. The entries f~r tho Wright, Stephenson Cup are encouragin . and 11 horses will face the judges. In this event all horses must have been passed by a veterinary surgeon as being free from hereditary disease. The parade will be held at Tahuna Park on September 23. The world’s heavy-weight wrestling champion, Stanislaus Zbyszko, who arrived at Auckland last week from Sydney after successful performances in Australia, ha 8 filled many roles. Until 1905 he was a successful lawyer in Cracow, Poland. He then gave up the Bar for wrestling. During the war he was interned in a Russian camp for three years. In 1920 he was appointed Minister of Internri Affairs in the Cabinet of the famous pianist, Paderewski. When the Cabinet resigned in favour of that of Witosz he resumed wrestling. Like Paderewski he gave up his occupation for a year in the interests of Poland. Several times during his northern tour the Prime Minister stressed the need for rigid economy (reports the Auckland Star). Every effort, he said, must be made to prevent any increase in the burden of the man on the land. Local rates were becoming a burden upon many farmers, and most people had not realised the seriousness of continued public borrowing. In another connection Mr Coates said we must be careful not to load the community with more than it could bear, for expenditure which was intended to benefit th people would then become a weight up-m those whom it was most intended to help. “We have in New Zealand adopted the principle of sharing our gains amongst those who need the most,” he remarked; and he added that this was one way of assisting those men and women who would, if they could, give their children a better opportunity in life.

Nineteen bankruptcies, of which 12 were in the North Island, were notified in last week’s issue of the New Zealand Gazette. The soldiers’ memorial in the Queen’s Gardens was completed yesterday. After the urn which will crown the monument is placed in position demolition of the scaffolding and the wasliing-down wil be commenced. The contractor (Mr H. S. Bingham) states that the site will be completely cleared and the memorial ready for handing over to the committee by the end of October.

A farmer’s wife from the King Country who is at present visiting Auckland says that the young Maoris have proved the farmers’ best friends this winter (states the Auckland Star). It has been only too true that since the autumn farm hands have left their work on the land to seek high wages on steady jobs with regular hours in and near the cities. When labour became scarce, and it was impossible to fill the vacancies on the farms, f he young Maoris stepped into the breach an:! filled the bill splendidly. Especially are they fond of getting behind a plough drawn by two good horses. The Maori loves horseflesh and it is wonderful how skilful he becomes after a very short experience. An interesting relic has come to light in Napier (reports the Hawke’s Bay Herald) This is a portion of the saloon of the H.M.S. Vindictive, which was sunk at Ostend, and afterwards salvaged by Commodore Sir Frederick Young, the wellknown salvage expert. His Majesty visited Ostend to see the raising of this old veteran of many daring exploits, and the Admiralty presented Sir Frederick with many portions of the battleship as souvenirs. When Mr and Mrs H. M. Bennett, of Napier, were in England after the war, they visited Sir Frederick on his bouseboaat at Southampton, and were greatly interested in his wonderful collection of naval souvenirs. Their son Bromley, then aged 10, was with them at the time, and Sir Frederick presented the lad with a portion of the saloon of the Vindictive to take back to New Zealand. s

The fact that one ship which went away from New Zealand laden with frozen meat was never heard of again was recalled at a social gathering at Islington on Thursday night in honour of Mr James Leslie, who was for 32 years works manager of the New Zealand Refrigerating Company. In tracing the early history of the industry at Islington, the Chairman of the gathering (Mr Morgan Evans) said that in the late ’eighties the Provision and Produce Company decided t embark in the freezing business, and engaged three ships, the Edwin Fox, which was the freezer, and the Marlborough and Opawa, which were to carry the produce. Killing commenced at Islington at the rate of 300 a day, and nothing but the primest Canterbury was selected. It took nearly six months to fill the boats at Lyttelton. The Opawa evenually arrived in London, but the Marlborough was never heard of again. Mr Evans said that evidently the Opawa’s shipment turned out satisfactorily, for a new company was floated later with the idea of increasing the capacity of the works.

For the first time in the history of the Dominion, the Census and Statistics Office has, at June 30, taken a census of the wool stocks to ascertain the carry-over from last season. In the short time available for taking the census, it was not possible to ascertain the stocks held by farmers, and the stocks in actual possession of the shipping companies were also excluded. The quantity of wool held in store on June 30, 1926, was as follows:—Woolbrokers (holding permits), 6,015,4061 b; freezing works, 4,892,6841 b; wool-scouring works, 2,823,1461 b; woollen mills, 3,471,6641 b. Total, 17,202,9001 b. These figures relate to physical possession of the wool and are not necessarily an index as to the quantities owned by the interests concerned. Next year it is hoped that the field will be extended to cover the whole of the wool stock held in the Dominion. It should be noted that the total shown inoludeg 3,470,0001 b held by woollen mills, presumably for manufacturing purposes within the oountry.

The coal strike has made business dull in England, according to several passengers by the Remuera who landed at Lyttelton on Tuesday. “Is there any hope of the striko being settled soon?’’ asked a reporter of the Lyttelton Times f Mr J. Nunes, who, after 18 years in the leather goods trade in London, has come to settle in Christchurch. “No,” replied Mr Nunes. “I think that oold weather is the only thing that will settle it. When the English winter comes there will have to be a settlement or a compromise. A fair sprinkling of English-hewn coal is on the market, for some of the miners have gone back to work; but the bulk of the coal is imported from France and Germany. The strike has made business very dead; in fact, the state of trade capped my list of reasons for coming out to New Zealand. Most business firms in England are carrying on on credit and overdrafts, for the publio is not a keen buyer just now.” Talk of a petrol tax has induced the Wellington Automobile Club to write to America seeking information on the subject. The chairman (Mr H. Filmer) at the last meeting said it wa 3 claimed that a petrol tax was equitable, but he said a tyre tax was equitable, and there were no exemptions about it. He reported that a letter had been written to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, New York, as follows:—“We would like to approach you on the matter of a gasoline tax which is mooted by our Legislat e. W* are naturally opposed at first glance to this new tax, and would appreciate very much some opinion from you as to its operation. As a motoring body, we do not object to taxes in a general way that are directly applied to tfne construction and maintenance of the roads, but what is at the back of our minds is that the tax is such a simple one for needy Finance Ministers to tinker with that once the principle is established we may find ourselves with a burden too great for the industry.” Illustrating the manner in which excessive issues of paper maney robbed currency of itg value in commerce, Professor Murphy, in his address at Gisborne, quoted the case of the two sons of a German who died just at the close of the war (reports the Poverty Bay Herald). The fortune of the deceased was divided equally between a steady, thrifty youth and a wild harumscarum young man, each receiving 500,000 marks, then a considerable legacy. The first invested in good securities, the other expended his in a wild debauch, which left him with nothing but a pile of bottles and corks. With the subsequent fluctuations of the mark, however, the steady son found the value of his investments reduced to an absurdly small amount, while the consequent increase in the value of materials enabled the other to realise a large fortune by the sale of his corks and bottles. A member of the Auckland Stock Exchange was rung up before the first call on a recent day by a man who gave the name of a fashionable private hotel as his address (states the Star). The broker was asked to buy 1000 shares in a certain gold mine at each call that day. The broker did not rise to the bait. He asked the gentleman to see him before the call. A haughty voice came over the telephone: “Oh, I’ll ring up another firm,” which he was recommended to do. The private hotel was then rung up, and it was learned that no person of the. name given was staying there. When the brokers assembled for the first call the matter was reported, whereupon it transpired that two other firms had received similar instructions from the same address. After the call the customer rang the first broker to inquire if the order had been executed, and the reply was “No, you did not call in.” When asked where he was speaking from, the man again gave the name of the same private hotel. He was quietly informed that no person of that name was staying there, when the receiver was promptly hung up and the conversation ended.

The lack of originality in the primary schools is remarked upon by the Chief Inspector (Mr T. B. Strong). “During the past year,” he states in his annual report for 1925-26, “very little information reached me showing that much original work was being attempted by teachers. lam told by some that our rigid syllabus, our rigid methods of inspection, and our rigid system of grading are responsible for this shortcoming, but I am inclined to think that these excuses are very considerably exaggerated, and do not explain the lack of originality. lam assured by the inspectorial 6taff that originality is encouraged in capable teachers, but that too frequently those of less capacity are inclined to flit from method to method and to concentrate their efforts in no one definite direction. Whatever may be the explanation, the fact remains that little is heard of any original work beyond some attention in intelligence testa.’'

“The duty of the court, as I read it, is to fix a minimum wage; in fact, that is all that it is empowered to fix. But my idea of the minimum wage is that employers should do the right and proper thing by their employees by paying more than the minimum when trade is prosperous. In times of trade depression the minimum wage may have to be reverted to; but if a man is worth more than the minimum to his employer he should get it. On the other hand there should not be complaint when work is slack and the wage reverts to the minimum.” This (states the Evening Post) was the pronouncement of his Honor Mr Justice Frazer when the Arbitration Court was hearing tho timber yard and sawmill workers’ dispute.

That Christchurch would be the finest city in the Southern Hemisphere, as far as tho conduct of its traffic was concerned, was an opinion expressed by the chief traffic inspector, Mr H. Macintosh (states the Lyttelton Times). “I know what lam talking about,” he said, “for I have travelled. Christchurch could hold all the traffic of Sydney to-day because we have so many streets running parallel. In Wellington and Dunedin the streets are aft all angles, and are narrow and congested. Christchurch is tackling its traffio problems early, so as not to permit conditions to become like those in some oities of America and Australia.”

The Deputy Mayor (Mr W. B. Taverner) recently received a cheque from a generous citizen who subscribed himself an “Exhibition Shareholder.” The sum represented the donor’s dividend o:. his Exhibition shares, and was sent for distribution amongst the charitable organisations of tho city. Certain suggestions were made by the donor regarding the disposition of the funds, and for the remaider the Deputy Mayor was jequested to use his own discretion. Mr Taverner has now dispersed the fund as follows:—Unemployment Committee (for labour), £100; Salvation Army (shelter fund), £25; Patients and Prisoners’ Aid Society, £SO; Men’9 Mission, £SO; Roman Catholio Orphanages, £SO; Little Sisters of the Poor, £25; Sister Nora, £25; Methodist Central Mission, £25; Presbyterian Social Service Association, £25.

The secretary of the Dunedin Waterside Workers’ Union informs us that it was unanimously decided, at its monthly meeting, to endorse the following resolution passed last month by the Wellington Trades and Labour Council Whereas the Trades Council ha 9 been keenly scrutinising decisions given by the Court of Arbitration of recent months and has come to the conclusion that such decisions have always been in favour of the employing class and agaimt the weight of evidence, and we think it is high time that we had an alteration in the constitution of the Court of Arbitration, we therefore emphatically protest again-t the decisions of the court, and call upon the Government to remove Mr Justice Frazer from the position of president of the court.” An addition to the Dominion Must.-m of more than ordinary interest will shortly be on view. This is the model of a Maori canoe, not a modern model of the old style of craft, but an old Maori-made miniature canoe, complete in all its details and carvings and large enough to hold a couple of boys and even one small man. The history of the canoe, why it was made, and for whom does not seem to be known. Some time in the forties, apparently, it was acquired by a visiting warship and taken to England. After reposing in the Royal Naval Museum at Greenwich among a collection of model craft, the Admiralty offered the canoe to the New Zealand Court at Wembley. From there it has come back to its native land to find a final resting place in the capital of the Dominion. The model is 12ft in length and 18in broad at its widest part. It is a genuine Maori production in every sense. It is made from from a kauri log. The top strakes are carved with a very old Maori pattern. All the inside lashings are in approved Maori fashion. The carved prow contains a peculiar figure. On either side of the stern piece is a marvel of intricate scroll work. During the days of the canoe’s storage it has been painted, probably more than once. This extraneous paint is now being cleaned off to expose the original in its proper state. Where necessary, repairs are being made to the carving. Under the surface at the bow end the canoe was roughened by the builders into grooves, forming air cushions and tending to increase the speed of the craft through the This provision of a surface to which air may cling is one of the features now incorporated in racing vessels as the result of modern experiments, but the socalled uneducated Maori evidently knew its value long years ago.

He eyed it suspicuously. He kicked it with his boot. But there his investigation ended. An Onehunga resident was homeward bound in a tramoar (states the Auckland Star), and his attention was attracted to a small piece of folded, and none too clean, paper on the floor. Perhaps it was a £1 note, but a second thought, and the one that he acted upon, was that it was merely a piece of waste paper. When the tram reached the terminus another passenger eyed the scrap of paper, and, with a flash of inspiration, picked it up. Initiative was rewarded. It was a 10s note. The Onehunga resident felt sorry that he did not pursue his investigations further, and his chagrin was increased when he reached home and found that a 10s note out of his wages was missing. However, there was a happy ending to the incident. Next day the Onehunga man met the finder of the note, and the latter, on hearing the explanation, immediately returned it to the owner.

By bringing them into direct touch with London twice daily, wireless promises to revolutionise at least eight, and probably more, of the leading provincial daily newspapers in New South Wales (reports our correspondent). It will be easily the most important move in the history of provincial journalism in Australia. That the scheme will be a success is almost beyond question, for it has at the back of it no less a figure in the country press than Mr T. M. Shakespeare, M.L.C., who is establishing the first daily newspaper at the Federp’ Capital. The proposal is to install Morse wireless receiving machines, by means of which it will bo possible to tune in, not only to Sydney, but to the big British and American stations that send out news. The man in the country will bo as well supplied with news, on the spot, as the city man.

His Honor Mr Justice Sim has granted probate in connection with the following deceased estates:—Alexander Grant, Duntroon (Mr A. Hamilton); Hannah Martha Mosley, Inch-Clutha (Mr It. R. Grigor); Alexander Allen, Dunedin (Mr C. J. Payne); Mary Francis Thompson, Middlemarch (Mr D. Ramsay); Catherine Sliennan Charters, Mosgiel (Mr A. A. Finch); John M‘Leary, Brighton (Mr W R. Brugh); James Allan, Dunedin (Mr C. L. Calvert); Humphrey Edward Dillon Moynihan, Ngapuna (M r A. G. Neill); Charles Fynmore, Dunedin (Mr A. Sinclair); David Hughes, Portobollo (Mr J. Lang); Maria Swete, South Dunedin (Mr G. Gallaway); Eleanora Brown Sawell, Mornington (Mr A. O. Stephens); James Stewart, Carisbrook (Mr E. Aslin); Agnes M’Diarmid, Dunedin (Mr J. S. Sinclair); George M‘Donald, Pukehiki (Mr J. A. Sim). Letters of administration were granted in connection with the following estates Sarah Reeves, Milton (Mr S. C. Marshall); and Florence LiLy Ilawley, Eamscleugh (Mr W. A. Bodkin). •