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  2. Correspondence

    Sir,—An article in an issue of the Sydney Mail just to hand prompts me to send you the following remarks on an all-important subject:—The present phase or outcome of the treatment of sewage, whether the result is in reference ...

    Article : 1,287 words
  3. Queries.

    [131.] Could some of your correspondents tell me the origin and meaning of the following well-known sayings:— "To find a mare's nest." "A feather in one's cap." "Pigs see the wind." "It was a regular goose-chase." ...

    Article : 218 words
  4. Replies to Queries.

    ENCLOSURE OF PADDOCKS.—The problem to enclose a piece of land by a 3-rail fence of 9-feet panels, to contain as many acres as rails in the fence, was invented by Mr. John Phillips, C.E., and was given to me by him with the ...

    Article : 2,769 words
  5. Answers to Correspondents.

    TRUTH.—We have forwarded your address to Stella, who, no doubt, will communicate with you. DISAPPOINTED.—You will see by last week's issue of the Mail that your letters have been duly forwarded to ...

    Article : 2,184 words
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