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Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 August 1915, Page 4

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i FOR READY REFERENCE. j I THE FENCING ACT. j ERECTION OF FENCES. . A fence of any ; of, the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a .sufficient fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act (5.,7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient fence are liable to join in or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of ft fence between such lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liable :to contribute, to any fence which is not, as far as practicable, continuous throughout its length. THE RULES OF THE ROAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are <jure ; to go right, j If you turn to the right you go | wrong. _ i But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right won should steer, On the left should be left enough of clear space For the people who wish to walk there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of inonew may legally be made—in the cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not exceeding 10s; in th ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33' and 31 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and aro still a first charge on the assets of the bank of issue ("Bank Note Issue Act, 1893 " sec. 3).

STRIKING ROSE CUTTINGS. An importauv clement of success ii strikikng rose cuttnigs in summer i.s keeping them perfectly fresh—i.e, they must bo just as fresh when placed in the soil as when cut from the trees; ■ n fact, the work can not bo done too quickly. If once the cuttings shrivel —and they shrivel rapidly—few will grow; but if quite fresh, well selected, and rightly inserted,- tew will fail. ' This esential of perfect freshness '.ar be maintained when the number of cuttings is limited. . THE SEASONS. Autumn begins on March 21st; Winter on June 21st (the shortest day); Spring commences on September 23rd ; Summer on December 22nd (the longest day). IVom observations, extend iDg over a number of years, it appears that, on the averago, the hottest period is from the 21st to the 25th '.of .January, and the coldest from the '20th to the 24th of July. These <ier--1 iods, therefore, are the natural midsummer and midwinter. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC. All trespassing cattle may be impounded by the occupier of the land on which they are trespassing; but in the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages excopt fees for driving, or for giving notice of tlio detention of such cattle, a 6 provided in the Second j Schedule.

If the land is fenced, the occupier may claim the trespass rales provided if. i.V Second Schedule, or he may claim and sue for the amount of act'iaJ damage sustained. tmskJMiWjx ii WTTTiiran ON ADVERTISING Tho true test of advertising is tho effect it produces. A business notice in a paper that is not opened regularly obviously is of less uso than an advertisement in a paper that everyone reads. Tho Horowliemia Daily Chronicle is read by every settler in tho district. A big proportion of the farmers subscribe to it, and others seo it at their neighbours' houses or the creameries. The story of the transfer of it« news items to the steaks and chops is hen trovato but untrue, tho purveyors of joints and entrees use plain paper,, and preserve The Chronicle for future reference.. The townspeople all take The Chronicle; most of them from The Chronicle runner; a dozen or so from their neighbours' front gates. To our view this practice is reprehensible, but advertisers in The Chronicle gain extra publicity thereby, for Ihe regular subscribers always receive an extra copy when the first one does not reach the proper people. The local news is The Chronicle's speciality, and the citizens and settlers naturally \ seek this in the advertisements as well ( as in the records of social and general j happenings. In tho city new6paper3, with their eight or sixteen pages of minion type, an advertisement is buried; but in The Chronicle's four openiaced pages of leaded brevier tho business announcements catch tho oye of all who open the paper. It pays to advertise : the proof is to be tound in the various profitable and growing retail businesses of Levin. Many of The Chronicle's be6t customers for adverxi6ing~are spontaneous witnesses of this fact. Fair-priced, articles of good quality are the bedrock of success t'ul business, but the cqping-etona of profit is publicity. A seller of crayfish who covers his cart with tho tar- j paulin of concealment and exercises not his vocal organs gathers no pence. So, j too, the business man who shuns publicity has for his lot ihe sadness of profits curtailed, and the guerdon of moths and weevils — g—MMm