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Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 September 1915, Page 4

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4 FOR READY REFERENCE. THE FENCING ACT. 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 (®.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient fence are liaDle to join in or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oetween such lauds, although such fence way not extend along the whole boundary line. But no ooeupier is liable to contribute to any fence which is not, u far as practicable, eoniinnoas tlixoughout ite length. THE RULES OF THE WO AD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are dure to go right, If you turn to the right you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different cose; To the right it is right wou should ! steer, j On the left should b« left »nouKh of ! olear spaoe | For fhei people vho wish to walk there.

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ErC. All trespassing cattle may bo iin pounded by the occupier of the land on which they are trespassing; but m the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or tor giving notice of the detention of suchi cattle, as provided .in the Second Schedule. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a lawn, the groiiud should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can be prepared in March, a season may be gained by sowing the grass seed during that month; the surface must be thoroughly pulverised <md trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21Bs; Festuca tenuifolia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; .Lolium tenuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and Sempervirens 41bs of each. This mixture will 'uffico for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and if kept cu't close answers most 6oils. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also be nad from any seedsman. Some of our native poas and other grasses would answer admirably tor lawn purposes. 11 the ground is of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds should De deferred til) August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some prefer the scythe for the first time ot cutting. Roll previous to mowi/ig; this will save the knives ot the inoivar. JsEISDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Parley, 2J to bushels; beans, 2 to 21 bushels; buckwheat, or brank, li bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, co 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs; do. for single-line fencing, to sow ono mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs > linseed, for flax, 21 bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J bushols, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushels; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pnt; rye, 2J to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth less), 2 t«o 2J bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2J bushels; do., spring, 2 to 2J bushels; trifoliunn incarnatum, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lbs; wheat. 2i to 2J bushels. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may legally bo made—in the cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in tb 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 are still a first charge on the assets ot the bank of issue ("Bank Note Issue Act, 1893 " TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z. MEAN TIME.

As compared with— Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Aden 8 81 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Berlin 1 23 a.m. Barne 1 0 a.m. Bombay 5 21 a.m. Boston 7 46 pm. Brindisi 1 42 a ni. Brisbane 10 30 a tn. Brussels 6 24 *m. STRIKING HOSE CUTTINGS: An important element of success it strikikng rose cuttnigs in summer is keeping them perfectly fresh-i.e, they must be juet as fresh when placed 1 in the soil as when cut from the trees; •n fact, the work can not be 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 'jar be maintained when the number of' cuttings is limited. ■■WW—