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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 October 1915, Page 4

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J FOR READY REFERENCE. | THE FENCING ACT. ; ERECTION OP 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 adjoiniug lands not divided by a sufficient fence are liable bo join in or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oetween such lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boun-

dary line. But no occupier is liabie lo contribute to any fence which is not, u far u practicable, ooaiinaoß3 throughout its length. TEE RULES OF THE ROAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox -j quite; :i For in driving your carriage along, !: 11 you bear to the left you are juro to go right, ) If yoa turn to the ripht you go wrong. But in walking the streota 'tis a different case; To the right it is right won should i steer, On the left should bo loft enough of i clear space Foi the people vbo wish to walk there. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC. All trespassing cattle may ho im pouuded by the occupier of the land on which tbey are trespassing; but m the case- of unfeneed land, the occu pier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or •or giving notice of the detention of such cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a laaij, file ground should be trenched aa directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can be prepared in March, a season nay be gained by sowing the grass sped during that'month; the surfaco must be thoroughly pulverised -ind trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, ii procurable:— Crested Dog-tail. 2lb"s; I'Ystuca tenuifolia, 41bs; Festuea duruscula, 21bs; Lolium tonuifolia perenue, 201bs; I White clover ,21 bs; Trifolium minor, 'Bibs; I'oa Nemoralis and Sempervirens libs of each. This mixture will 'uf- | lice for half an acre, and will form a ! very good lawn, and if kept cut close answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also bo nad from any .seedsman. Some of our native poas and other grasses would answer admirably. tor lawn purposes, il the ground is of a retentive natare, sowing the seeds should ue deferred till August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some ureter the scythe for the first timo of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives ot the mower. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. liarley, 2J to 22 bushels; beams, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to Uansplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, L. «j 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 Lo 21 bs; do. for single-lino fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs, linseed, for flax, 2| bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J bushels, 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 put; rye, 2J to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth less), 2 to 2i bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 hushels; tares, winter, 2J bushels; do., spring, 2 to 2i bushels; trifolium incarnatum, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lbs; wheat. 2J to 2J bushels. LEGAL TENDER, Teuder of inonew may legally bo 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 34 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes arc now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets of the hank of issue ("Bank Note Issue' Act, 1893 "' TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON NZ. MEAN TIME. As compared with— Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Aden 3 31 a.m. Alexandria. 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam 0 <50 a.m. Berlin 1 23 am. Berne 1 0 a.m. Bombay 5 21 a.m. Boston ... ... ... 746 pm. Brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane 10 30 am. Brussels 6 24 *m. STRIKING ROSE CUTTINGS. An important element of success h strikikng rose cuttings in summer h keeping them perfectly fresh—i.e, they must be just as fresh when placed in the soil as when cut from the trees; >n fact, the work can not be dono 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 esentia) of perfect freshness 'jar be maintained when the uumher of cuttings is limited.