WORKERS' DWELLINGS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 October 1915, Page 4

WORKERS' DWELLINGS.

* Lui'ough Councils aro empowered by Iho Municipal Uoi porations Act to creci Jor liio occupation ot woi'Korti einployea <>i reaiaent in boroughs any buildings buuaulo lor workers' dwellings, or may acquire buildings by purcniuse or otherwise, and render tliem suitable for the Siiniu purpose, Wic letting to be in t-iio lmiiUs of the Council. By section 52 of tlie Municipal Corporations AmendmenD Act, IUI3, OouneiK ;uo iurthor empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The section provides that a Council may (I) let land to a worker lor the purpose of erecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance money to a worker to enable Ibim to aoquiru land and build a worker's dwell- j ing thereon; (3) sell to a worker aoiy I separate worker's dwelling. Provision is made for the repayment of ad- ; vuncus and the payment of advances : and the payment of purchase-money by instalments. ; THE FENCING ACT. || ERECTION OF FENCES. j A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a eufiicient fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act (5.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient tence are liable to join in or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence betweeu such lands, although such foncG may not extend along .the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liabie to contribute to any fence which ifl not, as far as practicable, oomtinaoas ihioughout its length. THE RULES OF THE £i£>AD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, II you bear to the left you are -jure to go right, If you turu to the rif*lit you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou shoald steer, On Hie left should be left enough of clear space Foi the people ffho wish to walk there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may legally be made—in the cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, uot exceeding 40s; in tli ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33 and 34 Vic. (!. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamaiiun 2"2, Nov., 1890). Hank notes are now legal tender in Now Zealand and are still a first charge on tho assets ot the bank of iMsiiu ("Bank Note Issue Act, 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z. 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 a ni. Memo ••• I a.m. Bombay ... 5 21 a.m. Boston . . •• 7 46 pm. liritidisi ... • • • • 1 42 am. Brisbane ••• 10 30 am. Brussels ... . . 6 24 * oi. LAVING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a lawn, ihe groiind should be trenched as 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 seed during that month; the surface must be thoroughly pulverised and trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21176; Festuca tenuiioiia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; Lolium tonuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, Bibs; Poa Nemoralis and Sempervirens libs of each. This mixture will "uftice 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 be nad from any seedsman. Some of our native poaa and other grasses, would answer admirably lor lawn purposes. 11 the ground is of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds should bo deferred till August. Commence to cut as t>oon as the machine will act. Some oreter the scythe for the first time of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives ot the mo^ar.

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, El'C. All trespassing cattle may be impounded by tho occupier of tho land on which thoy aro trespassiug; but in the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not eutitled to ciaini any damages except fees for driving, or )or giving notice of the detention of such cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AS ACRE.

uarley, 2J to 2J bushels ;• beans, 2 to 2i bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1, So 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 be; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 2J bushels; linseed,' for 6eed, 1J bushals; 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 pit; rye, 2J to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth * less), 2 to 2J bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2$ bushels; do., spring, 2 to 2J bushels; trifoliuim incaruatum, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, i lbs; wheat. 2i to 2} bushels.