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Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 October 1915, Page 4

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I<OK REAIA' REFERENCE. ILLNTfcj TO TRAVELLERS ix\ OI'EN COINTRI'. it unknown ground is to be traveled -aud a. long day's journey lies lioluie you, be caroiul to maJie un early start iu the morning, ascertain loading dn ections before starting, and be cerium to understand them thoroughly, as mm thus spent is not lost on a long dayV journey. Should you lose your way. and know of any habitation within reach, a inilo or two is not loist u making enijujuies there regarding voui road. iNevor travel without nuitcuu; Never take a snort cut over swamp.t or unknown ground. Always lofiow siioep or cattle trutUin. tilio direction ior wiiicli you are making. it overtaken by fog, snould you knu>\ a point guide yourseii uy it, and embrace every chance oi a clearance ji the .Hying nii&t, nowever aligiu, to i.iicorn a .known object to guide your pain buoukl you miss a liaciv, return .it once without lail to the punit at uniui you lobt it, and uiuko a ire-sli atun ;i the ngut tracK. 11 compelled to camp uui overuigiu, choose a sueiteiod spot uoloro uanuicv. sets in, giving yoiuseli sulhcient tiuu> to complete all postsiUlc a-irangeincnio lor personal coniiort under suvn uiu-o-waru oiicunuiianceia in uic \\as oi g/iuieriug hre material, gi'atii ior bud, wnicn place in rear of u flux inicii. 11 raming, tie the ends ol the mix iu Lusbncivi around, so as to irom a gentle aniuu,:, W cover the body and throw ilie iam off. Thia, with tussocks to nil up iiu gaps in Uie Max covering, uill maKc not such UiUconiiortablo quarters lur the night as many supposu.

WORKMEN 'S CUJiI'EA.SA'IJU.N t'Uil

ACULUUMfci

Employers are made responsible loi a-ccideut to worlnuon under certain conditious. Limit ol liability where deaiii results, JUSO, but notlmig in Act to ailect employers' ordinaiy civil liability. Where total or partial incapacity i«>i worJi results from the injury, sation to bu a weekly payment uui than il ix week, and total liability ■■.'• employer not to exceed J-uUU. An employer not to oe liable in rcspeci «.u an injury whidi it; proved to be uircctiy attributable to the serious and niiiui misconduct of the wori£«\ STAAli'DU'llliS. Agreement of 31emoranduni oi Agreement, Is; with fetters, etc., atlacneu, 23 Ud. Appraisement ol \aiuatioii u'herc Uic amount does not exceed JL-U, i^.; "N.ceed £20, does not exceed JL'ijO, -k Oα, exceed JUoO, does not exceed Jbiui, ■->■:■ , exceed JUiUO, los; exceed J.OUO, -U.>. Award, i>amc as \ aiuaiiouo/ exceiu exceeus JtoUO but not xluOU, Jos; ■■- coeds JUIUOU, \iba. JJnls oi Ji.xcnange.'— Uii Uemaiul, jU. . othorwuse than on demand, n singly, lur any amount not JL'uU, la; every additional X.ol> ur o.n. ol £60, Is.; ii drawn in a hct,, .-uvu sii'm upon each bill ol me act as i<) iii.u><. up the same uuty acj n a single ■>■>; were drawn for me amount. Conveyance.—conveyance on -a;.. iiov every JJjO or part oi £,oi) oi ui-. amount oi the coiibiuciaiiun lot , oai--ia (id. Any instrument whcrcijy any piojie.' ty is legally or uu.unaoiy uiuioiciicii .•,, or veiled in any person ioi a nuiuina. consideration or uiicic no coiioiuera. ion passes , , lor ovuiy i-uii oi p.nt "i u->-j ui tiie amount or value m mo piup.ji'ij conveyed or tran»ien'eU or aobcs>i:d under "lhe Property *vj;SLt>oiiieiit Aci, latij,' , or any .vet amending me jann. uh tue dale unen liucii instrument ellect, is lid. i'roniissory Aotea. - laynieiii on u.: XJiand, Id. Payable oilieiui.iv lliau a demand: i'or every i,um not amain;j k'lb, Od,; exceeding X~L> anu ii exceeding JCoi), is. ; every adaitiohai £<jO or part ol JU6O, Its. Duplicate or counterpart ui any mstrument chargeable witn duty, wiierc euch duty does not amount t-o Js uu., the samo duties as Lbo original instrument; in any oUier case, -a od Land Transfers.—Generally the same duties a«> would have been payable on a conveyance Foreclosure order, 10a, Lease, or Agreement, to Loai>e, witU--1 out any consideration by way ol premium : Where rent does uot exceed LoO 2s Od,; for every additional JJ6D or pan of £50, 2e Od. For any instrument aflecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100 by way oi equality, *U> UNOLAJMifiU MOiNJfiLS Every company (inclmling banks, Iu ; ineurauce om'ces, ;md nrma acting a;; agents oi' private bankers lor individuals or companies) inuai yearly register all unclaimed moneys in tlio colony in an account which has not been ope , ated on for six or more years; such (register to be open ior inspection 11: payment of a fee; register to be p'lblislied in the New Zealand GovernPicis. Gazette annually; notice to be eout to laet known address of person in whose name money stands; and money ;.oi. claimed within two years oi such uoti/.-d is to be paid over to the Colonial TivusißJwr.

ONION CULTURE. Ailea--Craig, if of a good strain. '.», ■Ithe best «f the large sorts—a shape'y. «cltan-looldng bulb, and keeps lon»:>.--' 'than the Roccas. Brown Globe, 0.1-den den Cfltfbe, Jamee'e Keeping, and Brox n Hpanish are all excellent late keepers None of :fcbe wbite-ekinnod v».--.'tii>s me worth growing, except for piekliiiji. Picklimg-owions are obtained by unv.ng

seed of White Queen or some sort, about , tin; miildlo of' November. The soil hhoiild bo poor, and made firm; sow lluckly, und do not tliiu the plants. WORKERS' DWELLINGS. I i .Uoruugh Councils are empowered by Hit , Municipal Corporations Act to erect ior liio occupation of woritera employed 01 resident m borougbs any buildings aiiiiiiulo lor workers' dwellings, or nmy anjimo buildings by purcluuso or otherwise,, aud render them suitable lor fcho s;iHid purpwso, Wie letting to be in Uno hallux of the Council. .Uy .section l>2, of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Coun-.uil-s are author empowered in workers' dwellings. The section ,««■ H'idcs tbat a Council may (1) let land t>> a worker lor the purpose oi oroetm<, a workers dwelling j (2) advance money u> a worker to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (3) sell to a worker any separate worker's dwelling. Provie- j ion is made for the repayment of ad- I 1 vancea and the payment of advances :, and tlie payment of purchase-money by jj instalments. I

THE FENCING ACT

ERECTION OF FENCES

A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a euflicient fence withiu the meaning of the Fencing Act (e.7).

The occupiers ol adjoining lands not divided by a Bulheieut fence are liable U> join in or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oeiween suoh lauds, although such fence iuay not oxtend along the whole boundary line. Uut no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which ie not, s.B far es piAotieable, ooatinoous uJiony,hoiit its length. THE RULES OF THE *tf>AD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox ijuite; .lor iu driving your carnage along, If y<lll bear U> the left you are aure to go right, It you turn to the you go wron*. iUii in walking tht> streets 'tis a difl<MtMlt CUM 3; To the right it ia right wou should steer, On iliv left should bo left enough of clour space I'oi the people f/ho wish to walk there. LEGAL TENDER,. Tyudw of uiouew may .legally be inaiie Ju tlie cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the ra.sv (if silver coins, not exceeding 40a; in Ih wajso of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the ii'umi <>f Qiiueu Victoria (33 and 34 \ ic. c. ID, sou. 4, and Royal Proclamation ~'~\ Nov., 1890). Hank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a first diaij;e fjii Hio assets ol the bank of ■.-ism; ("liank Note Issue Act, 1893 " i-WI-.LVI , ; O'UIiWK AT NOON NZ. MEAJN TIME. A i compared with — Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Aden 3 81 a.m. Alexandria ... ■ ... 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Berlin '1 23 a in. Homo .. 1 0 a.m. Bombay .. 5 21 a.m. Morton .... 7 46 p.m. iiiiiuii.si 1 42 am. hi im'mmo 10 30 a ui. 6 24 « ui. LAVING DOWN A LAWN. When it ia desired to form a laivn, Hi*' (.'.round (should be trenched aa directed lor the vegetable garden any tnni! during ilie autumn. If the plot ran lit , prepared in March, a eeason iiiiy be gained by sowing the grass -ee<l during that month; the surface in mm, be thoroughly pulverised and trodden down firmly. The following i.-, a good mixture, if procurable:— treated Dog-tail, 2lb"s; Festuca teuuiiolia. -libs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; l/oliiim ti'iniii'olia perenne, 201bsj White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, rfllia; l'oa ±\emoralis and Sempervirens lllis of oiicfi. This mixture will lico lor half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and il kept cut close answers most Koils. Special mixtures fir laying down lawns may also be oad Iron! any seedsman. Bome of aur native puaa and other grasses would ;ii!Sw<T admirably lor lawn purposes. 11 the ground is of a retentive uatare, sowing the seeds should bo deferred till August. Commence to cut as soon a<, the machine will act. Some >>reier tlio scythe for the first time of riiU-ing. Roll previous to mowing; ()n;s will bavo the knives ol the mower.

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EIC,

All tieypawsiiig cattle may be impounded by Dm occupier of the land im wiiicii (hoy uro trespassing; but iu tlio case of iinfenced land, the occupier iK not. entitled to ciaim any damaj^.'.,, oxeopt fees foj , driving, or for. giving notieo of tlio detention of such cuttle, Uβ provided in the Second Schedule. riWUDti REQUIRED TO SOW. AN ACRE. liarley, '2i to 2J bushels; beane, 2 to ■J 4 IhikLoLs; buckwheat, or brank, 1J liiishols; cabbage (drumhead), to tvan*plani, 1 Hi; t-anary, 3 pkgs; ovrot i fl drillis, H to 12 lbs; clover, 1. to 17 lbs; lui/.e or goriso, for feed, 20 to 24 : bs; do. lor single-line fencing, to sow one mile. -I to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turnipruoted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled; d lbs-, liueeed, for flax, 2J burials; linseeJ, for eeed, 1J bushels; lueenie, broiidcfisfc, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurbsul, 5 lbs; oate, 3-to 4 bushels; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 purt; rye, 24 to 3 bushels; rye grasa (if drilled,- one-fourth less), 2 to 2i bueLols; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2i bushels; do., spring, 2 to 2J bushels; trifoliumi incarnatuni, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbe; turnip stubble, 4 lbs; wheat. 2i to 2i buohels.