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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 November 1915, Page 4

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FOK READY ILKFKUJiNCJi. HINTS. TO TRAVELLERS ! liN Oi'EiS COUiNTM. ll unknown ground is to be traversed and a long day's journey lies before you, bo careiul to make an early start ia tho morning, ascertain leading daeutaona before starting, and bo certain to understand them thoroughly, as tuuo thus spent is not. lost on a iong day's journey. Should you lose your way, and know oi any habitation withiu reach, a mile or two is not lost n making enquiries there regarding vour road. Never travel without matches■ Nover take a snort cut over swainp-y or unknown ground. I Always ioliow siiecp or cattle tracks liu tile direction for which you are making. il overtaken by fog, suould you know a point guide yourself by it, aud eai- ' brace every chance oi a clearance ol tlio Hying wist, however slight, to discern a known object to guide your path. Should you miss.a track, return at onco without fail to tho point at whidi you lofcit it, and make a fresh start on tiie nght track. fl compelled to camp out overnight, cliooso a sheltered apot ucfore darkness sets in, giving yourselt sufficient time u> complete all potable arrangements lor personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way of gatn;ering lire material, grass lor bed, which yiiMM in rear of a. ilax uutkh. li rainnig, tie the ends ol the iiax to tussocKs around, so as to ironi a gentle awning to cover the body and tiirow tiie rain off. This, with tussocks to iill up f-he gaps iu tiie liax covering, will make not such uiicoiiif or table quarters lor tihe night as many suppose. WOItKAIEN'S OOiIf'EAiSATfOiN I' , Oil ACCIDEiNfS. Employeis are made responsible lor accident to workmen under certain conditions. Limit oi liability where death results, i'so, but nothing in Act to alloct employers' ordinary civil liability, where total or partial'incapacity lor work results from tho injury, compensation to be a weekly payment not less than J-l a neck, and total liability oi employer not to exceed £OUO. An employer not to uo liable iu respect ol an injury winch la proved to be directly atlnuU'tablo to the serious and willul misconduct ot the workw. STAMP DU'iIES. Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, is; with letters, etc., attached, (id. Appraisement ol Valuation where tUe amount does not exceed JWO, Is.; exceed jU-O, does not exceed JUuU, ito Ud, >.-xcceu £00, does not exceed £fUU, on; exceed JCIUO, io*; exceed JJSUU, 20s. ah aid, sumo as Valuations, except exceeds .LuUU but not JtiUUU, 2Us; exceeds JJIUUU, aOti. jJuis of Exciiange.—Un ueinand, id.; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, ior any amount not exceeding j-DUj its; every additional , ££iU or part of £61), is.; if drawn m a sot, sucu sum upon each bill ol the set us to make tip the same duty im 11 n siugle Dill uero urawn for uie amount. Conveyance Conveyance on sale: j. , or every X.oO uv part oi JCoU of Uie amount ol the consideration tor sale /& od. Any iustrunieut whereby diiy property is legally or equitably transferred to or vested in any person lor a nominal consideration or where no consideratlon parses, for every JJuU or part of XoO ol tiie amount or value oi the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under ''ihe Property Awiussment Act, xbtij,' or any Act amending the suiiiu at the date when such instrument takc& eUect, is Ud. i'j'oinissory Notes.— •Payment on deJ maud, Id. Payable otherwise than .-u demand: Eor ovi)iy sum not exceeding V2o, da,; exceeding JJ2o and not exceeding JUSU, is. ; every additional UuU or part of JLoU, id. Duplicate or counterpart of any •instrument chargeable with duty, tvhers siueh ciuLj- does not amount to 2n Ud., the t>aine duties as thu original iustrauient; in any other case, 2s (id. Land Transfers.—Ueneraily speakuiy, liie saiue dutios as would have been payable on a conveyance. Foreclosure order, IDs, Lease, or Agreement to Lojikc, with--out any consideration by way. of premium : Where rent does not exceed JjoO 2ti (id,; for every additional £50 or part of JUSU, 2s Ud. For any instrument affecting a partition of lauds upon any consideration exceeding £f(X) by way of equality, iUi UNCLAIMED MONEYS Every company (including banks, lifo iubiiranco offices, and hrms acting a 9 agents or private bankers for individuals or companies) mu3t yearly register all unclaimed moneys in the colony in au account which has not been opoi , ated on. for six or more years; such register to be open ior inspection en payment of a fee; register to be published in the New Zealand Govern'neu'u Gazette annually; notice to be sent to iast known address of person in whose name money stands; and money ;iot claimed within two years or Buch notice? is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTI/RE. Ailsa Craig, if of a good strain, ■*>, the best of the largo sorts—a shape 7, clt an-looking bulb, and keeps longer than the Rocoas. Brown Globe, Golden Globe, James's Keeping, and Brow 11 Spanish are all excellent late keepers. None of the white-skinned va.'isties are worth growing, except for pickling. Pickling-onions are obtained by sowing

seed of White Queen or some sort, about tho middle of .November. The soil should be poor, uud made linn; m> w thickly, and do not thin tho plants. WORKERS' I)WELLLN GS. Borough Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect lor the occupation of workers employed or resident in boroughs any buildings suitable for workers' dwellings, or may acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them suitable for Uio same purpose, tho letting to bo in the hands of the Council. liy section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, ldl'6, Councils are further empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The seciiou jjiovides that a Council may (1) lot land to a worker for , the purpose of eroding a worker's dwelling; (2) advance money to a worker to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon j (3) sell to a worker ii-uy separate worker's dwelling. Pro vision is made for tho repayment oi advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money by instalments. THE FENCING ACL'. ERECTIOiN OF FENCES. A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a sufficient fence within the meaning oi' tne 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 oetween 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, u far Sβ praotieable, oontinuoas throughout ite length. THE RULES OF THE xvOAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, if you bear to tho left you Ere jure to go right, If you turn to the you go wrong. Hut in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To tho right it \* rigbt won shoald etoer, On the left, should bo loft enough ol clear space Foj the people *ho wish to walk there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of nionew may legally. be made—in the cas oof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not oxcoeding 10s; in th ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (3tf ami 34 Vic. e. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are fstill a iirst charge on the assets oi the bank oi issue ("Bank Note 'Issue Act, 18 ( Jli TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON \ r 'A. MEAN TIME.

LAVING DOWN A LAWS'. When it us dewirud to form a la.vn, the ground should bo trenched aa directed for tho vegetable garden hiiv time during the autumn. If tho plot can be prepared in March, a season iray be gained by Rowing the seed during that month ; tho surface must be thoroughly pulvorised .md trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture l , ii procurable: — Crested Dog-tail, 211.u5; Kestuca teiiuifolia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 121 bs; Loliuni toiiuifolia poreiimj, 2Olbs; White clover ,'2l bs; Trifoliiim minor, 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and Sempervir»ns 'ilbs of eacfi. This mixture will ufh'co for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, ami if kept cut dose answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying ilonn lawns may also be aval from any seedsman. tiiniw of jur native poas and oUht grasses would answer admirably lor lawn purposes, if the ground is of a retentive nat.ne, sowing the sueds should be deferred till August. Comineuce to cut as soon as tho machine will act. So mo >refer the scythe for the first timo of cutting. Roll previous to niowi:ig; this will savo tho knives ot the mower. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EIO. All trespassing cattle may bo im pounded by the occupier of the land on which they are trespassing; but in the case of iinfencud land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages excepL fees for driving, ■ or Jor giving notice of the detention of such cattle, ae provided in the Second Schedule. tiEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. jtfarley, 21 to 2J bushels; beans, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brauk, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o-vrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, * . w 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 seed, 1J bushels; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzol, 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 2J bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2J bushels;, do., spring, 2 to 2J bushels; trifolium incarnatum, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lbs; wheat. 2J to 2j bushels.

As compared with- . Adelaide 10 I) a.m. Aden 3 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 am Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Berlin 1 23 :i m. Berne 1 0 »-'n Bombay 5 21 a m. Boston . . .. ... 7 46 p m. Brindisi 1 -12 a m. Brisbane 10 30 a m. Brussels 6 24 -i wi ■ ■- ■