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Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 November 1915, Page 4

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EOE READI' REFERENCE. HINTS TO TRAVELLERS1N OPES COUiNTJLU'. It unknown ground is Lo bo traversed and a long day's journey lies bol'oro you, bo earelul to wake au early start in the morning, ascertain leading directions before starting, and bo certain to understand thorn thoroughly, us time thus spout is not lost ou a long day's journey. Should you lose your way, and know of any habitation within reach, a mile or two is not loat n making enquiries there regarding vour road. iNovor travel without watches Never take a snort cut over swampy or unknown ground. Always lollow sheep or cattle track-, in idio direction ior which you are making. 11 overtaken by log, bliuuld you know a point guide yourself by it, and omoracc every chance ol a clearance oi uio hying uiist, however alight, to uiseern a known object to guide your path. Should you miss track, return at once without [ail U the point at which you lost it, and make a fresh start -ui the ngbt track. 11 compelled to camp out overnight, chooso u sheltered spot net ore darkness seta in, giving youraoli suhieiont time u> complete ail possible arrangements ior personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way oi' gatnering hie material, grass ior bed, which place in rear ol' a flax bush. If raining," tie the ends ol the tlax to tussociio around, so as to lrom a gentle awning to cover the body and throw the ram oh. This, with tussocks to fill up the gaps in Uio flax covering, will malic not such uncomfortable quarters ior the night as many suppose, WORKMEN'S COMi'E.NSA'iTON EUR ACCIDENTS. Employois are made responsible lor accident to workmen under certain conditions. Limit oi liability where death results, £50, but nothing in Act to ailed employers' ordinary civil liability. Where total or partial incapacity lor work results from the injury, compensation to be a weekly payment not let., than £1 a week, and total liability oi employer not to exceed JIoUU. An employer not to be liable in respect ol an injury which is proved to be directly attributable to the serious and wilitil iniacouduct of the worliiu\ iST A Ml' Dli'liES. Agreement of Memorandum oi Agree- • incut, is; with iotteis, etc., attached. 2s ud. Appraisement ol Valuation where the amount does not exceed £21), Is.; "x----coed JC2O, does not exceed DSU, lis Lid, cxeccu JUoU, does not exceed £IUU, us; exceed JJIUU, 16s; exceed JUoUU, 2Us. Award, same as ■ \ aluationsj excepl exceeds 161)1) but not JJIUUU, 2Us; exceeds JL'IUUI), Jos. Jiula of Exchange. Un demand, id.; ouiciwii-A! than on demand, U running ;>.ngly, lor any amount not exceeding .l-M, lb; every additional UoU or par! ui JJeU, la.; li drawn in a set, siicu sum upon each bill ol the set as to make up the same uuiy as n a single mil v\eie urawn lor Uie amount. Luiueyance.•■■Conveyance on sum. i 1 or c\ory XoU or part or JUol) ol uio amount oi the consideration lor saio i a od. Anj instrument w hereby any property in legally or equitably traiioleireu to or Vtoii'd in any person lor a nominal coJi.siiicr.iHon or wheie no consideration parses, lor every jL'oU or part ol X'oo oi tuc amount or wiluc oi the property conveyed or transiorred or assessed under 'The f'ropcrty assessment .ict, i 660, or any .ict anieifding the -.aiuc at mo dale when such uistrunient takei, cUect, is Ud. I'jonnssoiy -Notes.■—rayinent on ucj niand, Id. I'ayabie otherwise than -a demand: lor every sum not exceeding JU2o, dd,; exceeding jL2o and not exceeding JJoU, rs.; every additional JJoO or part ol JJol), Is. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, whery fciich uui.y does uot amount to 2s ud., the same duties as the original instrument; in any other case, -a Od. Laud Traiisters.—ueuerally speaking, the same duties as would have been payable ou a conveyance. Foreclosure order, IDs. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way of premium ; Where rout docs uot exceed £uO Un od,; lor every additional £ol) or rjart oi jLoU, 2s (id. For any instrument afiectiug a partition oi lauds upon any consideration exceeding £100 by way of equality, iO,i UNCLAIMED MONEYS Every company (including banks, lii'j insurance oflices, and hrms acting as agenta or private bankers for individuals or companies) must yearly register all unclaimed moneys in the colony in an account which has not been opor ated on for six or more years; such [register to be open ior inspection m payment of a fee; register to be published in the New Zealand Government Gazette annually; notice to be seat to last known address of person in whose name money stands; and money not claimed within two years or such notify is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTURE. Ailsa Craig, it of a good strain, is, the best of the large sorts—a shape'?, cUan-lookhig bulb, and keeps loug;*r than the lloccas. .Brown Globe, Ovldon Globe, James's Keeping, and BroK n Spanish aire all excellent late keepers None of the white-skinned va/uUios are worth growing, except for piekJing. Pickling-onions are obtained by sowing