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Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 November 1915, Page 4

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FOll READV REFERENCE. HINTS TO TRAVELLERS IN OPEN COUNTRY. If unknown ground is to be traversed and a long day's journey lies before you, bo carel'ul to make ail early start ' in the morning, ascertain loading directions before starting, and be certain to understand tiiein thoroughly, as time thus spent is nob lost on a long day's journey. Should you lose your way, and know of any habitation withm reach, a mile or two is not lost n making enquiries there regarding your road. Never travel without matches. .Never take a snort cut over swampy or unknown ground. Always follow sheep or cattlo tracks in the direction for which you are making. It overtaken by fog, snould you know a point guide yourself by it, and embrace every chance ol a clearance of tlie hying mist, iiowover slight, to tiiscern a known object to guide your path. Should you miss track, return at once without fail td the point at which you lost it, and make a i'resk start on tiio right track. 11 compelled to camp out overnight, choose a sheltered spot oelore darkness sets in, giving yoursell • sufficient tithe to complete all possible arrangements lor personal comfort under such untoward oircuinslances in the way of gathering lire material, grass ror bed, which place in rear of a flax bush. If raining, tie the ends of the llax to tussocks around, so as to iroin a gentle awning to cover the body and throw the rain off. This, with, tussocks to lill up the . gaps in the flax covering, will make I not such uncomfortable' quarters for the night as many suppose. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS. Euiployois are made responsible tor accident Lo workmen under certain conditions. Limit of liability whore death results, £50, but nothing in Act to affect employers' ordinary civil liability, n here total or partial incapacity for work results from the injury, compensation to bo a weekly payment not less than £1 a week, aud total liability oi employer not to exceed £500. An employer not to ho liable in respect ol an injury which is proved to bo directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the workw, &TAMP DUTIES. Agreement ol Memorandum of Agreements, is; with letters, otc., attached, I 2s (id. Appraisement, ol Valuation where the ' amount does not exceed £20, Is.; exceed £20, does not exceed £50, 2s lid, exceeu £50, does not exceed £100, os; exceed £100, 15s; exceed £500, 20s. An aid, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds Jt;1000, 355. Bills of Exchange.—On demand, id.; otherwise than on demand, il running jungly, ior any amount/ not exceeding xou, is; every additional £50 or part ~ul JtoU, is.; ii : drawn in a set, sucii sum upon each biJi oi tlie set as to maKo up Ike same duty as it a single Lull uOiO urawn ior the amount. Conveyance.--Conveyance on sale: l'or every JUSO or part oi £50 ol tno amount oi the consideration ior saw. is (id. Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably u'ausieired' to or vested in any person ior a nominal LoiiftiUcrulion or whom no consideration passes, lor every £50 or part oi J-uU ul tne amount or value oi the property com - eyed or translerred or assessed under - 'lhe I'roperty -assessment Act, lOrf.j,' or any -id amending the vaino at tne date when such instrument taKOi. cUect, is Ud. i'romissory Notes.—rayment on ueJ maud, Id. l'ayable otherwise than on demand: l'or every sum not exceeding (ju,; exceeding £25 and noi exceeding J-SU, is.; every additional JUSO or part ol £00, Is. j JL>upiieate or counterpart ol any instrument chargeable wttn duty, whury tsueii uuuy Uoes not amount to ils od., the same duties as the original instrument; in any other case, 2s Od. Land Transfers.—uenorally speaking, the same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance. -Foreclosure order, 10s, Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way of premium ; Where rent does not exceed £o0 2s Od,; for every additional £50 or part ol' £50, 2s 6d. For any instrument alfeoting a partition oi lands upon any consideration exceeding £100 by way of equality, rUs UNCLAIMED MONEYS Every company (including banks, lii'o insurance offices, and hrma acting as agents or private bankers for individuals or companies) must yearly register all unclaimed moneys in the colony in au account which has not been opor ated on for six or more years j such aegister to be open ior inspection tn 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 of sucih noted is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTURE. Ailsa Craig, if of a good strain, in, the best of the large Borts—a shape''j, cU an-looking bulb, and keeps longer than the Roccas. Brown Globe, Gulden Gldbe, James's Keeping, and Brow n Spanish aire all excellent late keepers None of the white-skinned are worth growing, except for pickling. Pickling-onions are obtained by sowing

seed of White Queen or some sort, about the middle of •November. The soil should be poor, and made linn; &ow thickly, and do not thin the plants, WORKERS' DWELLINGS. Borough Councils are empowered by Iho Municipal Corporations Act to erect for the occupation of workers employed or resident in boroughs any buildings suitable ior workers' dwellings, or may acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render theon suitable for the same purpose, the letting to be in the hands of the Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Councils are further empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The section provides that a Council may (1) let 'land to a worker for the purpose of erecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance money to 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. Provision is made for the repayment of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money by instalments. THE FENCING ACT. ERECTION OF 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 adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient fence 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 u practicable, continuous throughout its length. THE RULES OF THE JttOAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are jure to go right, If you turn to the ripht you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou shojld steer, On the left- should bo left enough of clear space Foi the people .vho 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, not exceeding 40s; in th eense of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33' and 31 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Rank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets ot the bank of issue ("Rank Note Issue Act, 1893 " TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z MEAN TIME.

LAVING DOWN A LAWN When it is desired to form a la,vu, the ground sboiild bo trenched aa directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can be prepared in March, a so a ion u:ay be • gained b) sowing the seed during that mouth ; the surface must bo thoroughly pulverised .'ml trodden down firmly. The following is a - good mixture, il procurable:— Cresti"? Dog-tail, 21 be; Fostuca tenuifolia, 41bs; Festuca dnniscula, 21bs, Lolium tenuifolia perenne, ' 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor.. 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and Sempervirons libs of eacTi. This mixture will *uffico for half an acre, and will form ;i very good lawn, and if kept cut close answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also be ami from any seedsman. fc'ome of our native poas and other grasses would auswer admirably lor lawn purposes. It the ground is of a retentive nataro,. sowing the sty'ds should be deferred til! August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some irofer the scythe for the first time of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives oi the mower. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC. All trespassing cattle may be itn pounded by the occupier of the land on which they are trespassing; but in the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or (or giving notice of the detention of *uch. cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. BEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. tfarley, 2i to Zj bushels; beams, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, Bto 12 lbs; clover, L-, to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 <'bs; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (tuniipiooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs-, linseed, for flax, 2J bushels; liiiseed, for seed, 1J busbals; 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 pat; rye, 2J to 8 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 8 lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lbs; wheat. 2i to 2J bushels.

SKIN IRRITATION Keeps Thousands Awake.--Makes Lite A -MIS ERA. liver have any irritation of the skim 7 Tliere are many forms 01 it. Piles, obstinate to cure. Eczema, just as bad and just as iiard to cure. jjiiu Doan's Ointment is unequalled for every irritating skin trouble. No irritation ol tlie skin can resist ite healing, soothing iniluen.ee. Every reader of this article suffers or. has at some time fullered with tormenting skin irritation, and it may return at any Lime. JDoau's Ointment will prove its worth.. Head this case Mrs J. S. spencer, 3-1 Church istroet, Palnierston .North, says:—"Some time ago nasty sores came on my boy's legs, and they spread so rapidly that 1 got very alarmed, as i felt more serious trouble would develop. i was advised to use Doan's Ointment, and alter applying it regularly lor a week or so, the sores disappeared altogether. Dean's Ointment is very rapid in liealing and soothing as well." Fourteen years later .Mrs Spencer eoulinus the above statement"Doan's Ointment cured my son lourteen years ago and the cure still holds good. We have great faith in this remedy, and a.l- - recommend it for similar troubles." Doan's Ointment is soothing and healing and will not injure the most delicate skin. Then don't delay, get this most wonderful remedy to-day, il you have any form of shin trouble. Doan's Ointment is isold by ali chemists and .storekeepers at 3s per pot, or nil J or posted on receipt of price by Foster AieClellan, l'itt-street, Sydney. But, bo sure you get Down's

As compared with — Adelaide 10 0 a.m Aden 8 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Berlin 1 23 i m Berne 1 0 a-ni Bombay 5 21 a m Boeton 7 4G p m BrindLsi 1 42 a rn. Brisbane 10 30 a ui Brussels '. . . 0 24 t ui