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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 November 1915, Page 4

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. FO.Lt READY Ri'IKEKENUti, IJ IiNTS TO TRAVELLERS li\ OPEiN COUiNTRI'. J 11 unknown grouud is to bo traversed and a Jong day's journey lies before | you, be cuteiul to wake au early start I ia tlio morning, ascertain leading diroalioiKi beioro starting, and bo cermin to understand tliom thoroughly, us tuiio thus fcpent is not lost on a long day'* jourucy. Should you lose your way, and know ol any habitation within reach, a milts or two is not lost n making emi'iiiics there regarding vour road. Aover travel without matches, .Never take a siiort eut over swampy yr uukuown ground. Always follow sheep or cattle tracks iu the direction lor which you are making. .11 overtaken by log, suuuld you know a point guide yourself by it, and embrace every chance ol a clearance ot the Hying mist, however slight, to discern a knonn object to guide your path. Should you miss truck, return at once without/ fail ij tho point at which you lotst it, and make a fresh start mu the right track,. il compelled to camp out overnight, choose a sheltered spot Ueiore darkne&j sets in, giving youxsell sufficient time to complete all possible arrangements lor personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way of gatnering hre material, grass lor bed, which place in rear of a llax bush. if raining, tic the ends ot the flax to tussocks around, so as to troni a gentle awning to cover the body and throw Ihe ram oil. This, with tussocks to iill up ihe gaps iu the Has covering, will make not such uiuconilortable quarters lor the night as many suppose.

\YOIUvMJh)iVS COM i J E A(a A'i'lUN J/Ult xVOCiUEiS'TS. Employers arc made responsible tor acc-ideii i, u> workmen under cor Lain conditions. Limit of liability where death Jt'GU, but nothing in Act to ailed ordinary civil liability. Where total or partial incapacity for work reniilus from the mjury, compensation to be a weekly payment not ie&s than JUI a neck, and total liability ol employer not to exceed £DOO. An employer not to bo liable in respect ol an injury unich ib proved to bo directly attributable to the serious ami wilful liji.seou'iuoL oi the workur. is'l'AMl' UU'iilSS. Agreement ol Alemorandum of Agreement, is; with letters, etc., .attached, 2s (3d. Appraisement ol Valuation ttliere the amount uoes not exceed Is.; exceed .1-0, does Hot exceed £00, 2t> Ud, exceed JUoO, Unco not exceed £11)0, os; exceed ..L LOO, lOs; exceed £600, 20s. An aid, baioe afa Valuations, except e\Ci:uiii jluUO but not J~ 1000, JOii, exceeds i-iuoo, Jos. I>i k. oi Lxcimugtv -Un demand, id.; otUetwi.'-w lira].i on demand, il tunning lor any amount not exceeding w.», U; e\er.y additional £i) 0 of pai't iu JJoU, j.i. ; il liiaivu in a set, Mieii .•linn upon each b'ii ol Hie t>et as to make up Qic same uuty at> il a single bill ueie uiaun lor Uie amount. Ciiii vey<iuce. —Conveyance oil 'jalc : Jul r\e)y t'oO oi- part oi JtiU oi tuo amount ol the eoi'iiidorutuiu lor sale <".> dd. All} iiiotruuioiit vvlieiebv any property i.s legally or oyukubiy transferred to oi ve.bU'u in any person lor a. nominal ciiii.Miieration or itlieic no cOii&iileJt'Utloii |ja..<bet., lor wery J-oU or part oj XoU •ji Mie amount or value oi the property ijo'u> eyed or tumsioried or aosessed under "Ihe I'roperty A<s»u»meul Act, or any .ml amending the same at me dale u bcu ijiieh tidier i.lli ct, i.-j Ud. .No tea. i'aymeut ou dej maud, Id. l ; ayubie otherwise than .ui i demand : i»'or every sum not exceeding Ji-y, od,; exceeding .C 26 and uoi exceeding J-uO, is.; every additional t'uO or part of £00, lb. .Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, wliera such duty does, not amount to i!s Ud., the same duties si& the original iustru-

men I; in any utiiei' case, 2s Oil, Laud Transleia.—UuiiuritJly speaking, lite same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance. I 1 oiecloaure order, lUs. or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way oi yroutiuui: Where rent does not exceed £od 2s (jd, ; l'or every additional £50 or part of £50, 2s 6d. 1/or any instrument ahoetmg a partitiou ot lauds upon any consideration exceeding £100 by ft'ay of equality, xO^ U NOLAIAiED MONEYS Every company (including banks, liio iiiburanco offices, and lirms acting as agents or private bankers i'or individuals oi - companies) rnuat yearly register all unci aimed moneys in the colony in an account which has not been opor ated on for six or more years; such register to be open lor inspection u; payment of a fee; register to be published in the New Zealand Govern'nem Gazette annually; notice to be sent to last known address of person in whose name money stands; and money not claimed within two years ol auoh notice is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer.

ONION CO J/JURIS. Ailt>a Craig, it of a good strain, <s, the host, of the large sorts—a shape j. clt an-looking bulb, and keeps longer than l;he Roccas. Brown Globe, 0.-!-<ieu Globe, James's Keeping, and Brov< n Spanish are all excellent late keeper* None of hhe whjte-akinned va.-;al_io« are woiih growing, except for pickling. Pickling-onions are obtained by Rowing

seed of Wihite Queen or some sort, about tho middle of iMovoinoer. The soil should be poor, and uiade iirai; sow thickly, and do not thin tho-plants, ... WORKERS' DWELLiiNGfcj. .Borough Councils are empowered by Iho Municipal Corporations Act to erect for 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 tho samo purpose, tho letting to be in the hands of the Council. 13y 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 ihim to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon j (3) sell to a worker any separate worker's dwelling. Provision is made lor the ropaymeut of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money by instalments. TEE FENCING ACL'. ERECTION OF FENCES, A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule !8 a sufficient 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 ol a fence between such lands, although Buch fonce may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which is not, m fax as praotieable, oootinnoas throughout its length.

THE RULES OF THE riOAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, if you bear to the loft you are jure to go right, If yon turn to the ripbt you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou shoald steer, , On the lefi should bo left enough of clear space Foi the people vho wish to walk there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of nionow may legally be made—in the ens eof bronze coins, for nny amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not exceeding 10s; in th ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coincd prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33' and 34 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, ajid Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a lirst , charge on the assets ol the bank oi issue ("Bank Note Issue Act, 1891! TWISLVU O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z. MEAN TIMK. As ennmured with —

LAVING DOWN A LAWN. When it is d wired 1.0 lorm a la.vu. Ilii! ground should be trenched as directed for tho vegetable garden i»ny Limn (luring the auLumn. If the plot can bo i»topa/<vl in March, ;i scmon may bo gained by sowing tho ,';n.ss seed during that month ; tho surface must lio . thoroughly pulverise l ! «uu( trodden down firmly. Tho following is a good mixture, il procurable :- Crested Dog-tail, 2lbfi; Fcstuca teuuifolia, 41bs; Festtica duruscula, 21bs, Lolitim teuuiiolin perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trii'olium minor. 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and Semporvire'is Übtf of each. Thm mixture will "-uflice for half an aero, and will form a very good lawn, and i? kept cu't dose answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying down lawus may also be aad from any seedsman. Homo of • our i native poas and other grasses would answer admirably lor lawn purposes, li the ground is of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds should be deferred til) August. Commence to cut as aoon as the machine will act. Sonic prefer the scythe for tho first timo of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives ot the mower. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC. All trespassing cattle may he im pounded by the occupier of the land on which they are trespassing; but lti the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or loi giving notice of tho detention of vich cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. riarley, '21 to Sf bushels; beans, 2 to bushels; buckwheat, or brauk, U bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, I lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, Bto 12 lbs; clover, ■to 17 lbs; I'urze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 ; bs; do. for single-line (oncing, to bow one

milo; It to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turfliplooled cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs, linseed, for flax, 21 bushels; linseed, for seed, 11 buslials; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold ivurtzej, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushels; parsnip, 10 lbs; iape or oole, 1 pat; rye, 2| to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth lees), % to 2J bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 21 bushels; do., spring, 2 to 21 bushels; trifolium incarnatum, 14 lbs; turnip, 2 to 8 lbs; turnip stubble, i lbs; wheat- 2i to bushel*.

a,- coinjmitMi nun — Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Aden 3 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam l> »■'»• Herlin 1 2 ;J - 1 »' Home I 0 si.m Bora bay f) 21 n m. j Uo3<on . . 7 K> p in. HriinliM ...' • ■ 1 '12 a i". Hrifiban*) 10 30 a m. Hrnesols • 6 2t -« in