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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 November 1915, Page 4

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_ t _ FOR READY REFERENCE. f ■ _____ HINTS TO TRAVELLERS IN COUNTRY.' li unknown ground is to he traversed and a long day's journey lies before you, be careful to make an early start in the morning, ascertain leading directions before starting, and be certain to understand them thoroughly, ae time thus spent is not lost on* a long day's journey. Should you lose your way, and know, of any habitation withiu reach, a> mile or two: Iβ not lost -n making enquiries there regarding your road. Never travel without matches. Never take a short cut over swampy or unknown ground. Always follow sheep or cattle tracks in the direction for which you are making. If overtaken by fog, should you know a point guide yourself by it, and embrace every chance oi a clearance of the flying mist, however slight, to discern a known object to guide your path. Should you miss track, return at once, without fail; U the point at which you lost it, and make a fresh start on the right track. If compelled to oamp out overnight, choose a sheltered spot before darkness sets in, giving yourself sufficient time to complete all. possible arrangements ior personal comfort' under such untoward oircuinstances. in the way of gathering fire material, grass tor bed, which place in rear of a flax bush. If raming, tie the,ends of the tiax to tussocks around, so as to from a gentle awning to cover the body and throw tie rani j off. This, with tussocks to fill up the gaps in the flax covering, will make not such uncomfortable quarters for the night as many eupposy. WOIIK-ALBN'S COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS. Employers are made responsible for accident to workmen.under certain conditions, limit of liability where death results, £'50, but nothing in Act to affect employers' ordinary civil liability. Where total or partial incapacity for work results from the injury, compensation to bo a weekly payment not less than £1 a week, and total liability ol employer not to exceed £500. An employer not to be liable in respect of an , injury which is proved to be directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker, STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandum of Agree-

meut, Is; with letters, etc., attached 2s Gd. Appraisement of Valuation where thi amount does not exceed £20, Is.; ex ceed £20, does not exceed £50, 2s tid exceed £50, does not exceed £100, os exceed £100, 15s; exceed £500, 20s. r 0) Award, same, as Valuations, excep rs, exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; ex 38 ceeds £1000, 355. FL Jiills of Exchange.— Un demand, id. r e- otherwise than on demand, it ruuuinj id, singly, lor any amount not exceedinj itc £50, Ik; every additional £50 or par oi £50, Is.; ii drawn in a set, sucl ' sunn upon each bill of the set as to niak< up tie same duty .as ii a single hii ■m were drawn for the amount. (Jonveyauce—Conveyance on sale n- Por nvrn-y £50 or part oi £50 of tii< amount of the consideration fur sale 7s (id. Any instrument whereby any proper ty is legally or equitably transferred U * J or vested in any person tor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for every £50 or part of £51 of the amount or value oi the property conveyed or transfertred or assessed under "The Property Assessment Act, i 885," or any Act amending the same .9 at the date when such instrument take* effect, 7s Gd. Promissory Notes.—Payment on demand, Id. Payable otherwise than on demand: Por every sum not exceed- _ ing £25, 6d,; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, 1«.; every, additional £50 or part of £60, Is. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, where such duty does not amount to 2s tid., the same duties as the original instr lament ; in any other case, 2s dd. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, the same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance, foreclosure order, 10*. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way of premium : Where rent doe* not exceed £50 7 2s tid,; for every additional £50 pr part '' of £50, 2a 6d. ' Pot any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100 by ,waj of equality, iU* [ UNCLAIMED MONEYS 1 Every company (including banks, life insurance offices, and arms 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 oper ated on for six or more years; such register to be open lor inspection en payment of a fee; register to be published in the New Zetland Government Gazette annually; notice to be sent to last known address of person in whose name money stands; and money not claimed within two years of such., notice is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTURE. Ailsa Craig, if of a good strata, .6, the, best of the large sorts—a shape'y, ' olt an-looking bulb, and keeps longer ' than the Roocas. /Brown Globe, G.'l- ' den Globe, James's Keeping, and, Brow 11 ' Spanish are all excellent late kpepers J None of the white-skinned V4.*iatie» are * worth growing, except for pickling. Pickling-onions are obtained by solving • — : —iLj-j-i 1 ! .■..,. i, ~.. ,r—'' - v

seed of White Queen or some sort., aboil the middle of iSovemuer. Tko soil should be poor, and made firm; &ow thickly, and do not thin the jjlants, WORKERS , DWELLINGS. ■Borough Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect fox 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 the same purpose, tike 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 sectioii provides that a Council may (1) let land to a worker for the purpose of ejecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance money to a worker to enable Mm to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (3) eell to a worker aoiy separate worker's dwelling, y 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 (6.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient fence are liable to join in or contribute in equal pro- , portions to the erection of a fence Dβtween such, lands, although Buck fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which ie not, m far ae preotie&ble, ooniinuosß throughout ite length. THE RULES OF THE aDAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are aure to go.right, If you turn, to the rijrfit you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou should steer, On the left should bo left enough of olear space JToi She people -vho wish to wali there. LEGAL TENDER. ) Tender of inonew may legally be

j ( made—in tile ens cof bronze coins, f( any amount not exceeding Is; in tl le caeo of silver coins, not exceeding 10$ s . in th ecase of gold coins for &i [ amount, unless coined prioi , to tl j. reigu of Queen Victoria (33" and c Vic. c. 10, eec. 4, and Royal Proclaim 3b tion 22, Nov., 1890). t _ Bank notes aru now loyal tender New Zealiind and are still a lir . charge on tho assets oi tlio bank ( '' iwue ("Mank Note Issue Act, 1893 TWKL\'E O'CLOCK AT NOON N '1 . h MEAN TIME. II As compared with — Adelaide 10 0 a.n ~ Aden 3 31 ft.ll Alexandria 2 28 a.n Amsterdam ... ... 0 50 a.n Berlin ... l 23 ait Berne 1 oan Bombay .5 21 a-r Buslon . . .."... 7 46 p u Brindisi 1 12 a n " Brisbane 10 30 a a .Brussels . . .. . . 6 21 •» m l " LAYING 3)o\V\' A LAWN. '> ---' _ Wlion it is dovssrod to tor;n a la.vu the ground should be trvnehed a directed for the regetable ganl«»u f».nj lima duriuK tlie auliimn. If tho plo can he prupni't><l in March, a scaio: n.ay be gained by eoiviiig tho 1 seed during tbat month ; the surfac< must be -thoroughly pulverised «uu troddon down firmly. The folloivinjj is a good mixture, if procurable:— 1 Crested Dog-tail, 2IUs; Festuca temw ' foiia, 4ibs; Festuca dumscula, 21hsj Loiiuni tennifclia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, ■ Bibs; Poa Netuoralis and Sempervirens 41bs of eacfi. This mixture \yiji face for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and i? kept otft close answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also be nad from any seedsman. Some of our native poas and other grasses would auswer admirably lor lawn purposes. If the ground is of a retentive natare, sowing the seeds should be deferred till August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some jrefer the scythe for the first time of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives ol the mower. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, BIC. All trespassing cattle maj bo im pounded by tho occupier ( ,f the [and on which they are trespassing; bui, m the case of 11 n fenced land, the occupier is not entitled to ciaim any damages except fees for driving, or h giving notice of the detention of v.ich cattle, ae provide! in the Second Schedule, tiEUDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACBE. tfarley, 2J to S| buehels; beane, 2 to 2J buahela; buckwheat, or brank, 1| bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, I. to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 :bs; do. for single-line (eucing, to sow one milo, 3 t« 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 2i buehels; linseed, for seed, 1J bushels; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold ivurtzel, 5 lbs; oate, 3 to i bushel?; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pat; rye, 2J to 8 bushels; rye grass" (if drilled, one-fourth less), i to 2J busbels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2} bushels; do., spring, 2 to Jj buehels; trifolimm incarnatum, 24 Iβ) turnip, 8 to 8 lbe; turnip etubble, I lb«; wheat. 2J to 2| buaheje.