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Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 December 1915, Page 4

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9 Emi READY REi^ERENCE. HINTS TO TIUVELLEIIB IN OPEN COUNTRY. If unknown ground is to be traversed and a long day's journey lies before you, be careful to make an early start ia the inoming, ascertain leading directions before starting, and be certain to understand them thoroughly, as time thus spent is not lost on a long day's journey. Should you lose your way, uiid know of any habitation ivithiu reach, a mile or two is not lost a making enquiries there regai'ding v6u»" road. Never travel without matches. Never take a short cut over swampy or unknown ground. 1 Always, follow sheep or cattle tracks in the direction for which you are making. If overtaken by fog, Kiiould you know a point guide yourself by it, and embrace every chance of 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 tj the point at which you lost it, and make a, fresh start on the right track. \U compelled to oamp out overnight, cuooso a sheltered spot before darkne&s sets in, giving yourself sufficient time to complete all possible arrangements for personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way of gatiiering lire material, grass lor bod, which place in rear of a (iax bueh. If raining, tie the ends of the iiax to tussocks around, so as to from a gentle awning to cover the body and throw the rain off. This, with tussocks to fill up +.he gaps in the flax covering, will make not such uncomfortable quarters for the night as many suppose. WORKMEN'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 atlect employers' ordinary civil liability. Where total or partial incapacity for work results from tho injury, compensation to be a weekly payment not less than £1 a week, and total liability of employer not to exceed £500. An employer not to be liable in respect of an injury which k proved to be directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker.

STAMP DUTJLifiS. Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, Is; with letters, etc., attached, 2s 6d. Appraisement ol Valuation where tue amount does not exceed £20, Is.; exceed £20, does not exceed £50, 2s Gd; oxceed £50, does not exceed £100, as; exceed £100, 15s; exceed £500, 20s.

Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 35a.

Bills of Exchange—On demand, id.; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding £SU, Is; every additional £50 or part ut £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such swan upon each bill of the set as to make up the same duty as u a single bill were drawn for the amount. »

Conveyance—Conveyance on. sale: For ovevy £50 or part or £50 of tlio amount of the consideration for salo, 7s 6d.

Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred to ur vested in any person lor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for every £50 or part of £50 of tbe amount or value oi the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under "The Property Assessment Act, 1885," m any Act amending the «aaie at the date when suoh instrument takes effect, 7e 6d. . '

Promissory Notes.—Payment on demand, Id. Payable otherwise than on demand: For every sum not exceeding £25, 6d,; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, 19.; every additional £50 or part of £5.0, Is. Duplicate or counterpart of any jnstruinent chargeable with duty,; where such duty does not amount to 2s bd., the same duties as the original instrument ; in any other case, Is 6d. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, the same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance. Foreclosure order, 10s, Lease, or Agreement to Lease, witJ'out any consideration by way of premium : "Where rent does not exceed £50 2s 6d, j for every additional £60 or part of £50 r 2e 6d. Fox any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100 by way of equality, ite

UNCLAIMED MONEYS Every company (including banks, lit o insurance offices, and hrms acting as agents or private bankers for indivi'l uals 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 tar inspection d. ;payment~of a feej register to be p/iblished in the New Zealand Government Gazette annually; notice to be.seat to last known addres* of person in wbose name money stands; and money ;iot claimed within two years of such notLce is to be paid orer to the Colonial Treasurer.

ONION CULTURE. Ailsa Craig, if of a good strain, •», the best of the large eorte—a shape .v. ckan-looking bulb, and keeps lon^ r than the Roccas. Brown Globe, (Vlden Globe, James's Keeping, and Bron n Spanish are all excellent late keepers None of the white-ekinned, ruriaticd arc worth growing, except for pickling. Pickling-onibns are obtained by bo wing

seed of White Queen or some sort, about the middle of November. The soil should be poor, and made firm; ww thickly, and do not thin the plants.

WORKERS' DWELLINGS

Borough; Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporation/) 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 the same purpose, the lotting 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 eectiou ipuvides 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 ttie payment of advances and the,payment of purchase-money by instalments.

THE FENCING ACT. ERECTION OF FENOEB. A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a sufficient fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act (e.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 whioh ie not, M far is practicable, wniinoome throughout ite length.

THE RULES OF THE uOAD. The Rule of the Road- is a paradox quite, . For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are 4ure to go right, if you turn to the rij*ht you go wrong. , , But in walking the etreete 'tis a different case; To the right it Iβ right wou should eteer, On the left ehould bo left enough of olear space Foi the people /?ho wish to walk ' there.

LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may legally be made—in tHe cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Iβ; in the caee of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in th ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33' and 34 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets of tbe bank of issue ("Bank Note Issue Act, 1893 " TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z MEAN TIME. As compared with— Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Aden S SI a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Berlin 1 23 am. Berne ... 1 0 am. Bombay. 5 21 a.m. Boston 7 46 pm. Brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane 10 30 am. Brussels ... 6 24 * tn.

LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a la-rn, the ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If tho plot can be prepared in March, a seadon tray be gained by sowing the rcriss seed during that month ; the surface must be thoroughly piilvorisod .mil trodden down firuiij. l'he, following is a good mixture, ii procurable:— Crestt"! Dog-tail, 2lDfi; Kcstuca tenuitoiia, 4lbs; Festiica diiruscula, 21bs; Loliuin ■ teiiuifolia perenhe, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and Senipervirsus 41bs of eacFj. This mixture will uffice for half an acre, and will form n very good lawn, and t'F kept cut close answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also be nad from any eeedsinau. Some of our native poas and other grasses would answer admirably lor !awn purposes. If tho ground is of a retentive nat.ire, sowing the seeds should Do deferred till August. Commence to cut- as eioon as the machine will act. Some )refer the scythe for the " first time of culling. Roll previous to mowing; Utis will save the i'dives ol Die tnon'jr

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EIC. - All trespassing cattle maj be in pounded by the occupier of tho ianc? on which the} , are trespassing; but m ibe case of unfeuoed land, the occii p:er is uot entitled to ciaiiu an.r dan< ages except fees for, driving, or Uv giving übtiVe of the deteution of virli cattle, u& providtnl in the Second Schedule.

HEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AV ACRE. tfarley, 2J to V\ buehels; beana, 2 to 2{ bushels; buckwheat; or brank, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to tran*- ; plant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkga; p";rot in drills. 8 fco 12 lbs; clover, \. oo 17 3bs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 21. be; do. for single-line (cueing, to sow one < mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kchl rabi, (tnr.iiprooJed cabbage), to transplant, 1 .'b; do., drilled. 4 lbs, linseed, for flax,-2J : bushels; linseed, for seed, 1 J ! lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; dp., drilled, : 15 lbs; mustard, white. 1 pkt; mangold wMirtzcl, o lbs; oats, 3to i bushel?; parsnip. 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pst; rye, 2\ to 3 bushels; rye grass (if ; drilled, one-fourth lese), 2 to 21 bus- . hols; nainfoin, giant. 5 bushels; taree, wint-er, 2J btishels; do., spring, 2 to 21 bushels; trifoliura incarnatum, S4 ; Ik: turuip.,2 to 3 lbs; turcip etubbl«, i lbs; irboat- 2J to 2} ousbels.

WORDS FROM PALMERSTON I NORTH. When a Palmerstou citizen comes to the trout, tolling his iriends and newborns of his experience, you can rely on his sincerity. The statements of people residing in far away places, do not command your confidence. Home endorsement is the kind) that backs up JDoan'e Backache Kidney Pills. Such testimony is convincing. investigation proves it to be true. Below is a statement of a Palmerston North resident. No stronger proof of merit can be had.

Mr \j. Podgursky, Oollege and xsoj tanical Palmerston .North, eays: 1 "For eighteen months 1 nave had bat'K(aciie. The pain started in the nrsi place from lifting heavy stones when 1 wns working at the nanganui DreaKwater. I suppose 1 hurt my kidneys, at any rate I have suffered from these organs ever since. if 1 did any digging or work that required bending J would have to straighten myself tip every iew minutes, or i would nojfc - able to get up at all. 1 also suffered with headaches and giddiness, and my secretions were sometimes dark coloured and scalded. j. used a lot of remedies, plasters and liniments, and consulted doctors, but never got more than passing relief from the treatment. 1 saw AJoau's Backache llidney Pills advertised and got some at once. After 1 had. bottle 1 relt easier, ami from that time on x rapidly mended, until i was free oi all pain. This is u tip-top medicine for kidney troubles." Mrs Podgursky confirms the above ton years later.—"l am pleaeod to bring the above statement up to date, by telling you that my nusband nae been tree of every distressing symptom oi kidney trouble during the past ten years. That is the best of Doan s Backache Kidney Pills, they cure to stay cured." Have you backache, wea'K back, Jieatlaches, gravel, giddiness, urinary disorder, or any other of the numerous symptoms of kidney trouble r" If so, Doan's Backache Kidney I'nls will cure you, just as permanently as they cured Mr Podgursky. 'ITiey are sold by ail chemists and storeieepers at 3s per bottle (six bottles 16s 6dj or will be posted on receipt or price by FostorAlcUlellan Co., 76 Pitt-street, Sydney. liut bo sure you get DDAN'S. j