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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 December 1915, Page 4

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FOR READY REFERENCE. HINTS TO v j IN OPEN COUNTRY. If unknown ground is to be ti'averssd and a long day's jouirney~lies before you, be careful to make an early ritart iii the morning, 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 youx , way, and know of any habitation withiu reach, a mile or two is not lost n making enquiries there regarding vour road.

Never travel without inatcheis. Never take a short cut over swampy or unknown ground. Always follow sheep or cattle tracks in the direction tor which you are making. If overtaken by fog, siiould you know 1 a point guide youreelf by it, and eml brace every chance ot 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 to the point at which you lost it, and make a frosh start on the right track. If compelled to camp out overnight, choose a sheltered spot before darkness sets in, giving yourself sufficient time to complete all possible arrangements for personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way of gathering fire material, grass tor bed, which place in rear of a flax bush. If raining, tie the ends of -the flax to tussocks around, so as to from a gentle awning to cover the body and throw the rain off. This, with tussocks to nil up ihe gaps in the flax covering, will make not such uncomfortable quarters for the night as many, suppose.

WORKMiEN'S COMPENSATION JfOtt ACCIDENTS. t 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 tor work results from the 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 ie proved to he directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker.

STAMP DUTIES, Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, Is; with letters, etc., attached, 2s (id. Appraisement ol Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; axcoed £20, does not exceed £50, 2e 6d, exceed £50, does not exceed £100, os; oxceed £100, 15s; exceed £500, 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355.

iiiils of Exchange.— Un demand, id.; otherwise thau on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding tuU, Ik; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such suan upon each bill of the set as to make up tho same duty ae it a single bill were drawn for the amount.

Uonveyunce.—Conveyance on bale: a'or every £5.0 oj , part ox £50 of tiio amount of the consideration for salo 7s 6'd. instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred to or vested iu auy person lor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for every £50 or part of £50 oi the amount or value ol the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under Property Assessment Act, 1885," w any Act amending the p &me at the date when such, instrument take& effect, 7e 6d. Promissory Notes.—.fayitieiit on dei#«nd, Id. Payable otherwise than I domand: Fox ei/'ery stun not exceeding £25, (id,; exceeding £25 and noc exceeding £50, Is. j every additional £50 or part of £60, Iβ. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, where such duty does not amount to 2s bd., the same duties as the original uient; in any other case, 2a 6d. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, the same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance. foreclosure order, 10a, Lease, or Agreement to Leaise", -without any consideration by inay of preuiiiun: Where rent does not exceed bod 2n 6d,; for every additional £50 or part of £50, 2s6d. For any inetrument affecting a partition of lands upon any (xmsidbration exceeding £100 by way of equality, xUi UNCLAIMED MONEYS 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 an account which has not been opor atod on for six or more years; such register to be oped tor inspection til payment of a feej register to be published in the New Zealand Government Gazette annually; notice to be sent to last known addresa of person in whose name money stands; and money not claimed -within two years of eaeb. notice is to be paid orer to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTURE-

Ailsa Craig, if of a good strain, ■», the best of the large sorts—a shape'y, clt an-looking bulb, and keeps long? 1' than the Roccas. Brown Globe, 0.1-den den Globe, James's Keeping, and Brov n Spanish are all excellent lata keepers None of the white-skinned wtatios are ■worth growing, except ior plokling. Pickling-onionß are obtained by sowing

seed of White Queen or some sort, about the middle of November. The soil should be poor, and made firm; &ow iniokly, and do not thin the plants. WORKERS' DWELLINGS. Borough Councils are empowered by the erect Ida , the occupation" of worii'ere 'employed ot- resident in boroughs any buildings suitable for workers' or inay acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them 'suitable for the sainie purpose, tile' letting to be in the hands of the Council. By section b£ of the Municipal Corporations AmonSibent Act, 1913, Councils are further empowered, iniregard to worker's' 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. Provieion is made for the repayment of advances and ttie payment of advances and the payment of by instalments. THE FENCING ACT. ERECTION OF FENCES. A fence of any of-ihe kinds mentioned iu the Second Schedule is a eufficient fence within the meaning of the Fencing' Act (e.7).

The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a siifficient fence are liable to join in or contribute in equal proportions to the'erection of a fence between such lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which Lβ not, u far m preotieibio, ooaiinaoiß throughout ite leiigth. THE OF THE iIOAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are <iure

to go right, If yon tarn to the ri#ht you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tie a different case; To the right it is right wou should flteer, On the left should bo left enough of dear space Foi the people ffho wish to walk there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may legally bo made—in the cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in th ecase of gold coins for any ainount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33' and 3J Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamatiou 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets of the hank of : seue ("Bauk Note Issue Act, 1893 -,

TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z MEAN TIME. As compared with— Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Aden 3 81 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Berlin 1 23 am. Berne 1 0a m. Bombay 5 21 a.m. Boston 7 46 p.m. Brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane 10 30 am. Brussels 6 84 * qj. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a the ground should be trenched aa directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can be prepared in March, a season tray be gained by eowing the ;;rass seed during" that moh't'Lf; the surface must bo thoroughly pulverised .mt'l trodden down 1 firmly. The following is a goo<] mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 2lb"s'; b'estu'ca tenuifolia, 41bs; Festuca durufe'eula, 21hs, Loliuin tenuifolia •perehno, 201bs, White clover ,2His; Trifoliiim minor, 81bs; Po'a Nemdralis and Sbmpervirens 41ba of each. This mixture will -uffico for half an acre, and will form n very good lawn, and if kept cut close auswrs most soile. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also be nad from any seedsman. Some of our uative poas and other grasses would answer admirably lor lawn purposes.* If tho ground is of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds should be deferred til! August. Commence to cut as tsoon as the machine will act. Some ?refer the scythe for the first time of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives ot the motver,

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EIC.

All trespassing cattlo may be im poundeci by. the occupier of the land oil which they are trespassing; but in tbe case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to ciaiin any damages except fees for, driving, or *o> giving notice of the detention mi such cattle, as provided iu the Second Schedule.

SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Parley, 2 J to beane, 2to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o»/rot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, I. to 17. lbs; Furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 'W; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 1b; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 2§ bushels; linseed, for seed, 1} bushals: lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, i 5 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oatis, 3 to 4 bushels; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 p&t; rye, 2J to 8 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth lees), .2 to 2 J Wβfcels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushele; taree, winter, 21 busheb; do., spring, 3 to 2J bushels;, trifolium inc&rnatum, S4 lbs; turnip, 2 to 8 lbs; turnip stabWe, 4 lbs; wheat..,2 J to 2}-bushele. -