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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 December 1915, Page 4

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HINTS TO TRAVELLERS

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 .ill the morning, ascertain leading directions before starting, and be certain to understand them thoroughly, as timo i thus spent is not lost on a long day's journey., Should you lose your way,' and know of any habitation within roach, a mile or two is 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 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 U the point at whicJi you loet it, and make a fresh start on the right track.

It compelled to camp out overnight, clioose a sheltered spot before darkness sets in, giving yourselt sufficient time to complete all possible arrangements for personal comfort under - such untoward oircumstances in the way of gathering fixe material, grass tor bed, which place in rear of a flax bush. If raining, tie the ends of the Has 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 the 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 oertain 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 be a weekly payment hot 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 is proved to be directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker. STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, Is 3d with letters, etc., attached, 3s. Appraisement oi Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; exceed £20, does not exceed £50, 2s (id, oxcoed £100,. and does not exceed £2'}o 10s, £200 and docs not exceed £600 15s, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. P.n's. not exceeding £25 6d, exceeds £25j and not exceeding £50 Is, every additional £50 or paa-fc of £50 Is. 10s. liills ol' Exchange. Gon demand 2d; bthonvise than on demand, if running si ugly, for any amount not exceeding Loo, Is; every additional £50 or part uf £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such .sum upon each bill of the set as to make up the sarno duty as if a single bill were drawn for the amount. Conveyance.—Conveyance on sale: i'or every £50 cvr part ox £50 of tiie amount of the consideration for sale, 7s Gd. Any instrum<mt whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred to or vested in any person tor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for every £50 or part of £50 of tho amount or value ol the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under "The Property Assessment 4.ct, ißßs,'' or any Act amending the >ame at the date when such instrument takes eifect, 10s. Promissory .Notes.—rayment on demand 2d. Payable otherwise than on demand; Ifor every sum not exceeding £25, 6d,; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, is.; every additional £50 or part of £50, Ib. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, whera such duty does not amount to 3s, the same duties as the original instx abluent; in any other case 3s. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, the same dutieß aa would have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Lea6e, without any consideration by way of premium : Where rent does not exceed' £50 3s for every additional £50 or part of £50 3s. I'or any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from all duty up to £5000 in respect to every succession by lineal descendant or an-, cestor. . ,

UNCLAIMED MONEYS Jtfvery company (including banks, lira insurance offices, and hrms acting as agents or, private bankers for individuals or companies) must yearly register all unclaimed moneys in the colony in an account which lias not beenopor. ated on for six or more years; such register to be open tor. inspection cu payment of a feej register to be published in the New Zealand Govern »aeiii Gazette annually; notice to be sent to last 'known add rest of person in wtose name money stands; and money not olaimed -within twc : years oi such notice is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTURE. Ailsa Craig, if of a good , strain, ■», the best of theiaxjge sorts—tf 'aliapeiy, clt an-looking' bulb;' and keepe lons*f than the Roccas/ : Brown Globe, Gulden (Jlobe, JamesV Keeping, and.Brown Spanish aire all excellent lat« keepers None of the ■white-skinned vv'iat'iea areworth growing, 'except tor pickling. Pickling-oiiions are obtained by sowing

seed of-White Queen or some sort, about the' middle, of : NoverifOer. *••••.. The• soil should be poor, and ~oiadd~:fLrm; 'ww thickly, and do not thin the plants