Otaki and District

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 February 1916, Page 4

Otaki and District

i\EWS ITEI-MS J'PvOM THE MAIL Tiio well-known bwo-storeyed building aud landi (32 perches) at Otaki Railway, owned by -Mrs Arthur Mitchell, was ofiered by auction by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. Thero was only a small attendance ol the general public. Uiddng started at £800 and quickly re&chod £1020, at which figure it was knocked down to Mr Byron Brown. Privates J. Oruy andi Norrish are to bo entertained by the To Horo residents prior to their departure for camp. The warm rains of Wednesday night and Thursday .morning have been moat serviceable, and the country is looking beautiful just now. The weather however is exceedingly sultry and muggy. While bathing near the Otaki beaoh on Wednesday evening, Nurse Te Au had the misfortune to get beyond her depth. Timely assistance was at ha a 1 and she was rescued little the worse for her adventure. Master W. B. Brown, son of Mr Byron Brown, of Otaki, who last year passed his matriculation and solicitor's general knowledge examinations in all but one section completed his qualifications at the examinations held last December. Master Brown this week commenced duties with tfie legal firm of Barton and Mazengarb, Wellington. Mr Nat Hurst-Davies expects to leave Manakau in the course of a few days for Rotorua, where he will undergo medical treatment. Mr R. Hayes, son-in-law to Mr M. H. Ayre, has left on the Hospital sh>p Maheno, taking tfho position of baker, til which trade he has had considerable

experience. Mr H. York (late of tho of Australasia's staff at Otaki) lias been on a short vist to Ofcaki. Ho has enlisted, and hopes to bo called tip lyMessrs Robt. Bevan and Jas. Staples, of Manakau, are at present on a visit to the Wairarapa district, where tliey are attending stock tales. Appraisement ot Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; exceed £20, does not exceed £50, 2s 6d, exceed £100, and does not exceed £2')o 10s, £200 and does not exceed £500 15s, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. P.n'b. not exceeding £25 6d, exceeds £25, and not exceeding £50 la, every additional £50 or part of £50 Is. iOs. Bills of Exchange. Oon demand 2d; otherwise'than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding L'5U, lb; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sum upon each bill of the set as to up tho same duty as il a single l*ll were drawn for the amount. Conveyance.—Uonveyance on sale: i'or every £50 or part ol £50 of tiie amount of the consideration for sale, 7a 6d. Any instrument whereby any properly is legally or equitably transferred to or vested in any person tor a nominal i.oiLiideration or where no consideration passes, for eivery £50 or part of £50 oi: the amount or value ol the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under "The Property Assessment Act, ISBs,'' or any Act amending the >ame at the date when such instrument takes effect, 10s. Promissory -Notes.—Payment on demand 2d. Payable otherwise than ou .demand: Eor every sum not exceeding £25, 0d,.; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, I*.; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, where such duty does not amount to 3s, tbe same duties as the original instrument; in any other case 3s. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, tiie same duties aa would have been payable on a conveyance'. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any" consideration by way of premium : Wiiero rent does not exceed £60 'da for every additional £50 or part of £50 3b.

For any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100. boldiers' estates are exempt from all duty up to £5000 in irespect to every succession by lineal descendant or ancestor. I WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION EOR 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 be a weekly payment not less than £1 a week, and total liability of employer not to exceed £500. An employer nob to be liable in respect of an injury which is proved to be directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker. UNCLAIMED MONEYS Every company (including hanks, life insurance offioes, and hrms acting as agents or private bankers for individuals or companies) must yearly register all unclaimed moneys in the ootony in an account which has not been opor a ted on for six or more y«ara; such register to be open tor inspection cu payment of a fee; register to be published in the New Zealand Government Uaeette annually; notice to be seat to last known add res* of person in whose name money stands; and mon*y not claimed within two years ot such notice is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTUREAilsa Craig, if of a good strain, <», the best of the large sorts—a ahape y, clt an-looking bulb, and keeps lon?»r than the Rocoas. Brown Globe, Gulden Globe, Jameu's Keeping, and Brow n Spanish are all excellent l&t* keepers None of the white-skinned v».-iaties are worth growing, except tor pickling. Pickling-onions are obtained by sowing

seed of White Queen or some sort, about | the middle of November. The soil I should be poor, and made firm; m>w thickly, and do not thin the plants. WORKERS' DWELLINGS. Borough Councils are empowered by (he Municipal Corporations Act to eirect for the occupation of workers employed or resident in boroughs any - buildings suitable for workers' dwellings, or may acquir e buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them suitable for the same purpose, the lotting to be in the hands of the Counoil. By 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 worjser to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (3) sell to a worker .iny separate worker's dwelling. 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 (5.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not ] divided lly a sufficient fence are liaole to join in or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence Detween such lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which is not, aa far as praotieahle, oosatinaoas throughout its length. THE RDLE*S OF THE kOAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are dure to go right, If you turn to the ri>ht you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou should ■teer, On the left should bo left enough of clear space Foi the people /vho wis'o to walk there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may legally be made—in the cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the easy of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in th ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (S3' and 31 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender m New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets of. the bank of issue ("Bank Note I.=sue Act, 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z. MEAN TIME. As compared with— Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Aden 3 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam ... 0 60 am. Berlin 1 23 a in. Berne 1 oam. Bombay ... ... ... 5 21 a.ro.J Boston ... 7 46 p.m. Brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane .. ... ... 10 30 a tn. Brussels 6 2i4 *m. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a la#n, the ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can be prepared in March, a season may be gaiued by sowing the grass seed during that month; the surface must be thoroughly pulverised <,nd trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21 Bb ; Festuca tenuifoiia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; Lolium tenuifolia perenne, ■ 201bs; White clover ,21bs: Trifolium minor, 81bs; Poa Neinoralis and Sempervirens 41bs of each. This"mixture will °uffice for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and if kept cut 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 wo'ild answer admirably lor lawn purposes. If the ground is of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds should be deferred till August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some orefer the scythe for the first time of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives ot the mower. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC. All trespassing cattle may be im pounded by the occupier of the land on whick they are trespassing; but in the'case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or for giving notico of the detention of such cattle," as provided in the Second Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Karley, 2} to 2| bushels; beans, 2 to 21 bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 1} bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; «*vrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1, fio 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 : bs; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3to 4 lbs; kobl rabi (turnip- | rooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 21 bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J buphais; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3to 4 bushels; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pktj rye 2i to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth lees), 2 to 2J V*ushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2J bushels; do., spring, 2 to 21 bushels; trifolium incarnatum, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lbs; wheat. 21 to 21 bushels. —■ ' I