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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 February 1916, Page 4

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l'Oit HEAD V REFERENCE. HINTS TO TRAVELLiEIIS IN OPEN COUNTRY. If unknown ground is to be ta-avaraad and a long day's journey lies before you, be careful to make an early start ia the morning, ascertain leading directions before starting, and be certain tj understand tliem thoroughly, as lime thus spent is not lost on a long day's journey. Should you Aoso your way, and know of any habitation within reach, a mile or two is not loßt ' n making enquiries there regarding voar road. Never travel without matches. Never take a snort cut over swampy or unknown ground. Always follow sheep or cattle tracks in the direction tor which you are making. If overtaken by fog, should you know a point guide yourself by it, and em- | brace every chance ot a clearance of : the llying mist, however slight, to discern a known object to guide your path. Should you miss track, return it once "without fail t*> the point at "which, you lost it, and make a fresh start on the right track. If compelled to camp out overnight, choose a sheltered spot before darkness sets in, giviug yourself sufficient time U> complete all possible arrangements lor personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way of gathering lire material, 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 io cover the body and throw the ram off. This, with tussocks to fill up the gaps in the ilax covering, will maJio not such uncomfortable quarters for the night as many suppose. STAJU J DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandutt. of Agreement, Is 3d with letters, etc., attached, 3s.

Appraisement ol Valuation where tho auiuunt does not exceed £20, Is.; ax-c-eed £20, does not exceed £50, 2e lid, exceed £100, and does not exceed £2')o 10s, £200 and dc.es not exceed £500 iss, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. i'.ii's. not exceeding £25 tid, exceeds £25, and net exceeding Jt;so la, every additional £50 or part of £50 Is. 10s. Bills ol : Exchange. Oon demand 2d ; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding i.50, lis j every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sum upon each bill ol the set as to irate up tho same duty as it a single till were' drawn lor tiio amount. Conveyance.—Conveyance on sale: i'or every £50 or part ol £50 of tiie amount ol the consideration for sale, 73 (id. Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred to or vested in auy person tor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, ior every £50 or part of £50 or tiie amount or value ol the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under "Tho Property Assessment -let, iSS-V or any Act amending the <■ time at the date when such instrument takes j elfect, 10s. I l'j.jmis&ory Notes.— i'ayment on domaud 2d. Payable otherwise than on demand: i'or every sum not exceeding £25, tid,; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, Is.; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, whers such duty does not amount to 3s, the same duties as the original instrur ment; in any other case 3s. Land Transfers. —Uenerally speaking, the same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way of prern--1 iuin; Where rent does not exceed £50 ;k for every additional £50 or part of £50 3s. I'or any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100. (Soldier's' ostates are exempt from aU duty up to £5000 in. respect to every succession by lineal descendant or ancestor.

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION bX>R ACCIDENTS. Employers are made responsible for accident to workmen under certain conditions. Limit o£ 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 lees ! than £1 a week, and total liability of employer not to exceed £500. An employer not to bo liable in respect at an injury which ie proved to be directly i attributable to the sefious and wilful j misconduct of the worker. UNCLAIMED MONEYS Every company (including banks, life insurance offices, and hrma acting as agents or private bankers for individuals or companies) must yearly register all unclaimed moneys in the eolony in an account whiah has not been oper ! a ted on for six or more years; such register to be open tor inspection ti* payment of a fee; register to be published in the New Zealand Government Gazette annually; notice to be seat to laat known address of person in whose jxanie money stands; and money not claimed within two years of such notice is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTUREAilsa Craig, If of a good strain, is, thd best of the large sorte—a shapey, clt an-lookiag bulb, and keeps lonjsr than the Rocoas. Brown Globe, Gulden Globe, Jameu'B Keeping, and Brow n Spanish aire all excellent late keepers I None of the white-skinned wtdties are ! -worth growing, except for pickling. Pickling-cnionß arc obtained by soiring

seed of White Queen or some sort, al'M.t | the middle of November. The soil | should be poor, and made firm; sow thickly, and do not thin the plants WORKERS' DWELLINGS. Borough Councils are empowered by Ihe Municipal Corporations Act to arect foir 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 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 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 worJsor to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (3) sell to a worker .".ny separate worker's dwelling. Provision is made for the repayment of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money hy instalments. the fencing act. ERECTION OF FENCES. A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a *ufficieut fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act (ft.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not j divided by a sufficient fence are liaole to join in or contribute in equal pro- < portions to the erection of a fence Detweon such lands, although such feuce may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liabio to contribute to any fence which is not, as far a* practicable, continuous thioughout its length. THE RULES OF THE iiOAD. The Rule of the Road ia a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are iure to go right, If you turu to th* ripht 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 be left enough of clcar space Foi the people ffho wish 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 ease 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 in New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets of the bank of issue ("Bauk Note Act, 1893 " TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N'Z. MEAN TIME. As compared with— Adelaide ... ••• 10 0 s.tn. Aden 8 SI a.m. Alexandria ••• 2 28 a.n). Amsterdam ... ... 0 50 a.m. Berlin ... ... 1 23 am. Berne •• ... 1 0a m. Bombay ... ... ••• 5 21 a.m. Boston ••• 7 46 pm. Brindisi ••• 1 42 am. Brisbane • ••• ••• 10 80 am. Brussels ... ... 6 84 *m. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a lawn, the ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can bo prepared in March, a season nay be gained by sowing the fjrass 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 Ds; l'estucji tenuifoiia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; Loliuui tenuifoiia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, 81bs; Poa Nemoralis 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 would answer admirably lor lawn purposes. If the ground is of a retentive natJre, sowing the seeds should be deferred till August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some prefer tho scythe for the first time of cutting. Itoll previous to mowing; this will save the knivee ot the mower. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, Bl'C.

All trespassing cattle may be impounded by the occupier of the land on wiiicli they are trespassing; but m the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or for giving notice of tbe detention of such cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. ti-EEDa REQUIRED TO SOW A.V ACRE. Barley, 2} to 21 bushels; beans, 3 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, li bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, Bto 12 lbs; clover, to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 2J bushels; linseed, for seed, 11 bushals; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushels; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or oole, 1 P*t; rye, 21 to 8 bushels; rye gra« W drilled, one-fourth lees), 8 to 8J bushels ; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 8J bushels; do., spring, 8 to 8} bushels; trifoliam incarnatam, 84 lbs; turnip, 8 to 8 lbs; turnip ■tnbble, 4 lb*; wheat. 21 to 31 bushel*.