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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 February 1916, Page 4

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FOR READY REFERENCE. HINTS TO TRAVELLERS IN OPES COUNTRY. If unknown ground ifl to be travers9d and a long day's journey lies before you, be careful to make an early utart ia the morning, ascertain leading directions before starting, and be certain to understand them thoroughly, as time tlius spent is not lost on a long day s journey. Should you lose your way, and know of any habitation within reach, a mile or two is nob lost n making enquiries there regarding "out road. Never travel without matches. .Never tal:e a alio; t cut over swampy or unknown ground. Always follow sheep or cattle tracks in the direction i'or which you are making. If overtaken by fog, sliould you know a point guide youinelf 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. If compelled to camp out overnight, choot>3 a sheltered spot before darkness sets in, giving yourself sufficient time to complete all possible arrangements tor personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way of gathering hie material, grass tor bed, which place in rear of a flax bueh. If rainnig, tie the ends of the tiax to tußsocks 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.

STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, Is 3d with letters, etc., attacked, 3s. Appraisement ui Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; ox<_eed L'2o, not exceed £50, 2s (3d, exceed £100, and does not excecd £210 10s, £200 arid does not exceed £'s')o Los, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same aa Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. P.n's. not exceeding £25 lid, exceeds JC'25 } and not exceeding JtoO Is, every additional £50 or part of £50 is. 10s. Bills of Exchange. Oon demand 2d; ui-kejwiso than on demand, if running oiugly, for any amount not exceeding i.'so, its; every additional £50 or part ui £50, Is.; if dtawn in a set, such ;ium upon each hill oi the set as to iruke up -the sumo duty as ll a single till ..ere drawn for the amount. Conveyance.— I Conveyance on sale: For every £50 or part or £50 of tiie amount of tlio consideration for sale, is 6d. Any instrument -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 the amount or value ol the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under "'The Property Assessment Act, jbßs/' or auy Act amending the -ame „t lij.j date when such instrument takes l licet, 10s.

Promissory -Notes.--Payment on dematui 2d. Payable otherwise tlian on demand : i'or every sum not exceeding £2;3, tjd,; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, is.; every additional £50 or part, of £50, Ib. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, wiiera tsuch duty does not amount to 'Hs, cbo same duties aa the original lnstr J--mtjii t.; in any otlier case 3s. Laud Transfers. —Uenerally speaking, ilie same duties an ivould have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement* to Lease, without any consideration by way of premium : Wiiero rent does not exceed £ou for every additional £50 or part ol £oU 3s. li'or any instrument affecting a partition of lauds upon any consideration aiceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from aU duty up to £5000 in respect to every succession by lineal descendant or ancestor. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION t'Oll ACCIDENTS. . Employers are tnade responsible for accident to workmen under certain conditions. Limit of liability where death results, £50, but nothing in Act to afI feet employers' ordinary civil liability. Where total or partial incapacity for 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 be liable in respect of an injury which is proved to bo directly attributable to the serious and wilful misconduct of the worker.

UNCLAIMED MONEYS Every company (including banki, life insurance oiliccs, and hrxns acting as agents or private bankers for individuals or companies) must yearly regis; ter all unclaimed moneys, in the; colony ui an account which has not been opor ated on for six or more years; sucih register to be open lor inspootion ci» payment of a fee; register to bo published in the New Zealand Government Grazetto annually; notice to be sent to last known add res* of person in wtoee name money stands; and monsy not claimed ■within two years of such notice is to be paid over to the Oolonial rraaaurer. ONION CULTUREAilsa Craig, if of a good itrain, is, the best of the large sorte—a nhape'y, cltan-looking bulb, and keep* lon<j»r than the Roccas. Brown Globe, Golden Gflobe, James's Keeping, and Brow u Spanish are all excellent lata keepers None of the white-skinned y*.*iaties are worth growing, except for pickling. Pickling-ooions are obtained by sowing

seed of White Queen or some sort, al-uU the middle of November. The soil should lie poor, and wade firm J -vow thickly, and do not thin the plants, AVOItKEIUS' DWELLINGS. liorough Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect for th® occupation of workers employed or resident in boroughs any buildings suitable for workers' dwellings, or may at quire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them suitable for the same purpose, the letting to be in the hands of the Counoil. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Councils aae 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'a dwelling; (2) advance money to a woriier 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 sufficient fence within the meaning of Ibe l<'encing Act (5.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient fence are liaole to join in-or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence uetween such lands, although Buch fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which is not, u far u practicable, ooatiuuon 0 tbioughout its length.

THE RULES OF THE ROAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you tre iure to go right, If yon turn to the you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different cose; To the right it is right wou shoald steer, On the left should be left enough of clear space Fox the people ffho wish to wait there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may legally be made—in tEe cas eof bronze coins, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silvor coins, not exceeding 40s; in th ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33 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 j charge on the assets of the bank of issue ("Bank Note 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 50 a.m. Berlin ... ••• ••• 1 23 am. Berne .. ... ... 1 0a m. Bombay ... •• 5 21 a.to. Boston 7 46 pm. Brindisi ...' 1 42 am. Brisbane 10 30 am. Brussels ... ... . • 6 84 *m. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a latfn, tie ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can be prepared in March, a eeajon nay be gained by sowing the ;;rass seod during that month; the surface must be thoroughly ptilverisod ..nd trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21135; Festuca Lenuifolia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; Lnliuui tenuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21be; Trifolium minor, 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and Sempervirens •libs of eacfi. 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 for lawn purposes. If the ground is of a retentive natare, sowing the seeds should be deferred till August. Commenoe to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some prefer the scythe for the first time of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives ot the mower.

IMPOUNDING CATTIiE, KfO. All trespassing cattle may be impounded by the occupier of the. land on which 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 the detention uf V-ich cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AS ACRE. liar ley, 21 to SJ bushels; beane, 2 to 21 bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 11 bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1-, 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, 21 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 bushel?; parsnip. 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 p&t; rye, 21 to 8 bushels; rya grass (if drilled, one-fourth lees), 2 to 2i bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 21 bushels; do., spring, 2 to 21 bushels; trifolium incarnatum, J4 lbs; turnip, 3 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lb»; wheat- 2J to 2} bushels.