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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 February 1916, Page 4

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i'OR READY UEFEIiENCIi. HINTS TO TRAVELLERS JN OPEN COUNTRY. If unknown groucii is to be traversed and a long day's journey lies before you, be careful to make an early staH u the morning, ascertain leading daCcuuiis before starting, and be cerUtin tj understand them thoroughly, as Umo thus spent is not lost on a long day's journey. Should you lose your way, aud know of any habitation within reach a mile or two is not lost 'n making enquiries there regarding vour road. Never travel without matches. Never take a short cut over swampy <;r unknown ground. Always follow sheep or cattle tracks |in tlie direction for wliich you are S making. | If overtaken by fog, sliould you know ) a point guide yourself by it, and emk brace every chance of a clearance of J the flying mist, however slight, to discern a known object to guide your path. Should you misa track, return At once without fail to the point at which vou lost it, and make a fresh start on Uie right track. if compelled to camp out overnight, c.'loose a sheltered spot before darkness dots in, giving yourself sufficient time j i.•,) complete all possible arrangements lor personal comfort under such uiitovvard circumstances in the way of gatlxv'i'ing lire material, grass tor bed, wliicn place in rear of a ilax bush. If raining, tie the ends of the llax to tussocks around, so as to from a gentle awning to cover the body and throw the rain otf. This, with tussocks to fill up the gap 3 in the flax covering, will make not such uncomfortable quarters for the uight aa many suppose. STAMP DUTIES.

Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, 1b 3d with letters, etc., attached, 3d. Appraisement ol Valuation where the amount does nob exceed £20, Is.; exceed £20, does not exceed £30, 2s 6d, < xceed £100, and does not exceed £200 10a, £200 and does not exceed £500 1 15s, exceeds £500 20s. i Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. L'.n's. not vxeeodiug £25 6d, excoeds £25, and not exceeding £50 Is, every additional £50 or pare of £50 Is. iOis. Bills of Exchange. Oou demand 2d; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, tor any amount not exceeding £50, Is; every additional £50 or part ot £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sum upon each bill of the set as bo make up the same duty as U a single till uore drawn lor the amount, Conveyance—Conveyance on sale : jt'or every £50 w part oi £50 of the amount oi the consideration lor sate. 7s (id. Any instrument whereby any property- is legally or equitably transferred to oi vested in any person tor a nominal consideration or "where no consideration passes, for every £50 or part of £50 ui tlie amount or value oi the property conveyed or transiwred. or assessed un- ] uer "The Property Assessment \ct, j irfSs,''' or any Ac. amending the 'ame ] u.t the tlate when such instrument takes utfect, 10s. I'romissory .Note,-..—Payment on demand 2d. Payable otherwise than on uL-unuid: l''or every sum nob exceeding £25, fjd,; exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50, is.; 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, the same duties aa the original instrument; m any other case 3s. Land Transfers.—uenerally speaking, the same duties as would have been payaijle on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, withuut any consideration by way of prem- ; iuni; Where rent does not exceed £ou 3;: for every additional £50 or part or £50 as. l |- 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 bo every succession by lineal descendant or ancestor. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION TOR ACCIDENTS. Employers are made responsible for accident to workmen under certain conditions. Limit of liability where death results, £50, but nothing in Act to «i----[ect 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 ot 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 (inciiwiing bank*, life insurance oflioeß, and tirms acting as agents or private bankers for individuals or companies) must yearly register all unclaimed moneys in the ooiony in an account which has not been opor ated on for six or more years; such register to be open tor inspection payment of a fee; register to be published in the New Zealand Govennneu'u Gazette annually; notice to be seat to last known address of person in whose name money stands; and money not claimed within two years of such notice is to be paid over to the Colonial Treasurer. ONION CULTURE Ailsa Craig, if of a good strain, is, the best of the large sorts—a ahape'y, ck an-looking bulb, and keep* lon«t»r than the Roccas. Brown Globe, -Guidon Globe, James's Keeping, and Urof n Spanish aire all excellent lata keepers None of the white-skinned wiaties are •worth growing, except lor pickling. Pickling-onions are obtained by soring

sood of White Queen or some sort, ai.-i-i.t | the middle of November. The soil ■ . should bo poor, and mado firm; mjw | thickly, and do not tliiu the plants. WORKERS' DWELLINGS. Borough Councils are ompowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect ! lor 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 bo in the handd of the Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Oor- I porations Amendment Act, 1913, Councils are further empowered in regard to i workers' The section provides that a Council may (1) let land to a worker lor tlie 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 .°ny separate worker's dwelling. Provision in made for the repayment of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money 'iy instalments. THE FENCING ACT. ERECTION OF FENCES. A fence of any of the kinds mention- j ed iu the Second' Schedule :s a eaf- j ficieut fence within the meaning of the j Fencing Act (5.7). > The occupiers of adjoining lands not J divided by a sufficient fence are liable 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, m far ims practicable, ©c«tiniis>«p thioughout its length.

THE RULES OF THE jwOAD. 'l'be Rule of the Road is * paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are jure to go right, If yon turn to the 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 Bhould be left enough of clear space Foi the people vho 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 case of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in tli ecase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reigu of Queen Victoria (S3 and 34 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 ("Batik Note Issue Act, 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z. MEAN TIME.

As compared with— Adelaide 10 0 a.m. Ador. ... ... ... 3 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam 0 50 a.m. Berlin ... ••• ... 1 23 >m. Bern© .. 1 0a m. Bombay ... •• 6 21 a.m. Boston 7 46 p.m. Brindisi ... 1 42 am. Brisbane .. ... • ... 10 30 am. Brussels ... 6 24 *tn. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to, form a lawn, 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 seadon n.ay be gained by sowing the ;?riss ieed during that month; the surface uiust be thoroughly pulverised i.nd trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21 Bis; Festuca tenuiFolia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; Loliuin tonuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,2lbs; Trifolium minor, Slbs; Poa Nemoralis and Seinpervirens libs of eacE. This mixture will suffice 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. fciome of our native poas and other grasses would answer admirably for 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 prefer the scythe for the first time of cutting. 801 l previous to mowing; this will save the knives ot the mower.

IMPOD NDIN G CATTLE, ErC. All trespassing e«,ttle may be impounded by the occupier of the land on wliici they are trespassing; but m the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or lor giving notice of the detention uf *uch cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. tiEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AX ACRE. riarley, 21 to Si bushels; beans, 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, I. to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 bo 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, 3to 4 bushel*; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 put; rye, 21 to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth less), 2 to 21 bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 21 bushels; do., spring, 2 to 21 bushels; trifolium incarnatum, 34 lbs; turnip, 3 to 9 lbs; turnip stubble, i lbs; wheat. 21 to 21 bushels.