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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 February 1916, Page 4

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i'Olt READY MJii'"EItENCE. HINTS TO TRAVELLERS IN OPEN COUNTRY. If unkuown ground is to be traversed md a long day's journey lies before 'ou, bo careful to make an early ataxt a the morning, ascertain leading <lirxjtions before starting, and be certain understand them thoroughly, as lime ,hus spent is not lost on a long day's lourney. Should you lose your way, uid know of any habitation within •each, a mile or two is not lost n i>aJsing enquiries tliere regarding vour road. Never travel without matches. Never take a short cut over swampy ir unknown ground.

Always follow sheep or cattle tracks in the direction for which you are making. It overtaken by fog, should you know a point guide yourself by it, and emj brace every chance ot a clearance of ! the flying mist, however slight, to disi cern a known object to guide your path. Should you miss track, return at once without fail to the point at which >ou lost it, and make a fresh start on the right track. . 11 compelled to camp out overnight, choose a sheltered spot before darkness sots in, giving yourself sufficient time to complete all possible arrangements ior personal comfort under such untoward circumstances in the way of gath- ' oiiiig lire material, grass tor bed, which ' place in rear of a tax bush. If rainf ing, tie the ends ot the tlax to tussocks I around, so as to frOin a gentle awning \ to cover the body and throw the rain | off. This, with tussocks to fill up the :| gaps in th© flax covering, will make I not such uncomfortable quarters for the | li ght as many suppose.

STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, is 3d with letters, etc., attached, Appraisement oi Valuation whore tne amount does not exceed £20, Is.; -xcoed £20, does not exceed £50, 2s till, exceed £100, and does not exceed £2')o 10s, £200 and does not exceed £000 15s, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. P.n's. not vxceeding £26 6d, exceeds £25, and not exceeding £50 Is, every" additional £50 or pia't of £50 Is. 10s. Bills of Exchange. Oon demand 2.1; 'Sikeiwibe than on demand, if running SLUgiv, tor any amount not exceeding USO, Is; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sum upon each bill of tho set as to n'ake up the saino duty as it a single evil wore drawn for the amount.

Conveyance—Conveyance on sale: ! i'or every £50 or part ol £50 of tlie j amount of the consideration lor sale 7s fid. Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred to or vested in any person lor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for ewery £50 or part of £50 of tbe amount or value ot tho property conveyed or transferred or assessed andet ' 'The Property Assessment 4.ct, 1885," oi' any Act amending the i ame at the date when such instrument takes elfect, 10s. Promissory Notes.—Payment on demand 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, Ib. . Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, where such fiuty does not amount to 'Ja, tlie-same duties as the original instrur ment; in any other case 3a. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, the same duties aa would have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way of premium ; Where rent does not exceed £50 3a for every additional £50 or part of £50 3s. t For any instrument affecting a partif uou of lauds upon any consideration exceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from all duty up to £5000 in respect to every succession by lineal descendant or ancestor. ONION CULTURE. Ailea Craig, if of a good irtrain, .6, the best of the large »orte—a ahape'y, clvan-lookiug bulb, and k«ep« longer t.han the Roccas. Brown Globe, Golden Globe, James's Keeping, and Brow n Spanish are all excellent lata keepers. None of the white-ftkinned v».-i<st»e» are worth growing, except tor pickling. Pick ling-onions are obtained by sowing

seed of White Queen or some sort, aht.t the middle of November. The soil tihould be poor, and made firm; sow thickly, and do not thin the plants. WORKERS' DWELLINGS. Borough Councils are empowered 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-other-wise, and render them suitable for the same purpose, the letting to be in the hands of the Council. By section 62 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Councils aire 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 woriter to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (3) sell to a worker .my 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 f«n©e 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 by a sufficient fence are liable to join in or contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence Between such lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boun- . dary line. But no oooupier is liable to contribute to any fence which is not, m far as praotisaWc, eoatinao*? throughout its length. THE RULES OF THE jaOAD. The Rule of the Road is * paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you are *ure to go right, If yon 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 steer, On the left should be left enough of olear space For the people *ho 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 th ocase of gold coins for any amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33 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 oh ai ge on the assets of the bank of J issue ("Bank Noto Act, 1893 I 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 a.m. Berlin ... ••• ••• 1 23 im. Berne ••• 1 Oam. Bombay .. •• ••• 6 21a.m. 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 tJio ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during tie autumn. If the piot can be prepared in March, a season u.ay be gained 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 pr-ocOrable Crested Dog-tail, 21 Us; Festuca tcnuifolia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; Lolium tenuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, Slbs; Poa Nemoralis and Sempervirens 4Jbs of each. This mixture will suffice for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and il kept cul 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 nature, sowing the seeds should tie deferred till August. Commence 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 mo war.

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC

All trespassing cattle raaj be itn pounded by the occupier of the land on whicfc they are trespassing; but in the case of unfenced laud, the oconpier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or for giving notice of the detention ui «uch cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. /SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AV ACRE. iSarley, 21 to S| bushels; beans, 3 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. eo 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, U bushels; 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 pst; rye, 21 to 8 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth lees), 2 to 81 Vasfcdls; (sainfoin, giant, 6 bushels; tares, winter, 21 busJjoJs; do., spring, 9 to 21 bushels; irifoliaiij jfloarnatum, S4 lbs; turnip, 8 to 8 lbs; iornip etabWe, 4 lb«; wheat- 21 to 21 bushels.