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Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 March 1916, Page 4

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♦ — FOR READY TERENCE. STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, Is 3d with letters, etc., attached, 3s. Appraieeinent ol \'aluatiou where ilio amount does not excoed £2i), U.; coed £20, does not exceed Loi), -r> '->>i, exceed £100, and docs not excoed £2')o 10s, £200 and does not exceed 15s, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, excepL exceeds £500 but not JL'IOOO, 20a; exceeds £1000, 355. P.u's. not exceeding £25 od, exceeds ,£25, and net exceeding iiO Is, every additional £50 or part of £50 Is. 10s. Bills of Exchange. Oon demand 2I; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding £50, la; every additional £50 or pari of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sunn upon each bill of the set as to n'ake up the same duty as il a single l 111 were drawn for the amount. Conveyance.—Conveyance on sale; Eor every £50 or part ot £50 of tuo amount of the consideration for saio 7s 6d. Any instrument whereby aiiy property is legally or equitably transferred U< or vested in any person lor a noumuU consideration or where uo consideration passes, for every £50 or part, of £<j0 of the amount or value ot the properly conveyed or transferred or assessed under "The Property Assessment Act, 1885,'' or any Act amending the amc at the date when such instrument takes effect, 10s. Promissory Notes.—Payment on demand 2d. Payable otherwise than o;; demand: For every sum not exceeding £25, 6d,; exceeding £25 and ti"t 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 aa the original instr > jnent; in any other case 3s. Land Transfers. —Generally speaking, the same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance. . Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way of preuiium: Where rent does not excoed £50 3c for every additional £50 or part of £50 3s. Far any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from all duty up to £6000 in respect to everysuccession by lineal descendant or ancestor.

iiJe.l of While Queen or some sort, ahi.i.t lb..- middle of NovemUe:'. The soil be poor, and made linu j mt.v ti.:i My, ami do iivt thin the plants WOU&LIX6' DWELLINGS. Koiough Councils are empowered by lho Al uiuopal Corporations Act to erect ior iiio 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, Counare lan hoi empowered in regard to woi kers' dwellings. The section provide; that a Council may (1) let land i,, .i worker for the purpose of erocta worker's dwelliug; (2) advance money to a v. oikci' to enable him to acquire Und 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 by instalments. THE FENCING ACL'. ERECTION OF FENCES. A fence of aiy of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a *ufucient fence within the meaning of tne Fencing Act (5.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient ience are liable to join in or contribute in equal propui Lions to the erection oi a fence oouveen such lands, although such fence may not oitond along the whole boundary hue. Uut no occupier is liable to eunuiLiiite to any fenwi whicli is not, i.b far 88 practicable, oontinaoß? il. i its length.

iilE RULES Oti' THE WAD. 'i'bo Rule of the Road is a para-ijs ijuit-e; For in driving your carriage along, ii you hear to the left you *.re <im« to go light, is you turn to the rifht you go wrong. I'.ui: iu walking the streets 'tie a rtifs forent case; 'l'«i the right it is right wou shoald fe-L6<>r, On . kit i-hould bo left enough of clear space F<>! the people /rho wish to wait ' there. LEGAL TENDER, Teuder of uionew may legally be iiiiido—in the cas eof bronze coine, for .>ll y amount not exceeding Is; in the cati-- of silver coins, not exceeding iOs; i:i tl cca.se of gold coins for <\cy amount, unless coined prior to the ;eiji;u of Queen Victoria (33 and 31 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Hank notes are now legal tender m New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets ol the hank of issue ("liank Note Issue Act, 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z MEAN TIME. As compared with — Adelaide ... ... ... 10 0 a.in. rtdfii ... 3 81 a.m. Alexandria ... 2 28 a.m. .iiiir.tordaiu ... ... 0 50 am. iJeiliti ... ... 1 23 x in. K»ji no .. ... ... 1 oam. lUnnlmy ... 5 21 am. ISi.sh.a . . ... 7 46 pm. j{rindi.si ... . 1 42 am. Brit-bane ... ... 10 30 am. Hruswls ... 6 84 * oi. LAVING DOWN A LAWN. V> hen it is desired to form a In.vu, :i.' ground should bo trenched as »..:•< tor the garden e.ny during Ihe sutumn. If tlie plot ».•«! bo prepared in March, a sea-iou ri : y he g«;uod by sowing (he pcrnss during that month; the surface ho thoroughly pulverised ..mi ii:ii(i<'u down firmly. The following !■- a good mixture, il procurable:— I'resU"! Dog-tail, 2lli«; i'Vstuca touuitolm, 41 bs; Festuca durust-ula, 2lbs; Loliuin tenuifolia perenne, 201bs; White ciover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, Biiis; IV:a Noniora'lis aud Seuspervirens -liiki of each. This mixture will "ufhie for half an acre, and wili form a verv good lawn, and ii kept out close answers most soils. Special mixtures Vol' laying down lawns may also bo !>ad ironi any seedsman. Some of jur native [mas and other grasses would j answer admirably lor lawn purposee. | ii the ground is of a retentive Dat.iro, sowing the seeds should be deferred till August. Commence to cut as soon as rife machine will act. Some •>reler the scythe for the first time of cut ting. lioll previous to mowing;

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EJC, All trespassing cattle may bo im pouudcd by the occupier of the land on whick they arc trespassing; bui, iu Lho uaso of unfenued laud, the occupier is not entitled to oiaiin any damxw* ex cop t fees (or driving, or foi giving uotice of the detention of vicb : i !■•. as provided iu the Second (Schedule. s'EEDti REQUIRED TO SOW A\ ACRE. tiarley, 2J to 8J bushels; beans, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to trans-' plant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, I. t» 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 (turaiprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4'lbs; linseed, for flax, 2J bushels; lius<?<xl,_for seed, 1$ busbalsi lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzcl, 5 lbs; oat«, 3 to 4 bushels; piirMjip, 10 Ibn; rape or cole, 1 rye. 2$ to 8 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth less), 3 to 2J >>asbels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tared, winter, 2J bushels; do., spring, 9 to 2i bushels; trifolium incarnatum, 94 lbs; turnip. 2 to 8 lb#; turnip stobble, 4 lbswheat. 2i to 2| bushels.: lMMlMftfflß. IfCTIWI

A FA lit WARNING. 4One that should be heeded by all. iHoqiuiiitly the ffi'st ot kidmy trouble is a .slight acne or pain in tht loins. Neglect of this warning maku.tlie way easy lor more serious troubles ---dropsy, gravel, Blight's disease. l'fc well to pay attention fo tne hist sign. Weak kidneys generally grow weaker and delay its oitcii dangerous. Residents oi this locality place reliance in Dean's backache lvid.uey Pills. This tested remedy has iieen used in kidno} Liouble lor years, anu is recouimenJoo ul over the civilised world. Keiu li:e lolloping:— Mr A. ii. Dunn, Avenue Road, i'oxton, says:—-My kidneys were seriously disordered lor some time. 1 iiad severe aching pains across my uacK which handicapped me a! lot at my work, as I could not stoop or move quickly without increased suffering. My rest at night was disturbed and dining the day i used to feel tired and languid., having no energy for anything. I was also subject to dizsy turns. That sums up the extent ul nij health troubles, brought about solely by the improper action of iny kidneys, so now I will say a few words concerning the medicine that cured me—Doau's Backache Kidney Pills. J heard of this remedy from a frieud and got some without dfelay. . One bottle gave ine great relief and th:ee bottles of these grand pills restored mo t.> perlect health. This did not happen yesterday but twelve months ago, 1 and 1 have had no return of my o : <l complaint since. ■Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are sold by all chemists and storekeepers at 3s per bottle (six bottles 16e 6d>, o" will be posted on receipt of-price by lAicter-McClellan Co., 76 Pitt-tsreet, Sydney. But be aui>e you get DOAN'S.