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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 March 1916, Page 4

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I'OU UEADI JiEI'ERENCii. STAMP DUTIES. Agreeixieiit of eiiioranduiL of Agreement, la 3d witli letters, etc., attached, ; &>. ! Appraisement o: Valuation wliere tiio amount, duei nut exceed £20, Is.; axj cfted £20, do«» not exceed £50, 2t> lid, j exceed £100, and does not exceed £2')o t 10s, £200 and does juol. exceed £000 { 1 os t exceeds £500 20s. j Award, eatno us Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exi teeds £1000, 35d. J I'.n's. uofc txceeuiug £25 6d, exceeds } £25, aud not exceeding £50 Is, every

' additional £50 or part of £50 Is. j 10a. j JJills oi .Exchange. Oon demand 2.1; • otherwise than oil demand, il running | si ugly, tor any amount nut exceeding ! £50, lis; every additional £50 or part > ox £50, Is. ; ii drawn in ;i but, such j taint upon each bill <u tile set as lo irake j up tiie same duly as u a single L'ili 1 uero drawn ior t.iio amount. Conveyance—Conveyance on sale: ! Aor every £50 or part oi £5U of tiie i amount ot the Consideration ior sato ! i's tid. i Aay instrument vhereby any propor- ) ty' is legally or eiiiuLubiy irancsicrrod to ; or vealeu in any person ior a, nominal ■ coiiMderatiuu or where no ooiitaderat- ' ion passes, lor overy £50 or part oi £50

j of the amount or value ot tho property I conveyed or transferred or assessed -ia- ! dor ''Tlio i'coperty Aasuviinuiit let, ! ido-j,"' or any Act. amending liio •ame iat tli<j date '.vJien instrument tjike^ eli'cct, JLOi. ■ I'j'oni issory L'ayiuonl on dei maud U'd. Puyaliio otherwise than on I demand : l«W tsvory .riuiu not exceed- ! jug £25, fjd,; exceeding £25 and mu I t.'sceodiuy; £50, i s.; every .additional I I Kbo or part of £00, Is.

| Duplicate or counterpart of any m- ' istruuiuxit chargeable with, duty, where I Sl'icll Ullly liot amount to is, ' ibo bamo duties tlie original mstror- ! meat; m any other cast) 3». i Laud Transfers.— Generally speaking, i IJI9 same duties as svould have been payj able on a conveyance. j Lease, or Agreement to Lease, witb- > out any consideration by way of prewi iuni: Where reut does not exceed £oO j 3:< for every additional £50 or part of £50 3s. j Foot any instrument affecting # parti- ; tion of lands upon any consideration ! exceeding £100. j Soldiers' estates are exempt from all duty up to £5000 in respect to every succession by lineal descendant or ancestor. 1

seed of White Queen or some tort, i the middle of November. Tlie (soil should be poor, aiid made firm; wiv j thickly, and do not thin the plants WORKERS' DWELLINGS. e .Borough Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect tor the occupation of workers employed *" or resident in boroughs any buildings suitable for workers' <1 .vollings, or may acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them suitable for the > same purpose, tlie lotting to be in the hands of the Council. y By section 52 of the Municipal Oor- '' porations Amendment Act, 1913, CounL cik are further empowered in regard to u workers' dwellings. The sodium provides that a Council may (1) let laud ' to a worker for the pin pose of erecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance " money to a wor-Uer to enable Ixiin to ao--1 quire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (3) sell to a worker separate worker's dwelling. Provision is made for tlio ropaymeut of advances and the payment of advances 3 and the payment of purchase-money by inetalmenta. 1 THE FENCING ACT. \ .ERECTION OF FENCES. A fence of any of the kiuds inention- ' ed in the Second Schedule is a '/ufficieut fence within the Daeauin;; of -no Fencing Act (5.7). ' The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient tonee are liri-jie ' to join in or contribute in eiju.'tl proportions to the erection of a fence tween such lands, although such fence usay not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which is not, m far es practicable, txratiaa ra? thjoughout its length. THE ROLES OF TIiE KOAD. j The Rule of the Road is a para ios ? quite; For in driving your carriage along, ' If you bear to the loft you t>re iiiro to go right, If yoa turn to tile liyht you %<j wrong. t But in walking the streets''tis a dif- ? ferent case; To the right it ia right wou sho-ild I steer, ' On ihe left should be lelt enough ol J clear space Fci the people ,vho wish to wali there. LEGAL TENDER. ! Tender of monew may legally be 1 made—in the cas eof bronze coins, for ' any amount not exceeding Is; in r.he cas-3 of silver coins, not exceeding 10s; ! iri th ecase of gold cuius for «,By ' amount, unices 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 titill a first charge on the assets «i th,- bank of •.snue (''Bank Note 1.-siie Act, ISU3 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOO.N N Z. MEAN ITr.i E. A a compared withAdelaide ... ... ... .K) 0 *.m. Adeu ... T> 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 23 a.m. Amsterdam ... ... 0 60 am. Berlin 1 23 :t m. Berne .. 1 0a m. Bombay ... .. ... 5 21 a.m. Boston ... 7 M p.m. Brindisi 1 4'2 am. Brisbane .. .. ... 10 30 am. Brussels 6 24 * ui. LAVING DOWN A LAU'.V. When it is desired to form a In vn, the ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the /dot can he prepared in March, a season may, be gained by sowing the seed during that month; the surface niust be thoroughly ..mi trodden down firmly. L'he fci!<m i'l;; i.s a good mixture, il procurable:---Crested Dog-tail. 2)Ue; Fettuca tetiuitolia, 4lbs; Festuca dur.iseala, 21 hs; Lolium tenuitolia . peronno, 20ibs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, Slbs; Poa Xemoralis and Sompervirens libs of eacE. This mixture will uftico for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and it kept ou't -losy answers most' soils. Special mixtuios for laying doßii lawns may also be aad from any seedsman. &on:<; of our native peas and other glasses wo'ild answer admirably lor iawn purposes, if the ground is of a retentive nut.:re, sowing the seeds should be deferred til: August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some >refer the scythe for the litsi time of cutting. .Roll previous io luowrig; this will save the knives oi the mon'or. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EiC. All trespassing cattle may be im pounded by the oceupiei of the land on wliicla they are trespassing; hut m the case of uiiftuced ■ laii'.l, tlie ocoiip:er is not entitled to ciaim any damages except fees for driving, or 'oi giving notice of the detention vi vich cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW A \ ACRE. rfarley, 2j to ZJ buahels; tew, 2 to 2i bushels; buckwheat, or hi-ank, li bushels; cabbago (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; iv-vrot in j drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1 . io 17 lbs; j furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 2-1 : bs; I do. for single-line fencing, to sow one ! I mile, 3 to A lbs; kohl rabi (turnip- I rooted cabbage), to transplant. 1 l.'o ; ! do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 2} j bushels; linseed", for seed, li bushals, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, i 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold i wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushel."; J parsnip,. 10 lbs; rape or -cole, 1 pst; ! rye, 2J to 3 bushels; rye grass (if ! drilled, one-fourth lees), 2 to 2J Vasfcels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2} bushels; do., spring, 3 to 2$ buahals; trifolium incarnatam, 14 lbs; turnip, S to 8 lbs; tarnip stabble, 4 lb»; w-beat. 21 to 2} bushels.