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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 April 1916, Page 4

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D I'OK HEAD V REI'ERKNCE. STAMP DITTIES. Agreemeut of -Memorandum of Agreement, Is 3d with letters, etc., attacked, Aj>(,i aisement ot Valuation where the amount docd uot exceed £20, Is.; .<xutiod £20, does uot exceed £50, 26 Od , t iut'ed £100, and does not exceed £2 )0 10a, £200 and does not exceed £500 lo'js, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £000 but uot £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 35a. 1 not exceeding £25 6d, exceeds £25, and not exceeding 4*50 Is, every additional £50 or part of £50 la. 10a. Bills ox Exchange. Oon demand 2d; otherwise than on demand, if running for any amount not exceeding tSO, Is; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such suini upon each bill of the set as to up the same duty as it a single L'ill were drawn for the amount. Conveyance.—Conveyance on sale: Tor every £50 or part ot £50 of Uie amount of the consideration for sate i s (3d. Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred to oc vested in any person tor a nominal consideration or where no consideration pasties, for every £50 or part of £50 of the amount or value ox the property conveyed or transferred or assessed un"der "The Property Assessment Vet, ibßs,"' or any Act . amending the >amo at the date when (such instrument takes eifect, 10s. Promissory Notes. —Payment on demand 2d. Payable otherwise than on demand: For every sum not exceeding £25, (3d,; exceeding £25 and t exceeding £50, Ib. ; every additional £50 or part of £50, Ib. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, where such duty -does not amount to is, the samo duties as the original mstritmeni; in any other case 3s. Land Transfers. —0i oner ally speaking, tha same dutiei as would have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Laase, without any consideration by way of premium : Where rent does not exceed £50 3;i fur every additional £50 or part o: £50 3a. For any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration exceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from all duty up to £5000 in respect to every succession by lineal descendant or imitator.

seed of White Queen or some sort, uKu the middle of Novemuer. The soil should be poor, and made firm; sk>w thickly, and do not thin the plants

WORKERS' DWELLINGS. * Borough Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect fctr 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 be in the hands of the Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Councils are further empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The section provides that a Council may (1) let land ta a worker for the purpose of erecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance money to a woiKer to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (8) sell to a worker my separate worker's dwelling. Provision i» made for the repayment of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money hy instalments. 4

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 t iie Fencing Act (5.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands not divided by a sufficient fence are liaule to join in or contribute in equal pro- ' portions to the erection of a fence oetween such lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liubio to contribute to any fence which is cot, m far m practicable, ooHtinaoatbioughout ite length. THE ROLES OF THE WAD. The Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, if you bear to the .left you e,r« 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 •teer, On '.be left should bo loft enough of clear space Foi the people who wish to wall* there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of inonew may lega. l «v be ma Jo—in the cas eof bronre cojw, for any amount hot exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not exceeding - 40s; in tb ecase of gold coins for way amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33 and 34 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890)'. Hank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets ot the bank of ■ssuo ("Bank Note l.»J3ue Act, 1893 " TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z MEAN TIME. As compared with — Adelaide ... ... ... 10 0 a.m. Aden ... 3 81 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. .Amsterdam ... ... 0 60 a.m. Berlin 1 23 am. Berne 1 0a m. Bombay ... 5 21 a <n. Boston ... 7 46 p.m. Brindisi ... 1 42 a tn. Brisbane .. 10 80 am. Brussels 6 84 «m. LAVING DOWN A LAWN, t When it is desired to'form a lawn, the ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the i>u>i cuii be prepared iu March, a seajim it ay be gained by sowing the ,n;r ws -.c-od during that month; the surface must bo thoroughly pulverised ..jid trodden do«n firmly. The following is a good mixture, il procurable:— Crested Dog-tail. 21I)s; l'estuca tenuifoiia, 41bs; Fcstucu duriiscula, 21bs; !jiili:iiu lonuifulin peronne, 201'js; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, Slbs ; Poa Nemoralis and Sempervirens Übs of eac&. This mixture will 'uftice for half an aero, and will form a very good luwn, and if kept out close answew most soils. Special mixtures f«.r laying down lawns may also be iiad Iroin any seedsman. tiorne of our native poas and other grasses would answer admirably ior lawn purposes. If the groiind is of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds should be deferred til! August. Commence to cut ae soon its the machine will act. Some »reler the scythe for the first time of cutting. Roll previous to mowing; iliis will save the knives ol the mo»var.

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC. All trespassing cattle may be pounded by the occupier of tlie land on which they are trespassing; but id the case of unfenced land, the occu pier is not entitled to ciaiin any damages except fees for driving, or 'or giving notice of the detention uf such cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW A N ACRE. riarloy, 2) to ®| bushels; beana, 9 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 11 bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o».*rot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, co 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs; do. for single-line lencing. to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled. 4 lbs, linseed, for flax, 2i bushels; linseed, f<?r seed, 1J busba!s; lucerne, broadcast. 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold '.mrtzel, 5 lbs; oats, Sto 4 bushol.®; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or oole, 1 pit; rye, 2J to 8 bushels; ry# grais (if drilled, one-fourth l«ea), 3 to 3} V labels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tarei, whiter, 8} bushels; do., spring, 9 to 2} bunheln; trifolinm inoarnattim, 94 lbs; turnip, 8 to 8 lbs; turnip stabile, 4 lb*; wheat- 9i to 9J bushels.