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Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 May 1916, Page 4

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- - ♦ FOil READY RKFERJENCE. STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of ileiuoranduij, of Agreement, is 3d wiuh letters, etc., attached, 3a. Appraisement ot Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; . & coed £20, does not exceed £50, (jd, J exceed £100, and does not exceed £2 )0 10s, £200 and does not exceed £o'JQ i'js, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. I'.ii's. not exceeding £25 6d., exceeds £25, and not exceeding £50 Is, every additional £50 or part of £50 Ib. 10s. Bills oi Exchange. Oon demand 2<l; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding J-50, le; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sunn upon each bill of the set as to irake up the same duty as it a single L'ill were drawn lor tyie amount. Conveyance.—Conveyance on sale: i'or every £50 or part oi £50 of the amount of the consideration for sale 7« 6d. Any instrument whereby any' property is legally or equitably transferred to or vested in any person tor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for every £50 or part of £50 of the amount or value ot the property conveyed or transferred or assessed under "The Property Assessment Act, 1885,'' or any Act amending the 'awe at the date when such instrument takes effect, lOs. Promissory Notes.—Payment on demaud 2d. Payable otherwise than oc demand: For every sum not exceeding £25, "id,; exceeding £25 and t exceeding £50, * la.; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, where sueh duty does not amount to 3a, the same duties as the original instrument ; in any other case 3a. Laud Transfers.—Uenerally speaking, the same dutie» ao would have been pay- , able on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement -to Lwoe, without any consideration by way of premium ; Where rent does not exceed £50 3;; for every additional £50 or part < of £50 3s. For any instrument affecting a partition of lands upon any consideration I exceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from all 1 duty up to £5000 in respect to every | succession by lineal descendant or ?-u----ccßtor.

the middle of November. The soil j should be poor, and made firm; vow thickly, and do not thin the plants WORKERS' DWELLINGS. .Borough Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect for 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 thein suitable for the same purpose, the letting to be in the hands of the Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Aot, 1913, Councils aire further empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The section provides that a Council may (1) let land t) 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; (S) sell to a -worker iiy separate worker's dwelling. Provision is made for tba repayment of advances and th® payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money by instalments. 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 toe i .Fencing Act (5.7). I The occupiers of adjoining lands not J divided by a sufficient fence are liable to join in oz contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oetween 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 m prMtinhla, eo*tin«>a? tbioughout ita length.

THE RULES OF TEE itOAD. rhe Rule of the Road is a paradox quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you ; bear to the left you ere iure to go right, If you turn, to the ripht you go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou ahoald ■teer, On the left ihonld be left enoagh of clear spooe For ther.people ffho wish to wallf there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may legally be made—in the cas eof bronze coiiu, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not exceeding 40a; in th ecaee of gold coins for »oy amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33 and 34 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclama-

tion 22, Nov., 1890). - Bank notes are now legal tender m New Zealand and are skill a first charge on the assets of the bank of issue ("Bank Note L=sue 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 0 a m. Bombay ... ... B 21 a.m. Boston ... 7 46 p.m. Brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane 10 80 am. Brussels ( M to. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a the ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot can be prepared in March, a season ii ay be gained by sowing the fyiss during that month; ilia surfjco must be thoroughly pulverised ..ad trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, it procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21Hs; Festuca tenuifolia, 41bs; Festuca duruscula, 21bs; Lolium tonuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifoliuin minor, Slbs; Poa Nenioralis and Sempervirens libs of each. This mixture will 'uffico for halt an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and if kept out close .•ir.iswiK most soils. Special mixtures laying down lawns may also be nad I joui any seedsman. Some of our native poas and other grasses wo:ild answer admirably lor lawn purposes. II the ground is of a retentive natare, sowing the seeds should be deferred til! August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act. Some prefer the scythe for the first time of cutting. Eoll previous to mowing; ibis will save the knives ot the mower. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EIC. All trespassing cattle may Be im pounded by the occupier of the land on wliick they are trespassing; but m the case of unfenced land, the occupier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees for driving, or 'or

giving notice of the detention of such cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule. BEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AX AORE. Uarley, 2* to ZJ bushels; beans, 3 to 2} bushels; buckwheat, or brank, 1} bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o*/rot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, I. to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 'be; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 <b; do., drilled, 4 lbs, linseed, for flax, 2} bushels; linseed, for seed, 11 bushsla; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurt-zcl, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushel.®; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or oole, 1 pet; rye, 21 to 8 bushels; ry« grata (if drilled, one-fourth lees), 8 to 3} Vsskels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2! bushels; do., spring, 3 to 21 bushels; trifolinm incarnatnm, 34 lbs; turnip, 3 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lb»; wheat- 2J to 21 bushels.