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Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1916, Page 4

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FOR READY SJ&FERENGJS. HI AMP DUTIES Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, Is 3d with letters, eto., attached, 3s. Appraisement ol Valuation where the aiuuuui doej not exceed £20, la.; .x----coed £20, does not exceed £50, 2e jfcid, exceed £100, and does not exceed £'2 )0 10s, £2.dQ and does not exceed £5'X) 15s, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. I'.n's. not exceeding £25 6d, exceeds £25, and not exceeding £50 Is, every additional £50 or part of £50 le. 10s. Bills or Exchange. Oon demand 2d; otherwise than on demand, if runningsl"gly, for any amount not exceeding £50, le; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sum upon each bill of the set as to irake up the same duty as H a single Lill were drawn tor the amount. Conveyance.—Conveyance on sals: Jj'or every £50 or part ol £50 of tiie a mount of the consideration for sale Vs 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 e>very £50 or part of £50 ol the amount or value ol the property conveyed or transferred or assessed - inJcr "The Property Assessment \ot, 1385," or any Act amending the »auie at, the dato when such instrument takes eifect, 10s. Promissory Notes.—Payment on demand 2d. l'i.yable otherwise than on demand: l (1 oi every sum not exceeu injj £25, lid,; excoediug £35 and t exceeding £50, is.; every additional .L'oO or part of £50, la. Duplicate or counterpart of anj instrument chargeable with duty, where such duty Joes not amount to %s, tlju same duties as the original instrument; n uuy other case 3e. Lan i Transfers.—Uenerally speaking, tha sine dutiei as would have been payable "ii a conveyance. l.«-;we, or Agreement to Lease, without .my consideration by way of por»*iium : Whore rent does not exceed £50 3. fur every additional £50 or part u £50 3a. For any instrument affecting a partiyon of lands upon any consideration c :c. vding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from all J:;ty ■ ? to £5000 in respect to every succession tiy lineal descendant or :vucostor.

WORKERS' DWELLINGS. Horough Councils are empowered by liio Municipal Corporations Act to erect tor ibo 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 th« Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Council* are further empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The section provides that a Council may (1) let land tj a worker for the purpose of erecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance money to a wor&er to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (8) sell to a worker ny separate worker's dwelling. Provision is made for tha repayment of advances and th« payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money hy instalments.

THE FENCINQ ACT. ERECTION OF FENCES. A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Seoond Schedule is a ncfficient 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 0/ contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oetween such lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boun- | dary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence which is not, aa far as praotiMMa, ewiintu? throughout its length. THE RULES OF THE WAD The Rule of the Road is • 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 rifht 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 b« left enough of clear space Foi the people ?ho wish to wallr there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may lsg&ky he made—in the caa eof brome cow, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the caso of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in th ecase of gold coins for s-ny 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 m New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets ot the bank of issue ("Bank Note Iwue Act, 1893 " $• TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON NZ MEAN TIME. j As compared with — Adelaide 10 0 a.m. I Aden ... S SI a.m. I Alexandria 2 28 a.m | Amsterdam 0 50 am. Berlin » 1 S3 am. I Berne 1 0 a in. Bombay ... 5 SI a «n. Boston 7 46 p.m. Brindisi ... 1 42 am. Brisbane ... 10 80 am. '! Brussels 6 84 * m LAYING DOWN A LAWN. j 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 <»iot 1 uii bo prepared in March, a season nay be gained bj aowing the |*r uss «>eed during tbat month; the surf.ice must be thoroughly pulverised ..ntl .trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, it procurable: - Crested Dog-tail 2!Ds; I'estuca tenui folia, ■ IJba,; Fcstuca duru&cu'a, 2lbs , I.uli:iiri tonuifolij porenne, 201'.)5, White clover ,2l!js; T1 ifoliutri tuiujr. i!: s; l'oa Xemoralis uud Sempervirsnn IMj.s of each. Tlii* mixture wiH uf-lit-p for half an acre, and will form a very Rood l.v.vn, and if kept cut close ar.KUTf rtio.it soils. t?pecia! mixtu os fur !»ymg down lawns may »lso Lo nad from any soodsma.i. Bouie of " jur native pons and other grasses tro Jld arswer admirably lor !awn purposes. '•11 thr- ground i.s of a reteutice natire, sowing the seeds should tic deferred' !il' August. Commence to cut as goon as the machine will act. Some >re'er the scythe for the first time o f cutting. Uoll previous to moiviig; I his will save the knives ot the 1 MPOUNDING CATTLE, EIC. All trespassing cattle may be m P'lwmipd by the "ccupiei of the land •::i illicit thev are trespassing; bin in the case of unlenced land, tbe ore 1 p:e' is .mi entitled t<i <-tai jm any drirti except fees (jr driving, < r giving notice <>f the der-ention i.r »ucii cattle, as provided in the f->oe."!i] Schedule.

tfEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW =i \ ACRE. tfarley, 2* to SJ bushels; beatus, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, ,or brank, li bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 'bsf do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turnip- i rooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled. 4 lbs, liuseed, for flax, 21 bunbols; liuseed, for seed, 1J busb»!s, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushel?; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or oole, 1 pet; rye, to 8 bushels; ry« grass (if drilled, one-fourth leas), il to 2i labels; euinfoin, giant, S bushels; wii-U-r, SJ bnshola, »!0., uprfug, 2 ;.<> Ij ; tr,fo!i"i:rj incar caturji. - ! 4 !'•«>; tnrtsip, 2 to 3 lbs; turnip rtnbblo, ( Ilia, 21 to 2} bushel*.