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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 May 1916, Page 4

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» FOR READY REFERENCE. STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Menioaandun. of Agreement, is 3d with letters, etc., attached, ; 3s. ; Appraisement oi Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; •x----ceed £20, does not exceed £50, 2s 'jd , | exceed £100, and does not exceed £2 )0 , 10s, £'/M and does not exceed £500 15s, exceeds £500 20s. i Award, same as Valuations, except ; exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 3os. j P.n's. not exceeding £25 6d., exceeds ; £25, and not exceeding £50 la, every : additional £50 or part of £50 le. ' 10s. i Bills oi Exchange. Oon demand 21 ; otherwise than on demand, if running .singly, for any amount not exceeding JUSO, Is; every additional £50 or part ol £50, Is.; ii drawn in a set, such sum upon each bill ot the set as to irake up the same duty ae u a single iill j were drawn lor the amount. I Conveyance.—Conveyance on sale: For every £50 <>r part ol £50 of tUe amount of the ; .>usidei ation tor sale i's (3d.

1 Any instilment whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred > ■or vested in t;;y pert>ou tor a nominal consideration or ■< bore iio cousideratuoii passes, lor eve; y £50 .jr part of £50 1 oi the amount or \ alue ot tho property conveyed or tru interred oi ajiieseed under ''The riup-.ity Assfb.sment Yet. iSbo.'' • ; any Act amending the >ame at ti.o d-ito when oucli lustruinent takes effect,, 10a. ! I'romissory Notes.—i'ayment on demand 2d. Payable otherwise than or demand: For every sum not exceec ing £25, Gd,; exceeding £25 and ■ exceeding £50, in.; every addition*! 100 or part of £50, le. Duplicate or counterpart of any m strument chargeable with duty, when: such duty does not amount to Ss, the same duties aa the original mstro. (! jnent; in any other case 3s. Eaud Transfers.—Uenerally speaking, t, sfciue dutiei ae would have been pay--le on .* conveyance. j cace, or Agreement to Laase. withpllt v consideration by way of proaiium : Where rent does not exceed £50 3- foi tfverv additional iiRO or part of £50 38 ■ Fct a TJJ instrument effecting a partition' of upon any consideration exceeding S'olfl'iors' estates are exempt, from all duty txp to £6000 in respect to every succession by H*™ l dGGcendaDt or * u " oestor.,

WOBBLERS' DWELLINGS. .Borough Councils are empowers I ;jj ihe Municipal Corporations Act to oj t < i few the occupation of workers employ or resident in boroughs any buildin&i suitable for workers' dwellings, or may acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them suitable for thu same purpose, the letting to be in thu bands of th« Council. liy section 62 of the Municipal (Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Councils are further empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The sectiou 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 woiK«r to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (8; sell to a worker ,ny separate worker's dwelling. Provision ii made for the 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 fen'ce 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 De tween such lands, although §uch fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liabio to contribute to any fence which is 1 not, m far m prMtimfel*, oomtinsjil- - its length. THE ROLES OF THE WAD. The Rule of the Road is a para-lox quite; i'or in driving youtr carriage along, If you bear to the left yon tre <uro to go right, If you turn to the ripbt ycu go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a dif ferent case; To the right it is right wou sho jlii steer, On the left should be left enough of clear space Foi the people icho wish to wali there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may Uga)>v be made—in the cas eof bronze coij~<, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the ease of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in th ecaee of gold coins for e-ny amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (33 and 84 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender in New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets of the bank of issue ("Uauk Note I.«sue Act, 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z MEAN TIME. As compared with - Adelaide ... ... ... 10 0 a.m. Aden ... ... 3 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m Amsterdam ... .. 0 50 a m Berlin 1 23 * m Berne 1 oam Bombay ... 5 21 a.m. Boston ... 7 46 p.m. Brindisi ... ... ... 1 42 am. Brisbane 10 80 am. Brussels 6 S4 * inLAYING DOWN A LAWN.

When it is desired to form a the groiiiid should b© trenched aa directed for the vegetable garden any timo during the autumn. If the j»ict can he prepaid! in March, n season ii a* be pained by sowing the pxuss seed during that month; the surf ice must be thoroughly pulverised ..ml tioddon down firmly. The following is a good mixture, ii procurable Created Dog-tail. 21 lis ; Ke&tuca term: rciia. 41' us ; I'estuca duruscula, 21bs I Loli'.uu teruiilolia perenne, 201js , White clover ,21bs; Trifolium i.nnor. Slbu; l'oa Neniornlia m:d Seiitpervi-eDs libs of each. Thia mixture will ul- - lor half an ucrc, and sill form a very good In wo and iT kept cut • loso answers mast soJs. Special uiixt'i.o-s for laying down laivns may nlso ! e :iad from any seedsman. Some of jur native pons and other grasses wo lid answer admirably lor lawji purpose. If tho ground is of a retentive rial :re. sowing the seeds should do deferred til' August. Commence to cut. Hci mioii as the luacbine will act. Some ireier the scythe tor the iirsr, time o< C lit I iii/. Jl-'ii pi i. i 'ii.-is to mo ;i i ig. (.his ili .-.no Ili<•. uiws ol the mo.vji IMPOUNDING CATII.it;. EiC.

A'! i ivspa-ssiug cattie may be in: pounded by the occupier of the lami on whick they rue trespassing; bin in the case of unfenced land, the oom pier is not entitled to claim any Liu ages except fees Lir driving, or ■< giving uotice of the detention ut --icti cattle, as providod ir. tho So. olid Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW .>» N ACRE. barley, 2* to Z| buohels; beeM. 2 to 21 bushels; buckv.'heat, or brank, li bushels ; cabbage tdrunihead), to t'-anp. plant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs ; c-.-rot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1. en 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 'be; do. for single-line fencing, to row one mile. 3 to i lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 !bs, linseed, for flax. 2J bushe's; linseed, for seed. 1} bnsh->j; . luoerr.e, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white. 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; eats, 3to 4 hush-If ; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or oole, 1 p*t; rye. 21 to S bushels; ryo gra/w (if drilled, one-fourth Iftsi, 'J U> 2J Vn>» hels; Bitiiifoiri, giant, 5 bus!>olr>: •jrirtef, 21 bushels; do.. *pr:«K. Ui VI bnshalß; trifoliais inc(irr.:tt'J ;n lbn; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; Vir-jp 1 lbn, whent- "i to '21 nn.fhfila.