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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 May 1916, Page 4

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FOJtt READt BJEFERENCE. STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandum, of Agreement, Is 3d with letters, etc., attached, 3s. Appraisement of Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; . x coed £20, does not exceed £50, 'is 'id, exceed £100, and does not exceed £2 )0' 10a, £'2.M and does not exceed £500 ios, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same as Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 35a. f.n's. not exceeding £25 6d, exceeds *25, and not exceeding JtoO la, every additional £50 or part of £50 Is. 10s. Bills oi Exchange. Oon demand 21; otherwise than on demand, if running ■singly, for any amount not exceeding foO, is; every additional £50 or part £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, sucli mm upon eacb bill oi the set as to u'aJke up the same duty as u a single nil Aore drawn for the amount. Conveyance—Conveyance on sale ; i' or every £50 <ir part oi £50 of tne amount of Ujo consideration lor sal».< 7s 6d. Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred tc or vested in a;:y person lor a nominal consideration ot wuure no consideration lot e*ery £50 or part of £50 oi the amount or value oi the property conveyed or trans fur rod or assessed mJer "The I'roperty Assessment Act. 1885,' in- any Act amending the 'ame ■it m.o data when such instrument takes effect, 10s. l'rouiissory Notes.—l'aynient on deDiaiul 2d. l'iiyablo otherwise than oi demand: For every sum not exeeec itig £25, '3d,; exceeding £25 and exeeoding £50, is.; every addition*! L"jo or part of £50, Ib. Duplicate or counterpart of any in strument chargeable with duty, where such duty does not amount to Ss, li;e same duties as the original mstr •> men t; in any other case 3a. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, tile same dutie* aa would have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, without any consideration by way of preaiium : Where rent does not exceed £ou 3: Fiji every additional £50 or part of £c 0 3s. 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 »r ,miCK^ator.

WORKERS' DWELLINGS. I Borough C" iiiiicjl.< urn empowered uy ! I lio Municipal \_<'t ;«irMiouß Act to erect j tor the ut'cuputieu of woikuib employed or resilient in bcioughs any buildings suitable for workers' dwellings, or ioay acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them suitable for the B&rne purpose, the letting to be in the hands of the Council. Uy section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Aot, 1913, Council axe 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 woxKer to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (8) sell to a worker ,ny separate worker's dwelling. Provision i» made for tha repayment of advances and tlx* 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 nafficient 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 oy 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 ac praotisabl®, eomtinajavthroughout its length. THE RULES OF THE The Rule of the Road is. a para-io* quite; For in driving your carriage along, If you bear to the left you tre «ure to go right, ' If you turn to the riyht ycu go wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou shoild steer, On the left should be left enough of elear space Foi the people who wish to wall there.

LEGAL TENDER. Tender of monew may Ugahr be made—in the cas eof bronee coii-4, for any amount not exceeding 1b; in the casj of silver coins, not exceeding <0s; in th ©case of gold coins for fcny 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 still a first charge on the assets ot the bank of issue ("Bank Note Ipsue Aot, 1893 " TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z. MEAN TIME. As compared with — Adelaide ... 10 0 a.m. Aden .. ... S 31 a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam ... ... 0 50 a.m. Berlin 1 83 am. Berne 1 0 am. Bombay ... 6 21 a.m. Boston ... 7 46 p.m. Brindisi 1 *42 am. Brisbane 10 80 am. Brussels 6 34 am.

LAYING DOWN A LAWN. © When it is desired to form a tlie ground should be trenched ad directed for the vegetable garden itny time during tin.- autumn. If the plot c.u! be prepared in March, ft season "ay be gained by sowing the ;*rtss seed during that month; the surf ice must be thoroughly pulverised ..nd trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, ii procurable: — Crested Dog-tail. 21Bs; I'estuca term!folio. 4lbs ; Festuca duru«cillo, 21bs , Lolium teiiuiiolia perenne. 201 'ss, White clorer ,2lbs; Trifolium rainor. Slbs; Poa IS'emoralis mid Sempervirens Jibs of each. This mixture will uftice lor ball a:i acre, anc! »iJI form u -.cry rtood latci. and if kept cut '.dose answers most so-In. Special inistu.ee tor laying down laivns may nlso bo nad Irom any seedsman. isome of .jur native poas and other grasses wo lid answer admirably lor iawn purposes. I! the ground in oi a retentive natare, f-ju ing the seeds should De deferred til' August. Commence to cut as »oon as the machine will act. Some jreiei the scythe for ihe lirst time o f culling. li oJJ previous to mouiig, li'l3 will iave the liiiives oi the ruuiVjT IMPOUNDING CATTLE. Kit;. Ali trespjwsinj; cattle may be ,n pounded by the occupier of the i-jn'i ■>i* w l«.V» they ate trop.msinj; , c.m.l in <!>•• cast; of i;tiiclient! Ulr!. the »*:<.• I p:o-: is iH't «ii:tit'.. t] to '*iai:u )iy ■l:i.»t '•it'cpl i.:i dming, or giving luilKe of ti,,. dt.'tenliur. uj -'ii-Ji iv.ltK., u,: providt-i in t.ii" Si-v;iij Schedule. St.'.'Kttt-i iiKyI'IHKD TO ROW >\ ACRE. tJarley, 2* to 2| bushels; beans, S to <?l bushels; buckwheat, or blank, 1J bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o-/rot in drills. 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1, so 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 tc 24 bs; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl :abi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 2i bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J bii«i)):»!s. lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold urtzcl, 5 lbs; oats. 3 to 4 bush.?l.« ; parsnip. 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 part; 'ye. 2J to 3 bushels; ry« grass (if drilled, one-fourth lees), ill to 2J -righfl.i , sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels-; tar**. , ?i bash»lK; do.. spring. 2 I" 'jUfihslfl ; trifolinrji incurnutm t-t lbs, tnrr.ip. 2 * 'hr.; tnr~ip >1 lbs, wh"*i i't to unobe!'-.