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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 June 1916, Page 4

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WORKERS' DWELLINGS.

ft FOR HEADY REFERENCE. STAMP DUTIES. Agreement of Memorandum of Agreement, 1b 3d with letters, etc., attached, 3s. Appraisement ot Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; . x ceed £20, does not exceed £50, 2t> bd, exceed £100, and does not exceed £2 K) 10s, £?.i)0 and does not exceed £500 ios, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same a& Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. not exceeding- £25 6d, exceeds £25, and not exceeding £50 la, every 10s. Bills of Exchange. Oon demand 3d ; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding £50, Is; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if draivn in a set, such sum upon each bill ot the set &£ to irake up the Bame duty ae it a single Lill ivere drawn for the amount. Conveyance—Conveyance on sale: For every £50 or part of £50 of tUs amount of the consideration for sale 7s 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 a&tessed under "The Property Assessment 4.ct, 1885,'' or any Act amending the 'ante at the dat<s when such instrument takes effect, 10s. Promissory Notes.—Payment on., demand 2d. Payable otherwise than on demand : For every sum not excee<_ - ing £25, 6d, exc«eding £26 and t exceeding £50, Is.; every additional £50 or part of £50, Ib. Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty, where such duty does not amount to 3s, the same duties as the original instrument ; in any other case 3a. Land Transfers.—Generally speaking, tJtie same duties as would have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Luge, without any consideration by way of premium : Where rent does not exceed £50 is for every additional £60 or part ; if £50 Bs. Fotr any instrument affecting at partiLion of lands upon my consideration sxceeding £100. Soldier*' estates are exempt from all luty up to £5000 in respect to every succession by lineal descendant or mi- ' seator.

Borough Councils are empowered Dy Ihe Municipal Corporations Act to erect tor Lut) occupation of workeii- employed oi resident in boroughs any buildings suitable for workers' dwellings, or may acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, aud render them suitable for the same purpose, the letting to be in the hand* of the Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913J Councils aie further empowered in regard to workers' dwelling. 'ihe 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 woraer 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 the repayment of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money by instalments.

THE FENCING ACT.

ERECTION OF FENCES. A fence .of aDy of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a nefficient 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 o/ contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oetween such lands, although such fence may not extend along the wliole boundary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any fence whioh is not, m far practicable, thioughout its length. THE RULES OF THE jtvOAD The Rule o( the Road is a para iox quite; For in driving your carriage alci, ... If you bear to the left you tie fiire to go right. If yoa turn to the ri>rht you g<i wrong. But in walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou shoald ■teer, * On the left should be left enough of elear space Foi the people who wish to wall there.

LEGAL TENDER.

Tender of inonew may legally be made—in the cas eof bronze boii-4, for any amount not exceeding Is; in the case of silver coins, not exceeding 40s; in th ecase of gold coins for *ny amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (S3 and 34 Vio. 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 ("Bank Note l.=jsue Act, 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z MEAN TIME. As compared with — Adelaide 10 0 ».m. Aden ... 3 81 a.m. Alexandria ... ... 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam ... ... 0 60 am. Berlin 1 83 am. Barne .. 1 oam. Bombay ... 5 21 am. Boston . . ... .... 7 46 pm. Brindisi ... ... ... 1 42 am. Brisbane ... 10 80 am. Brussels 6 84 «m.

LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

When it is desired to form a ibe ground should be trenched aa directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the <»iot can he prepared iri March, a season ii aj be gained by sowing the ;>;r iss -eed during tlntt month ; the surface liniiL be thoroughly pulverised ~n<i trodden down firmly. l'he following ;.■> a good mixture, ii pioeurable: — ( ri.MU"! Dog-tail, 21 Us; lestuca leuuilolia. -libs; lediuca duruscula, 2lbs, Lolium tenuifolia perenne, 201 ba J White clover .21 Im; Trifolium minor, alba ; l'oa Nemorahs and Sempervirsns libs of each. This mixture will uftiee for half au acre, and will form a wry good la.fo. and if kept cut close ■ir.MwrK most soJf~ — Special mixt'J-os I-lying dotvu (anus may »lso bo iiad ironi any seedsman. Jsome of jur native' poas arid otber grasses wo lid a.'iswor admirably lor !awu purposes. It th; ground is of a retentive natate, sowing the seeds should oe deferred til. 1 August. Commence to cut. as tioon as the machine will act. Some jreior the scythe for the first time A cutting. itoll previous to uiowi.'ig; this will save the knives ol the mon'jr. IMPOUNDING CATTLE, EIC. All trespassing cattle may bo mi pound ;d by tho occupier of the land "'i wliick they are trespassing; but in the case of unfenced land, the occjp:er is not entitled to ciaim any damages except fees fjr driving, or *o» giving uotiie <>f the detention ui such cattle, as provided in ihe Second ychcdnle.

SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW a\ ACRE.

Oarley, 2+ to bashels; beans, 2to 2i bushels; buckwheat, or blank, IJ bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to trane•plant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ow,?rot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, ; „ eo 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs; ' do. for single-lino fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl robi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linse«d, for flax, 2$ bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J bushels; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, j 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 busbelp; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 p*t; rye, 2J to 8 bushels; rye grans (if drilled, one-fourth lees), 3 to 8J bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, bushels; do., spring, S to 2J bushels; trifoliam incarnstnm, 94 lbs; turnip, 3 to S lbs; turnip stubble, 4 lbi; wheat- 2J to 3} bashels