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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1916, Page 4

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-# FOR READY REFERENCE. STAMP DUTIES. Agreement or Memorandum of Agreement, 1b 3d with letters, eto., attached, 3s. Appraisement ot Valuation where the amount does not exceed £20, Is.; •x----eeed £20, does not exceed £50, 2e 6d, exceed £100, and does not exceed £210 10s, £?.i>o and does not exceed £590 15s, exceeds £500 20s. Award, same aa Valuations, except exceeds £500 but not £1000, 20s; exceeds £1000, 355. I'.u'a. not exceeding £25 6d, exceeds £25, and not exceeding £50 la, every 10s. Bills of Exchange. Oon demand 2d; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding £50, Is; every additional £50 or part of £50," Is.; if drawn in a set, such uii'in upon each bill of the set as to uvike up the same duty as it a single bill were drawn tor the amount. Conveyance-—Conveyance on sale: For every £50 or part ot £50 of tiie amount of the consideration for sale 7s 6d.

Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred t" or vested in any person tor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for every £50 or part of £5U of the amount or value ot the property conveyed or transferred or assessed 'iuder "The Property Assessment. 4et. 1885,'' or any Act amending the 'ame at the date when such instrument take* effect, 10s. Promissory Notes. —fayment on do maud 2d. Payable otherwise than o' 1 demand: For every sum not exceei. iiiK £25, 6d,; exceeding £25 and ' | exceeding £50, Is. ; every additional £50 or part of £60, Ib. Duplicate or counterpart of any in strument chargeable with duty, where such duty does not amount to Ss. the same duties as the original instrument; jn any other case 3a. Land Transfers.— Generally speaking the same duties as would have teen payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Lwee, with out any consideration by way of jxres)ium : Where rent does not exceed £50 3y for every additional £50 or part of £S0 3s. For any instrument affecting » partition of lands upon my consideration exceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from aM I duty up to £5000 in respect to every succession by lineal descendant or sn-t-ot^r.

WORKERS' DWELLINGS,

liorough Councils are empowered by the Vum, .;m! C <>i i" ; ! M 111 ercct tor iiit 1 j»ut.i"u «ii nuiinii- employed 01 K -ii'.lein i;i in .mugiio au; buildings aui-.i ->le ftii v.oi'kms dwellings or may acquire tiuilduigs by piu'diasi' or otherwise, n?i I render thorn suitaO'.o for t.ha some tiu: t»*e> the lotting tu J0 in the hanil> of lilO Council. Uy stctioii 52 of tho M . 'licipal Corporations Aii'- udmoiii Ai', 1913, Council* aiu i wi'.cr empowored !a regard to i workeij' dwelling. luo section proI vides that a Council may (1) let land t.j a worker for the purpose of erecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance inoney-to a worKer to enable him to acquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (3) sell to a worker ny separate worker's dwelling. Provision is made for tho repayment of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchaser-money by instalments.

erection of fences. A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule iB a f&fficieut fence within the meaning of the Fencing Act (5.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands aot divided by a sufficient fence are liaDle to join in os contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oetween suoh lands, although such fence may not extend along the whole boundary line. But no occupier is liabio to contribute to any fence which is ] | not, M fax u praotiwAte, oo*tin»->»° throughout it» length. THE RULES OF THE The Rule of the Road is a paraiox quite; For in driving your carriage if you bear to the left you we jure to go right, If you turn to the riyirt you go wrong. " Hut in walking the street* 'tis a ait- * ferent case; To the right it is right wou shodld •teer, On the left «hould b« left «noagh of clear space B'oi the people *ho wish to wali there. LEGAL TENDER.

the fencing act

Teuiler of monew may Uga?«Y be J made—in the cas ©of broDie ooii«<, for I any amount not exceeding Is; in the casj of silver coins, not exceeding 40s j in th ecase 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 Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender 'n New Zealand and ar« still a first charge on the assets ot the bank of issue l"Bauk Note I.«>ue Act. 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N Z I MEAN TIME. j As compared with — Adelaide ... 10 0 a.m. Aden •• ••• ® a.m. Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam • 0 50 am. Berlin 1 23 .1 m. Bern« 1 0 amBombay 5 21 am. Boston - P m " Brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane 80 a m. Brussels ... • • 6 24 »m. J I LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a lawn, the ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the f>iot ran bo prepared in March, a season naj be gained by sowing the st-od during that mouth; the surf ice must bo thoroughly pulverised . :i<l trodden down firmly. l'he following is a good mixture, ii procurable: — Crefted Dog-tail 21 Us; Kestuca tenuifoiia, -libs; Fe-auca duruseula, 211)3, Lolium tenuitoliji pcrenno. 201 .is, White clover ,2!bs; Trifolium minor, dibs; l'oa Nemoralis and Semper virenß libs of cacfi. This mixture will uftice lor half an aero, and will form a vei'v good la'.va. and if liept cut 'inise az!:.wfrp most sods. ' Special uiixtu ©s

•jf laying down lawus may »l«o ho nad rem any seedsmaii. fciome of aur liiLivo poas and otlier grasses wo lid viiswer A-iinirably lor !awn purpose. I! the- ground is of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds should oe deferred til' -August. Comuienee to cut. as noon as the machine will act. Some jre.er the scythe for the first time of cutting. Hull previous to mowing; l!<is sill save the knivra ot the inotfor. [Ml'OC.-'DTNQ CATiLE, EiC. All trespassing cattle may be ia> by the nccupiei of the Innc' on which they arc trespassing; but n> the case of tmfenced land. tlx- «.«.•<• i pier is not entitled to ciaim any <i in' ages except fees fir driving, "i > giving notice of Uie detention ui «-n-t< cattle, as providing iu 'he Si'e.mu Schedule.

SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW * N ACRE.

tJarley, 2* to t\ bushels"; be&ns, 2 to 2| bushels; buckwheat, or binnk,- 11 bushels; eabbage (drumhead), to traus--plant, 1 lb; canary. 3 pkgs; c*;iut in drills, 8 to 12 lbaj clover, 1. fio 17 lbs; furze or gorso, for feed, 20 to 24 bs : do. for single-line lencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rAbi (turnip rooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb: do., drilled, 4 lbs, linseed, for D.u. 21 bushels; linseotl. for seed, 11 bush Vs. lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do,, drilled. IS lbs; mustard, white. 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, .1 to 1 bush-!.®: parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cr>le. 1 pit. rye, 24 to 8 bushels; rye grans (i! drilled, one-fourth lees), 2 tr> 2J '.js hels ; sainfoin, (riant. 5 b'lsliolr.; tar** winter, 31 b usbels ; do., spring, 2 U 21 bushels; trifoli:;2; incarnatnft. 1< lbs; turnip. 2 to S lbs; turnip 4 Ibi; whost SI to 21 ftnßhol*