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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 June 1916, Page 4

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~— , FOK READY REFERENCE. . fITAMP DO TIES ! Anteßini'iit in' Nli'inoi iiU'jnof Agreomeiii, 1b 3d with letters, ric., attached, 3s. Ap] ' iiiseuieni ol Valuation where the amount <lo«s not exceed iiisii. Is.; •x----ceed £20, doefi isot exco-1 £50, 2s Bd, exceed £100, siiid docs m i exceed £210 10s, £-.'i)o .'iud does r.oi exceed £500 15s, c vuccda £500 20s. Award, Bame as V aiualions, except exceeds £500 but uol £1 LOO, 20s; exceeds £1000, 35a. P.n's. not £35 6d, exceeds £25j and not exceeding £50 Is, every 10s. Bills oi Exchange. Oon demand 21; otherwise than on demand, if running singly, for any amount not exceeding £50, le; every additional £50 or part of £50, Is.; if drawn in a set, such sunn upon each bill of the set as to ir&ke up the same duty ae it a single bill were drawn for tho amount. Conveyance—Conveyance on sale: For every £50 or. part of £50 of the amount of the consideration for aalo 7a 6d. Any instrument whereby any property is legally or equitably transferred or vested in any person tor a nominal consideration or where no consideration passes, for ewery £50 or part of £50 of the amount or value ot the property conveyed or transferred or aeaeased under . "The Property Assessment \ot, 1885,'' or any Act amending the i ame at the date when such instrument takes effect, 10s. Promissory Notes.—Payment on demand 2d. Payable otherwise than ou demand: For every sum not exceei. ing £25, dd,; exceeding £25 and l exceeding £50, I*.; every additional £50 or pai c of £50, la. Duplicate or counterpart of any id strument chargeable with duty, where such duty does not amount to Ss, the same duties as the original instrument; in any other case 3e. Land Transfers. —Generally speaking, the same dutiei as would have been payable on a conveyance. Lease, or Agreement to Lease, with out any consideration by way of premium : Where rent doea not exceed £ot 3a for every additional £60 or par of £50 3a. For any initr anient affecting a partition of lands upon. *Ny oonsideratioE exceeding £100. Soldiers' estates are exempt from.a' duty up to £5000 in respect to ever; succession by lineal descendant o<r sui • oestor.

WORKERS' DWELLINGS.

Borough Councils are empowered by (he Municipal Corporations Act to erect tor the occupation of workers employed oi resident in boroughs any buildings suitable for workers' dwelling, or may acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render thein suitable for the game purpose, the letting to be in the hands of the Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1913, Council" are furt>ier empowered in regard to workers' dwellings. The section provides that a Council may (1) let land to a worker for the purpose of erecting a worker's dwelling; (2) advance money to a worner to enable him to acquires 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 tii« payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money hy instalments.

TEE FENCING ACT.

erection of fences. (oboc of any of the kinds mentioned in ibe Second Schedule is a n;fficient fence within the meaning of r D© Feucing Act (b.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands 'lot divided by a sufficient fence are haole t-u join in « contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence oetween such lands, although such foice niny not extend along the whole boundary line. But uo occupier is liabie to contribute to any fenc* which is not, a* far m priotiaftbl*, eomtinoß? tbioughout its length. THE ROLES OF THE ivOAD The Rule of the Road in a para-iox ijuite ; K»r in driving jour carriage alouj, n >on twin to the loft you i-.re iiire io go ngbt, ii joo turn to the rybt you go wrong. But ill walking the streets 'tis a different case; To the right it is right wou shojld ■teer, On the left should be Ifeft enough of ..clear »paoe Foi the people a?ho wish to wall * there. LEGAL TENDER. Tender or monew may lagaJiy be made—in the cas oof bronce for any amount not exceeding Is; in the ca6o of silver coins, not exceeding fOs: in tli ecase of gold coins for «.uy amount, unless coined prior to the reign of Queen Victoria (83 and 31 Vic. c. 10, sec. 4, and Royal Proclamation 22, Nov., 1890). Bank notes are now legal tender 'n New Zealand and are still a first charge on the assets ot the bank of Affile ("ISuuk Note Act, 1893 TWELVE O'CLOCK AT NOON N 7. MEAN TIME. As compared with - Adelaide ... 10 0 a.m. Aden ... .. ... 3 SI a.m.

Alexandria jj am ' amatordaiu ••• uO a in. | Berlin * * 3 1 | Bern* 1 0 K :u - Bombay & 14 Boston P ::1 * Brindisi ... - 1 « 8 Brisbane • • 0 rn * Brussels 6 24 «m.

LAYING DOWN A LAWN.

When it is desired to form a lawn, the ground should bo trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the f*iot can be prepared in ilaroh, a season nay be gained by sowing the gr.ias seed during that month; the surface must be thoroughly pulverised ..nd trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, if procurable:-— Crested Dog-tail, 21Fs; Festuca tenuifolia, 41 bs; Festuca duruscula, 211)9; Loliuin t-enuifolm perenne, 2011 is; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, Slbs; Poa Nemoraha and Seuipervirens JLlbs of each. This mixture will uftice for half an. acre, and will form a very good lawn, and if kept cut close answers most soils. Special mixta. «w U,v laying down luivns tua.v »100 bo i>a<J trum any Beodsman. Jsouie of •jui native poas and grasses woild answer <»'!mirably lor !av,-n purpo.s-vs. i! the- ground is oi a ivLentive nut ire, -mi ing the senile should oe deferred til' August. Commence to cut. as -hujd as ttie machine will act. bo mo ■>:«- iwr tho scythe fur vfio tirsi tune j 1 rutting. itoll previous to minM Hi,, ill is will save the kuii'<-.s oi tlie

IMPOr.sDING CAT/'LE, ETC

All trespassing cattle »iaj be itu (kiiiiiJ ;d by the occupiei of the iftnt! on « hiok they are trespassing; but m I lie eu.io of . irufenced land, the oceii p;er is not entitled to ciaim any dam except fees tor driving, or !ogiving notice of the detention of ♦'lfli cattle, as provided in the Second Schedule.

■sEBDS REQUIRED TO SOW a\ ACRE.

darley, 2* to *i bushels; beans, 2 to | '2J bushels; buckwheat, or biank, 11 bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o*;rot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1. co 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 11*; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 tb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 24 bushels; linseed, for seed, 11 bush»!s, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold • wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3to 4 bushel?; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pit; rye, ?1 to 8 bushels; rye graw (if drilled, one-fourth lees), 2 to Si v»ss- ' bels;-sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; winter, 21 bushels; do., spring, 2 to 21 bushels; . trifoliair, incarnatum, IS its; turnip, 8 to J lbs; turnip stabbl* 1 Ibt; wheat- 21 to 21 bushels