WORKERS' DWELLINGS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 July 1916, Page 4

WORKERS' DWELLINGS.

Borough Couflcdls are empowered toy the Municipal Corporations Act to erect for the occupation of workers employed or resident in boroughs any buildings suitable for workers' dwellings, or may acquire buildings by purchase or otherwise, and render them suitable for the same purpose, the letting to be in the hands of the Council. By section 52 of the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act, 1918, Council* aire 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 worker to enable him to aoquire land and build a worker's dwelling thereon; (8) sell to a worker •ay separate worker's dwelling. Provision i» made for the repayment of advances and the payment of advances and the payment of purchase-money by instalments.

Alexandria ••• 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam ■ 0 Ou .. ,i.. Berlin 1 » •■> Barn* i u a in: Bombay & 21 » "• Boston 7 10 vm. Mrindiwi ... ... ... i 12 « ui. Brifibane ... ... ••• 10 30 a uj. Bjrueiel* 6 34 * ta. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a la.vu, the ground should be trenched as directed for tho vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If tho j'iot can be prepared in March, a season iray be gained by sowing the grass seed during that month; the surface must be thoroughly pulverised ../id trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, it procurable: — Created Dog-tail, 2155; Festuca tenuiFolia, 41bs; P'edtuca duruscula, 21bs; Loliuin tenuiiolia perenne, 201'js; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minjr, Slhs; I'oa No moral in and Sempervirena libs of eac6. This mixture will uftice for half an acre, and will form a »ery good hi wo. and if kept cut close Hi;swprM most soda. Special mixtu.es for lining down lawns may "lao be .\ad from any set'dawa/i. tome of jui native poas and other grasses n'o lid answer admirably lor lawn purposes. II the ground is of a retentive Mtirc, sowing the seeds should oo deferred til' August. Commence to cut. a.> *h>ii as the machine will act. fcxniH. jreter the scythe tor the liisi time j 1 C'UtliUg. ftoll previous to lllU#Ti< . this will save the knives o( the rnoH'jr.

IMPOUNDING CATYLE, KIC. A/1 (.ret-passing cattle may be iw pound »d by the occupiei of the land on which they are trespassing; bin id 'bo cusu ot unfenced lan J, the occu p.ur is aut entitled to ciaiin any darn except fees Ijr driiiug, or W a tvmg a! die detention' ji vicii cuttle, as provided in iho Second Schedule. REQUIRED TO SOW a\' ACHE. tJarley, 2* to tj buahels; boaiw, 2 to i!| bushels; buckwheat, or biank, 1J bushels; cabbage (.drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1. so 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs; do. for single-line tencing, to sow ono ruile, 3to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, S| bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J bushVj, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oat«, 3 to 4 bushelf; parsnip. 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pit; rye, 2} to 8 bushels; rye grass tif drilled, one-fourth lets), to Si Vjbtela; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tare*, winter, bashels; do., spring, 3 to 2$ bushalfl; trifoliam incamatain, 14 lbs; turnip, 3 to 8 lbs; tarnip itnbblfi, 4 lbi; wheat. 8J to Si bushels.