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Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 August 1916, Page 4

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, V, DRKERfI' DWELLINGS. Bo'ic~gh Councils are empowered by the Municipal Corporations Act to erect tor itit occupation of workers employed or re& : lent 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 &he hancr. of the Council. iuc :.1 [mule for the repayment <>i advaiuft and iho payment of advances aij'i i!:e payment of purchaee-mo/iey fty ill( t t .IK'tllM. THE RULES OF THE tv»>AD the X.ule or the Road is * parado* quite; for in driving your carriage alorift. If y-,(i bear to the loft yon f.re <ure to go right, 11 yoo turn to tht- yo" . Sjo WIG" K. in.: m walking t,h<- stroow 'tin a 'liferent CU.S® i ) , Iht* rmlit '1 i* «'"» *!••> i'd litW, ,-j . 1..« l«di »(<•><:l-i !'» ii'ft •>' cloar »!>»«> vol the p<"o|>ie «r.o wist) to sulk there. THE FENCING ACT ERECTION OF FENCES A fence of any of the kinds mentioned in the Second Schedule is a ficient fence within the meaning of ; ho Koncing Act (5.7). The occupiers of adjoining lands 'Jot divided by a sufficient fence are liaUlo to join in o/ contribute in equal proportions to the erection of a fence r>& tween such lands, although »ucb fence may not extend along the wliole boun <iary line. But no occupier is liable to contribute to any feiice which in aot, u far u praotiMhl*, ooitinua" thioughout its length

Mis A. Jones, .11 Warwick street, I' oilditig, sayn:— l'our or uve years ago I. had a ad attack of influenza. Just in 1 was recovering I cauglit a ftiid, and was for a time in a bad way. I get somewhat better out was lei t ivitli a terrible backache. The pains started just above the kidneys and would strike up the oack of my head. Kvc v y moment increased the pain, and the only way I could get relief was lie down. One day Doan's Baciiacl.v Kidney Pills were brought under n: notice as a splendid remedy for back ache so J got some at once, and 1 am pleaded to tell you a thorough course cured me completely. It s granc. to i>e well again and I can't say enough -n praise of these fine pills. They cure 1 me and will, I am sure, do as much lot others." Fourteen years later Mrs Jones say l '. ,\ly cure by Doan's Backache Kulue\ Pills has stood the tc«t oi time, am still well to-day. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills ausold by all chemists and storekeepers at 3s per bottle Isix bottles I '■ o * will be posted on receipt of price !k Foster-McClellan Co., 76 PitUstr??' Sydney. Bui be sure you get Doan'a

LAYING DOWN A LAWN j When it is deoiiod to i«« .1. > •» •> =>. ' llio ground should bo if -:.; ,1 : directed lor tli® rrgotaJih- »•/-• 11,1 *<•.* > time during the autumn. !! ii- "i-'t •; can be prepared in March, h nay be gained by sowing the gr ias seed during that month; the surface mu6t be thoroughly pulverised ..nd trodden down firmly. The following isr a good mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 2lEu; Festuca tenuifolia, 41bs; Fe«tuca duruscula, 21bs; Lolium tenuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,211)8; Trifolium tninor, 81bs; Poa Nemorftlis and Sempervirens 41bs of each. This mixture will uffice for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and if kept cut close answers most 60ils. Special raixt'i os for laying down lawua may nlso be .'>ad from any seedsman. Some of cur native poas and other grasses *oit(l answer admirably lor lawn purpose. If the- ground is oi a retentive natJre, sowing the seeds should do deferred til' August. Commence to cut as soon as the machine will act.. Some »reler the scythe for the tirst time j 1 cutting. .Roll previous to mowing; this will save the knives oi the mowor. IMPOI'.fDING CATTLE, EiC. All trespassing cattle may be ia> pound id by the oecupiei of liie lane on whick they are trespassing; but m the case ot unleueud laud, the ocoj pier is not untitled to eiauu any ages except fees Ijr driving, <jr giving notice <>l the detention ii i-ultli!, .'i,> |>t uvuiiri :n '.im Sck:o.'ii) M IH-iilijo. •,KKI)JS INQUIRED TO 30W AN ACRE.

Uarley, 2* to 2J bushels; beans, 2 to bushels; buckwheat, or blank, 1J l,ushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; ca«K>.rT, 3 pkgs; ovrot in <Jrills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1 , eo 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs; if", for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 21 bushels; linseed, for seed, 1J bushels, lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3to 4 bushel?; parsnip, 10 lbe; rape or cole, 1 p*t; rye, 2 J to 8 bushels; r?« grais iif drilled, one-fourth lees), Si to 21 hels; sainfoin, giant, fi bushels: tinier, I'i bushels; do., spring, S to I 2i bushels; trifolinr:; incirnat tnri, 34 lbs, turnip. 2 to 8 lbs; turnip stnbbie. ( lb*; wheat.- Si to 21 oushcls